Smart home device providing intuitive illumination-based status signaling

A method for outputting information by a smart home device,

• the method comprising:
• determining, by the smart home device, a state of the smart home device;
• determining, by the smart home device, a color of a plurality of colors based on the determined state of the smart home device;
• determining, by the smart home device, an animation pattern of a plurality of animation patterns based on the determined state of the smart home device;
• causing, by the smart home device, a plurality of LEDs to output light in the determined color of the plurality of colors and the determined animation pattern of the plurality of animation patterns based on the determined state of the smart home device, wherein:
• the plurality of LEDs are capable of illuminating in the plurality of colors and in the plurality of animation patterns;
• the light output decreases in wavelength based on an urgency of the state of the smart home device;
• and
• the color and the animation pattern is indicative of the determined state of the smart home device;
• and
• transmitting status information indicative of the determined state to a remote server system.