Shortcuts is a clever app that speeds up actions you regularly take on your phone-say, sending a text message to a friend-by cutting out all the steps you usually have to go through to make that happen (unlock your phone, go to the home screen, tap Messages, find your friend’s name, poke the text box, type a message, hit Send). (You can customize voice commands for Alexa in a similar way see “ How I Use Alexa to Dunk on My Kids” for details.) But if you want the ability to use voice commands without being stymied by Siri’s tin ear, download the free Shortcuts app. Using Home, you can set up and then control all your various devices, individually or as a group, put them on a schedule so that they perform various actions at set times, and have one or more of them trigger one another via Automations and Scenes (these are similar to Alexa’s Routines.) If you’re all good using the Home app (or the various other companion apps for setting up smart devices) to do that, read no further. And all HomeKit-compatible equipment can be consolidated into one app, Home, which comes preinstalled on your iOS device. (I humbly note that naming your smart light bulb “Vestibule Hue light two” will always end in tears.) As with many smart-home devices, there’s a terrific and free cure-all that lets you clean up all potential confusion and keep Siri in particular on track: Apple’s Shortcuts app.Īpple iPhones and iPads come with the built-in ability to control smart gear using a software platform called HomeKit. Or, at least, it often feels that way when you struggle to find the precisely correct string of words to get Siri to turn off a smart light without its mishearing and balking-or triggering some other action and causing you to Rickroll yourself. And I originally started this whole endeavor just because I wanted to add my apple calander to my control center.One of the dirty little secrets of the smart home is that all those voice-controlled digital assistants like Alexa and Siri are in cahoots against you. Why wouldn’t Apple welcome in everything they could to keep people happy while advancing the product? I know I am out of line and honestly don’t have any platform to talk, hence the discussion thread, but seriously. How is it justifiable? And the integration is so much more advanced. Alexa echo dot $29 (on sale) apple home pod mini $99. Amazon sells smart bulbs for $6, Apple ~$15. It isn’t like I am choosing Apple over Amazon. Why wouldn’t apple want me to customize my phone the way the best suits me? Does Apple not connect the final dots that I want to customize outside of them, because they simply cannot offer as good of a service. Why wouldn’t apple want me to customize my phone the way the best suits me? Why can’t I use 3rd party apps like Alexa in my control center? And please do not bother with the prompt of apple having control because I understand that. Why can’t I use 3rd party apps like Alexa in my control center? And please do not bother with the prompt of apple having control because I understand that.
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