💡 Automatic Brightness Control¶

Magic Areas focuses on when lights should turn on or off, not how bright they should be. By design, it does not handle brightness levels — that’s best left to dedicated integrations that already do an excellent job and allow for personal preference.

🛠 Use the right tool for brightness¶

If you want automatic brightness control, you’ll need to pair Magic Areas with another integration. A popular choice is Adaptive Lighting, which can smoothly adjust light levels throughout the day.

Tip

Adaptive Lighting includes a Sleep Mode switch, which pairs perfectly with Magic Areas’ Sleep state.

🌙 Example setup¶

Use Adaptive Lighting’s Sleep Mode switch as the Sleep entity for each area.
Create automations that toggle the switch depending on your use cases.
For bedrooms, control each room individually. (e.g. time of day, bed presence, physical button press)
For shared spaces / common areas, control them together using a group of Sleep switches. (e.g. time of day or if bedrooms are on sleep mode)

This way, Magic Areas handles the logic of when to turn lights on/off, while Adaptive Lighting decides how bright they should be.

🔎 Other options¶

You don’t have to stick with Adaptive Lighting — there are other integrations worth trying:

You can even combine them if you want to experiment with different effects.

✅ Takeaway¶

Magic Areas doesn’t reinvent brightness control — it lets specialized tools do what they do best. Pick your favorite brightness integration, connect it with Magic Areas states, and enjoy lighting that’s automatic, adaptive, and tailored to your needs.