Reimagining Home Automation: A Look at Control4 OS 3
Control4 Makes Smart Home Automation Easy and Fun
Beginning in 2003, Control4 set out on a mission to make managing homes easy. They didn’t build smart home technology to be cool or to help you show off to your friends – it was designed to make your life easier. This guiding principle has led them to continue to evolve their products to be the operating system that runs your smart home. The company not only offers its own smart lighting, shading, audio, and networking solutions, it also works with thousands of other devices, including popular systems like Google Nest and Lutron lighting control.
In 2021, there’s no shortage of smart home devices or platforms for adding intelligence to the home. And Control4 has not stood still. With Control4 OS 3, they have reimagined what home automation should be – simple, intuitive, personalized, and fun. With over 1000 enhancements in OS 3, is Control4 the right solution for your Henderson, NV home? Keep reading to find out!
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Easier Interactions
In OS 3, Control4 took advantage of the design principles from the best of today’s apps. Using the interface is more intuitive and natural than ever. To access oft-used features faster, you can drag and drop favorite rooms and controls to arrange your home screen the way it suits you. Wallpaper can be customized to show a picture of your room, so you or anyone else has no doubt about which lights or functions are being controlled. Whether you use the excellent dedicated Control4 touchscreen, the new Neeo remote, or the smartphone apps, the design is the same so interacting with your smart home is natural and fluid.
A New Entertainment Experience
In past home automation systems, sophisticated entertainment systems could sometimes be hard to operate. Control4 has always excelled at AV control systems with remote controls and solutions that made home theaters and AV entertainment easy. Going several steps beyond with OS 3, entertainment is simplified even more. For whole-home audio, the new interface shows album art, playback controls, volume, rooms, and more. Choosing music from one of the many built-in streaming services is simple, and you can direct the music to play at precisely the right volume everywhere. With the Neeo remote, you get a combination of hard buttons for volume and playback controls, while a touchscreen lets you select content and control other smart home features like lighting, security, and climate through a personalized view.
Command and Control Your World
The new interface is like the control dashboard to your smart home. Icons show status, so you know instantly if your smart lock is locked or not, or if a light is on or off. Have motorized shades? You can see if they're raised or lowered in another room at a glance. The touch of a button can lock the lock, lower a shade, turn on a ceiling fan, and much more. For even more personalization, Control4's When>>Then let you customize your home even further. Set lights, climate, shading, fans, audio, and other smart features exactly as you want them and memorize the scene for instant recall at a touch. Or set up routines for when you arrive home, go to bed, or a sensor is tripped, so your home is tailored for you and your lifestyle.
With Control4 home automation, your smart home experience is all your own. Want to learn more? Reach out to our team today; we look forward to working with you!
