Aqara’s recent update brings us a huge new feature: export your Aqara scenes to HomeKit. You can now do things through your Apple home app and automations that were never possible before, like sounding an alarm, automate your Aqara Pet feeder or control your IR devices!
New iOS 16.4 Feature!! Intercom is now accessible through your personal shortcuts and automations! Today we’ll take a look at this new feature, the limitations, and walk through some examples in the Shortcuts app.
Imagine this… you are entertaining guest one night, then your nighttime automations run, leaving everyone in the dark and arming the security system. Not good.
In today’s video we’ll discuss how you can avoid this embarrassment by creating a simple “Guest Mode” in HomeKit. Essentially we are creating a system that will skip automations at the times we don’t want them to run. Get creative and use this concept for other ways such as vacation mode, babysitter mode, and more!
Keep your family safe and utilize a smart home to look after loved ones. In today’s video we are answering one question: How to setup an automation that will send a TEXT message to family when no motion has been detected in the house all day. This will utilize Personal 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!
Flic buttons are compatible with over 1000 devices and services, recently including HomeKit. You can use these tiny little buttons to control your phone, numerous apps and services, your Mac, and, of course, your smart home! Enter Discount Code: SHANE for 10% OFF Flic Shop: https://geni.us/FlicShop Flic User Manuals, Tutorials Read more…
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!
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…
Use the button on the Lutron Pico remote to set HomeKit scenes! I’ve used Lutron Caseta smart wall switches in my HomeKit setup for a long time. A big selling point is that you can pair these with the Pico remotes for 3 way switch setups (two switches that control Read more…
