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Lighting Keypads vs Apps: Why You Want Both

Apps are great, but wall keypads make a home easy for everyone. Here is how to use both.

Published 2026-07-31 · 4 min read · By the 1800Install team

Apps are powerful

Apps give you control from anywhere and let you change scenes and schedules.

Guests, kids and family members should not need a phone to turn on a light. Keypads keep it simple.

Clear names like Movie or Good Night make keypads intuitive.

Try our keypad designer to choose buttons and labels.

A good system shares scenes across keypads and apps.

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