Reference
Words we use
Flight Day borrows a few words from spaceflight. Each one has a plain meaning, and the app shows that meaning next to it wherever it isn’t obvious.
In the apps today
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Liftoff | The moment your alarm goes off: your wake time. See The launch alarm. |
| CountdownT-minus · T-plus | The ten minutes before liftoff while the screen brightens. T-minus is the time left; T-plus is the time since. |
| Snooze | Ten more minutes. The screen shows the new liftoff, for example “Snoozed · liftoff 7:57 AM”. |
| I’m up | You’re awake. The alarm stops and the morning briefing follows. |
| ScrubAlarm off today | Turns today’s alarm off. It’s a deliberate hold, so a sleepy tap can’t cancel the morning. |
| Launch now | Starts a ten-second final count, rather than skipping straight to liftoff. |
| Back to bed | Returns only the bedroom to night, until noon. |
| Goodnight | One tap dims the screens for the night. See Goodnight and the night screen. |
| Briefing | The morning summary after liftoff: weather, rain soon, your day and the next launch. See The morning briefing. |
| Flight Director | The screen that takes over near a featured launch, before its stream. See The Space feed. |
| CrewPeople who live here | The people who live in the home; each of them is a crew member. Who’s launching picks which of the crew the alarm wakes each day. See The sleep schedule. |
| Labs | Features you can try before they’re finished, off until you turn them on, such as Smart Comfort’s automatic heat and cool. |
Arriving with the next app releases
These names are decided and arrive with the next app releases. Some of the features they name aren’t built yet, and say so.
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Systems checkWhat needs attention at home | Batteries, offline devices, automation errors: anything at home that needs a hand. In development See Systems check. |
| Caution · Warning | How serious a Systems check finding is. Caution needs attention; Warning is a problem. When there’s nothing, it says “Nothing needs you”. |
| Flight LogYour last 7 mornings | When you got up each day, next to when the alarm was set. Today’s heading is Sleep, or Last 7 mornings. |
| Cabin climateSmart Comfort or Thermostat | The heading of the thermostat and comfort card in the House area. |
| CommsNotices from Flight Day and your integrations | The list of notices. Each notice itself stays plain. |
| Pre-launch checklistStep 3 of 7 | The progress line above each setup step. In development |
| Solo flightThis device only, no Home Assistant | Works without Home Assistant on one device, with the alarm, your calendar, weather and Space. In development |
| Mission LogWhat’s new in each release | The What’s new page. This site’s is the Mission Log; in the apps, the Settings row still says What’s new. |
| Go / No-Go | The morning verdict at the top of the briefing, with its reason, for example “Go. Dry until 6:00 PM”. It means nothing else in Flight Day. See The morning briefing for where it stands. |
| Debrief | An evening look back: what got done, tomorrow’s first event and the wake time. In development |
| Flight Plan | Only ever the AI-made plan for your day. Your calendar stays Today and Tomorrow. Concept |
What always stays plain
- Settings rows, unless the plain meaning is on the same row.
- Permission prompts and system dialogs.
- Errors, and the labels that tell you what’s real: Real, Sample data, Concept, AI-made and “as of”.
- The Night area and the night screen: labels and values only.
- VoiceOver and TalkBack, which always read the plain meaning, for example “Turn off today’s alarm” for Scrub.