I’ve run into a few problems creating them in the past.

What Are Smart Home Scenes?

How Do You Create Smart Home Scenes?

An iPhone highlighting scenes with some devices controlled by the Home app in the background.

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Select one of the suggested names, or “Custom” to choose your own.

Give the scene a name, then tap “Add Accessories.”

Tap “Done” to finish.

Scene example

Philips Hue

You’ve used it a number of times, and all is good.

Extra care is needed when creating multi-room scenes.

That worked fine for a while, as I finished work before my partner returned home.

A TV with accent lighting that matches the colors of the TV’s content.

Philips Hue

This way madness lies!

In particular, I abandoned almost all multi-room scenes and instead split them into two.