🔔 The Ultimate SMART Doorbell Controller
Most "smart" doorbells aren't actually that smart.. They just ping your phone and call it a day. This blueprint turns your basic doorbell press into an event based on your rules, your schedule, and who is actually home.
What This Blueprint Can Do:
- 📱 Rich Mobile Alerts: Send instant notifications to your phone, complete with live snapshot images from your doorbell camera.
- 🔊 Intelligent Audio Control: Automatically pause your music/movies or temporarily duck the volume on your media players so you never miss a knock.
- 🗣️ Voice Announcements: Broadcast custom Text-to-Speech (TTS) messages across your smart speakers (e.g., "Someone is at the front door").
- 💡 Visual Notifications: Flash your living room, office, or patio lights. Perfect for accessibility, late-gaming with headphones, or keeping the house quiet.
- ⏰ Time & Day Filters: Restrict alerts to specific hours or days (e.g., disable speaker announcements late at night).
- 👥 Presence Awareness: Only trigger actions if designated people are actually home.
What's Required:
- Connected Doorbell: Yes, you still need a doorbell that sends a binary sensor state change on press.
- Devices to Trigger: Mobile phones, lights, smart speakers etc... Something to trigger when the doorbell is pressed
- Imagination: Use your imagination to create some doorbell automations! (P.S. This might be fun for halloween 🎃)