Ep3: Smart Home Organization Secrets (Scenes, Automations & Power Tips)
Apple Home 101: EP3
You can have thousands of dollars worth of smart home tech, but without proper organization, your family will just end up frustrated. In this third video of my Apple Home 101 series, I show you how to organize your smart home so it actually works for you.
This video covers everything you need to know about creating a logical, easy-to-use smart home system:
– How to structure rooms and zones for intuitive control
– Device naming conventions that work perfectly with Siri
– Creating powerful scenes for one-tap control
– Setting up automations that make your home truly “smart”
– My device tracking system that makes troubleshooting simple
– Three power-user tips to take your automations to the next level
Whether you’re just starting your smart home journey or already have dozens of devices, these organization strategies will help you build a system that’s intuitive, reliable, and actually improves your daily life.
⏱️ WATCH THE SERIES:
– Part 1: Building a Reliable Smart Home (Network Essentials) – https://youtu.be/f2u-yBX-jTQ
– Part 2 : Understanding Hubs & Protocols – https://youtu.be/n-yYz4elsPU
– Part 3: Smart Home Organization: Scenes, Automations & More – This Video
– Part 4 (Coming Soon): Apple Home: Beyond the Basics
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– HomePod mini https://geni.us/Homepodmni
– HomePod 2nd Gen https://geni.us/Homepod2nd
– Apple TV 4K (Thread-enabled version) https://geni.us/AppleTV4k3?
– Recommended Smart Home Products https://shanewhatley.com/products-page/
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🎥 RECOMMENDED
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▶ My Ultimate Smart Home Tour
https://youtu.be/Ylf5rhIaS7I
▶ Create Status Light Notifications
https://youtu.be/0Sp0pxz0kAQ
▶ Why You Need A GUEST MODE For Your Smart Home!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA8wOkqtxKo
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Apple Home 101
1:13 Overview
2:29 Organizing Your Smart Home
3:29 Adding & Naming Devices
5:48 Using The Home App
7:00 Device Management
8:11 Scenes
9:30 Automations
12:28 Bonus Power Tips
14:40 Video 4 Preview
15:03 Final Tips
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