Are you ready to take your smart home to the next level? Control4 has just released its latest operating system, OS 3.4, offering an unparalleled combination of functionality and convenience. Whether you're a seasoned smart home enthusiast or just starting to explore the possibilities, OS 3.4 promises to deliver the best of both worlds. Let's delve into what makes this update a game-changer for your home automation setup.

Optimized Smart Home Control

With OS 3.4, Control4 has refined the user interface to provide a seamless and intuitive experience. The updated interface is designed to simplify navigation, making it easier than ever to control your smart devices. Whether you're adjusting lighting, setting the temperature, or streaming your favorite music, you can do it all with just a few taps on your smartphone or tablet.

Enhanced Compatibility

One of the standout features of OS 3.4 is its enhanced compatibility with a wide range of smart home devices. Whether you're using Control4's own products or third-party devices, you can rest assured that they will work seamlessly together. From thermostats and door locks to cameras and speakers, OS 3.4 allows you to create a truly interconnected home environment.

You’ve made the decision to build a home, now where do you start? 

The process of building a new home is exciting and often overwhelming. You may feel pressure to perfect every inch because after all, you will be the one living in it. While planning the layout, exterior and interior design are crucial factors, the overall functionality of your Texas home is just as important. Identifying your technology needs is the first step to creating a smart home that will complement your lifestyle, rather than complicate it. Once you have outlined your needs, knowing the right questions to ask will lead you to the most efficient and automated home for you and your family. Hiring a specialist like us, to explain home automation topics to guide you through technology options will ensure you have all the answers to questions you didn’t know to ask, as well as help you achieve your smart home goals. Below are our recommendations for our most requested home technology features. 

Lighting

Creating a custom lighting scene is an essential part of improving productivity, security, and relaxation in your home. While most often, people focus on the overall design and look of their lighting scheme, we focus on the control of those lights. The ability to control your lights from your phone, a touch panel, remote, or the old-fashioned switch on the wall is the first of many automation controls in your new home. In this phase of planning, we recommend beginning in the most used areas of your home: family room, kitchen, hallways, etc… These areas of your home with the most traffic will be where you will want to have the most control on a daily basis. 

Installing control switches from Lutron or Control4 will allow you to turn the connected lights on and off and in most cases dim to the desired output. Although, many clients expand to include all the lights in their homes to be connected to one control system. We often hear how much of a relief it is to our clients that with the touch of a single button on the way out the door, they know that every light is turned off, even the kid’s closet!