Mobile App (iOS, Android)
Setting up the Nifty (Openhab) App
openHAB Nifty smart homes can be controlled using the openHAB App. The App is available on any smartphone through either the App Store (Apple) or Google Play Store (Android). You can also control your home using any internet browser (Safari, Chrome, ...
Why is the app called openHAB?
I notice on my screen that the app is called openHAB and not Nifty, though it is completely branded Nifty inside the app. Screen shot showing the openHAB app icon The reason it is called openHAB is that we have used the open source software, openHAB ...
What is the More section?
The More section includes a number of control and admin sections. More - Admin sections In this section we look at the 'Monitoring' menu. Monitoring sectionThe Monitoring section does as we expect, it provides insight into all areas that the Nifty ...
What is in More? - Automation
At the base of the app home screen, you will see the option to click on 'More' next to it is a cog icon. Admin icons Clicking on this, launches the 'More' section. Information within the More section In this part of the App we have located all the ...
Devices - Sockets
On the home page of the App, you can also see a section called 'No sockets on'. This is where you can see all the smart plugs that are connected to the Nifty Brain ™, what devices are plugged into them and their status (on/off.) Base of the Nifty app ...
Devices - Lights on
Under Devices, there is a section called 'No.Lights On' Base of the App, showing admin section If you click on the 'No.Lights on' section, you will be able to see all the status of all lights in the house that are connected to the Nifty Brain ™. ...
What is the 'Total Watts' section of the App
Base of nifty appAt the base of my app home page there is a section called 'Total Watts' in the Devices section, often with a number next to it. The number (11.6W) is the total amount of electricity the devices/lights/heating etc. that are Connected ...
Room working - Snug
Here, we will look at what happens in one of the room's we set up several years ago. Having clicked on 'The Snug' the page is divided into 3 sections. Snug room controls From here we can either control lights individually, use a Scene or a Routine ...
App Basics
When you first open your app, you will see your customised home screen. It will look something like this: Top of the app Home page The number and type of rooms will depend on your house and requirements. If you have it organised like this, the screen ...
How do I turn off all lights at once?
There are two ways to do this. In the App. 1. Open your app App homepage 2. Scroll down until you see the Bulb icon and the words ‘All lights’. 3. Press the ‘Off button’ If you have enabled voice control using Alexa/Google or Siri then you can turn ...
My app is not working
Occasionally, you might click on your app and see a blank screen. What can you do then? First instance - Wait 1 minute Sometimes the app takes a moment or two to connect to the Nifty brain ™, generally this occurs when there has been a power outage ...