Gemstone Lights® feature
Autopilot: lights that run themselves
Subscribe to free event calendars and your lights change for holidays, seasons and game days without you touching the app.
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Free event calendars
Holidays, seasons, awareness days and more. No subscription fee.
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Sports teams
NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB calendars, with home, away or all games.
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Everyday whites
Everyday Warm White, Cool White or Bright White on non-holiday nights (one at a time).
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Your on and off times
Set the hours once and they apply to every Autopilot event.
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Brightness control
Set Autopilot brightness right in its settings.
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Event history
Look back at past Autopilot events in the app.
How it works
Choose the calendars you want, set the on and off times, pick animated patterns, motionless ones or both, then choose which devices to use. Autopilot lists your upcoming events from there. Gemstone launched it in November 2024 and added sports team calendars in March 2025.
Gemstone's library covers the major holidays, from Christmas, Hanukkah and Halloween to Valentine's Day, New Year's, Canada Day and Diwali, plus seasons and awareness campaigns.
How it fits with your timers
Autopilot takes priority over daily or weekly timers at the same time, while yearly timers take priority over Autopilot. That means a birthday timer you set yourself still wins on the day.
Autopilot doesn't lock you out. You can change colours and animations by hand any time. Gemstone says most people can set up a whole year in under five minutes, and we're happy to set it up with you.
It also keeps up with the calendar. Autopilot adjusts as the seasons change and handles daylight saving time, so there's nothing to reset when sunset moves. Since August 2026 you can set a default look for a whole category, such as your sports calendars, while still picking something different for a single event.
Questions
Autopilot questions
From Gemstone Lights' What's New, Learning Hub release notes and Autopilot pages, 2024 to 2026.
Does Autopilot cost anything?
No. Gemstone's event calendars are free to subscribe to, and the app has no monthly fees.
Do I need the Hub2 controller?
Yes. Autopilot runs on the Hub2. If you have an older Hub, ask us about upgrading.
Can I pick only some holidays?
Yes. Subscribe to the calendars you want and leave out the rest.
Other features worth knowing
Like the idea of lights that run themselves?
Get a free quote and we'll set up Autopilot with you when the lights go in.