Home Assistant Scenes: Complete Step-by-Step Tutorial
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
🎬 Master Home Assistant Scenes – Automations, scene.create, scene.apply + More! Learn everything you need to know about Home Assistant Scenes in this complete tutorial! We’ll cover how to create scenes using both the UI and YAML (scene.create), activate them via automations and scene.activate, use scene.apply, compare methods, and show how to add scenes to dashboards or restore previous states. Includes a full live demo and tips for advanced use!
⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:25 Overview of Scenes (PowerPoint slides) 05:07 Creating a Scene using the UI 09:11 Creating a Scene using scene.create 15:40 Deleting a Scene 17:34 Creating an Automation using scene.activate 21:07 Live Demo 21:44 Using scene.apply 26:59 Comparing scene.apply vs Automations 28:13 Reloading Scenes 31:31 Adding Scenes to the Dashboard 33:37 Restoring the Previous Scene 46:06 Outro