@HelpFixDecoApp 

Thanks, yes both the firmware and the iOS app are fully up-to-date. Seems like strange oversight by tp-link as other forumn users both here and on reddit have complained about this missing function as well. It's literally a built in function on my old HS220's but I can't do it with the newest version of the hardware. I figured out a workaround for now by using Alexa to set up a routine, but it's disorganized to have some routines in the app and then other schedules on another platform that I use less frequently.

  @Wayne-TP 

Hi Wayne, Yes, I see that. It's hard for me to grasp the logic behind this. You have two pieces of hardware, one which is ~5+years old and it has greater functionality than a recently released product? I also have difficulty comprehending why this is an issue to solve considering 3rd parties such as Amazon, Smartthings, google Home etc. are able to use this exact same piece of hardware and can ramp/fade the light in and out meaning that it's not an issue with the hardware, nor likely any issue with the firmware, but rather with your programming of your iOS app. Please have your iOS programmers review and advise why this functionality can be provided by 3rd parties on your own hardware, but not by TP-Link on your own hardware?