# Any UK Homey Jedi’s willing to initial help a Newbie?:)... please **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [June 27, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/any-uk-homey-jedi-s-willing-to-initial-help-a-newbie-please/14879 "2019-06-27T06:44:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/any-uk-homey-jedi-s-willing-to-initial-help-a-newbie-please/14879/2 "2019-06-27T17:17:10Z")
Have you had a look at the following, I am bias but I would[recommend this tutorial.](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-tutorial/4512). It may seem over whelming, but all flows are created pretty much exactly the same. And once you get the hang of it by doing a couple - its dead easy. If there are any specific questions you have - let us know. * * * Other Flow Tutorials > [@\[Beginner\] Smart Porch Light Tutorial](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-tutorial/4512): > > Smart Porch Light Difficulty : Beginner With Homey you can easily automate you’re home lights, you can see an example of this [here](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-light-switch-example/47). In the following examples we are going to take a light and step by step update our flow to turn it into an automated light. While these examples are simple, the same concepts are used for almost any flow you will create in the future. We will be covering : [{when} + {then}](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/2)[{then}x2](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/3)[{and}](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/4)[{or}](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/5)[{else}](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/6)[{then} -\> [delay]](https://community.homey.app/t/beginner-smart-porch-light-example/4512/7) > [@\[Simple\] Lights turning on/off based on motion](https://community.homey.app/t/simple-lights-turning-on-off-based-on-motion/10889): > > Simple flow for turning lights on and off based on motion What to use Timer app. In this case i used [the Countdown app](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown) Motion sensor. Used a Neo Coolcam pir v1 in this case. A light to switch on and off. Used a Fibaro Dimmer2 in this case to turn a “dumb bulb”. Start making the timer We click more/apps/Countdown. Then we click configure app. Here we make the timer. Choose a name for your timer. In this case i used “Badkamer” Click “Add timer” Start making the flows In this case i used… > [@Get a notification on your phone on battery level change](https://community.homey.app/t/get-a-notification-on-your-phone-on-battery-level-change/8973): > > How to get a notification when battery level changed for a device. With just 1 flow you can get a notification on your phone with info for when the battery status of a device is changed and came below a certain percentage. This way you can act fast and change the battery of that device. What to use Homey with the 2.0.x firmware installed. One or more battery powered devices. Start making the flow. First we make the trigger part: We click “Devices” and select “A sensor’s value changed”. A… > [@How to use tags in a flow](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-use-tags-in-a-flow/9285): > > How to use tags in a flow on 2.0.x There are a lot of questions about using the tags in the 2.0.x firmware of Homey. So here i give you a simple explanation of using tags in 2.0.x. We start with the WHEN part When making a flow you select a device in the WHEN part of the flow. In this example i used a Fibaro plug. When selecting the device you get the option to choose “The power changed” f.e. When clicked you will see the tag(s) coming with this card. We gonna use that tag later, no need in… * * * Other info > **[Homey - A Better Smart Home](https://homey.app/en-us/#section-flow)** > > Create a better smart home with Homey. Control, automate and monitor your entire smart home from a single place. Homey supports 50,000+ devices from thousands of brands. [https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us](https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us) > **[Homey - A Better Smart Home](https://homey.app/en-us/)** > > Create a better smart home with Homey. Control, automate and monitor your entire smart home from a single place. Homey supports 50,000+ devices from thousands of brands. [https://blog.athom.com/](https://blog.athom.com/) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/any-uk-homey-jedi-s-willing-to-initial-help-a-newbie-please/14879)._