The Gentle Sleep and Wake feature allows you to slowly brighten or dim your smart lights, switches and plugs. Gentle Sleep sets your lights to a warm white color, then slowly dims them over the next 30 minutes. Gentle Wake Up brightens your lights over a period of 30 minutes to imitate the sunrise.
Before you begin
- This feature is available for all smart lights, switches and plugs that are set up under the device type "Light" in the Google Home app. Learn how to change your device type. If your device doesn't support color, your lights will still brighten and dim.
- This feature is currently only available in English.
Link your smart lights in the Google Home app
Set up your smart lights in the Google Home app by following the instructions in one of these articles:
- Seamless setup-enabled devices (Example: C by GE and Philips Hue Bluetooth): Set up and control Seamless setup smart devices
- All other smart devices: Set up smart home devices using Google Nest and Home speakers and displays
Use your voice to start Gentle Sleep and Wake
| To do this: | Say โHey Google,โ then: |
|---|---|
| Start Gentle Sleep or Wake on all smart lights in a room. |
โSleep my lightsโ or โWake my lightsโ (when you are in the same room as the lights) โSleep the lights in <room name>โ or โWake the lights in <room name>โ (when you are in a different room than the lights) |
| Start Gentle Sleep or Wake on one light. | โSleep <light name>โ or โWake <light name>โ |
| Schedule Gentle Sleep or Wake. |
โWake my lights at 6 AMโ or โSleep my lights at 10 PMโ (when you are in the same room as the lights) โWake my lights in <room name> at 7 AMโ or โSleep the lights in <room name> at 9 PMโ (when you are in a different room than the lights) Note: You can say this command up to 24 hours before you want Gentle Sleep or Wake to start. |
| Sync Gentle Wake Up to an alarm on your speaker or display. |
โTurn on Gentle Wake Upโ (when you are in the same room as the lights) โTurn on Gentle Wake Up in <room name>โ (when you are in a different room than the lights) Note: You only need to say this command once. When you turn on Gentle Wake Up, it syncs to lights in the same room with any morning alarm you set on the same device thereafter. |