Sensors are a GREAT way to automate your home! Today I’m going to give you 10 cool, creative ways you can use sensors to automate your HomeKit home (or any smart home)! Aqara Sensors: Vibration Sensor: https://geni.us/AqaraVib Motion Sensor: https://geni.us/AqaraMotion1 Door/Window Sensor: https://geni.us/AqaraDoor Temp/Humidity Sensor: https://geni.us/AqaraTemp Water Sensor: https://geni.us/AqaraWater Other Read more…
In this video we’ll cover how to setup a HomeKit Security system using Homebrdige, an inexpensive siren from Amazon, your homekit sensors, and a smart plug. We can configure different modes such as Away, Night, and Home. Stay tuned until the end for some great ideas to take your security Read more…
Have Siri welcome you home when you open the door, alert you with an “intruder alert” if the alarm is triggered, or announce that a window has been opened!
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Take advantage of automations and shortcuts from your HomePod! In this video we’ll discuss 3 EASY ways you can use shortcuts to get the most out of your HomePod or HomePod Mini!
What are Shortcuts? What’s the differences between Personal Automations or Home Automations? What is “convert to shortcut” and when to use it? We’ll also create a simple Shortcut, a Personal Automation, and a Home Automation (convert to shortcut).
This video is all about creating easy, practical, and creative HomeKit automations with contact sensors. We will be using the new VS1 Door & Window Sensor made by VOCOlinc. Visit the Vocolinc Amazon Store Please note: this page contains affiliate links that allow you to easily find the recommended products Read more…
Top 10 Siri voice commands for controlling your smart home that you may not know!
The Eve app is a great tool for creating conditional HomeKit automations! HomeKit has a lot of capability that cannot be reached using Apple’s Home app, and that’s where tools tools like the Eve app come in. We’ll set up 3 awesome HomeKit automations using the Eve app in this Read more…
Part two of our more advanced HomeKit automations and Siri Shortcuts. 00:00 Intro 00:57 Overview02:46 Creating a Siri Morning Brief19:45 Running an Automation Server with PushCuts28:02 Scheduling Time Based Shortcuts28:53 Wrapping It All Up! AWESOME HomeKit Automations & Shortcuts PART 1 https://youtu.be/1BpcvCUw_kc To Download My “Wake Up W/ Siri” Shortcut, Read more…
