10+ EASY HomeKit Automation Ideas for Beginners!

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If you’re new to HomeKit, automations can be confusing or difficult to setup. I break down what an automation is, briefly explain how they work, and then show you 10 beginner automations ideas you can use to upgrade your HomeKit smart home.
⏰ CHAPTERS ⏰
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - What’s an Automation?
0:29 - How do Automations work? (Brief)
1:46 - Idea 1: “I’m Out!”
1:57 - Idea 2: TV Auto Turn On When Home
2:07 - Idea 3: Automatic Garage Door
2:14 - Issues You May Run Into…
3:34 - Idea 4: HomePod Too Loud “Fix”
3:54 - Idea 5: “Cool The House”
4:14 - Idea 6: Scheduled Lighting
4:43 - Idea 7: Pet Food Bowl
5:02 - Idea 8: “I’m Home” Alert!
5:13 - Idea 9: Door Lock Turns Everything Off
5:22 - Skillshare
6:33 - Idea 10: Office Is Too Hot!
6:44 - Idea 11: Midnight Snack
7:08 - Idea 12: Water Leak In The Kitchen
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@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

> What automations do you use in your smart home? Here's 10 UNIQUE Smart Home Automation Ideas! - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lduChK6I1sivpIE.html

@ModernDayTech 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the super chat! Appreciate your support!! 🙏🏼 👊🏽 💥

@ModernDayTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Keep up the great work Adam!

@myHomeKithome 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas Adam! I like to use when people arrive and leave automations to turn on a light to green to let me know when my wife gets to and leaves work. It’s just an added peace of mind to my morning.

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s a good idea when she gets to work to know she made it! Thanks for watching! 😊

@TechUpChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love when my automations just make my life easier

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

I know right? Pretty awesome. Thanks for watching! 😊

@TheBradLloyd 2 жыл бұрын

Great time saving automation ideas Adam!! Also, great info about skillshare! Always good to brush up on video editing skills and so much more!! 👏🏼

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! 😊

@inelonwetrust9169 2 жыл бұрын

Good list of automations. Thanks

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. Thanks for watching! 😊

@abidrashid2607 Жыл бұрын

This is awesomeness apart from when leaving the house you don’t want all your outdoor lights Off. You want them On

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

Depends on the time of day I suppose lol Thanks for watching! 😊

@bagrubmeister4973 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! just came across your channel. Question how do I get HomePod alarm to turn on lights

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊 it’s using the built in alarm feature in the Siri Shortcuts app in the automation area. I recently uploaded a new video explaining how to set this up.

@sparksmorales4889 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice Thanks

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sparks, glad to hear you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. Thanks for watching! 😊

@andresate6314 Жыл бұрын

This are all pretty good . I have several automations at home, one of them is that every morning at a a certain hour when im going to wake up the lights strip of my tv that is mounted to the wall will turn on warm light deem, the fan will turn off, and a Lamp on the hallway will turn on too. 😊 planing on doing more things

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!! Thanks for watching! 😊

@andresate6314 Жыл бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife for Someone reason all of my Automation are not Working, they don’t trigger. But the automation do work with the original app like ‘meross’ all this started to happen since last update 😞😞

@bayardoruiz8715 Жыл бұрын

5:09 that should come in “handy” 😂

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

lol Thanks for watching! 😊

@christianhotter 2 жыл бұрын

Good ideas! I’m new to automations, but my first use was to automate my holiday lights. I’m old enough to remember having to go outside to unplug everything late at night when it’s freezing. My inflatables were on one plug to stay on from 7AM till 10PM. My other outlet had the lights at sunset for four hours. I put the inside tree on auto as well so it turns off at midnight but turned on if anyone woke up before sunrise.

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Those are great automation ideas!! Thanks for watching! 😊

@danielc6779 7 ай бұрын

Which bulbs or switches do you have that allow turning on to dim level? All the switches I’ve tried seem to first turn on either at full brightness or the last setting and then adjust, which defeats the purpose of turning on dim only at night if it goes full brightness first.

@AdamsTechLife 7 ай бұрын

i use the lutron dimmer switches that has power controls from the light switch itself for on/off and pre set brightness levels that may be helpful for you.

@ukaszwendorff4933 Жыл бұрын

Hi. I have 3 home pods mini in three difrrent rooms. I would like to create a scene or automation that allow me play the same music everywhere BUT with diffrent volume in every room. Is that possible??

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

Not in a single scene or automation. You could probably create a couple scenes/automation to get it to work but not a single one.

@thomastevis8655 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos sorry I’m so late

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

No worries! Thanks for watching! 😊

@viigraphix 2 жыл бұрын

Haven’t figured out how to get my “smart” tv/Apple TV/ roku/ fire stick to open up an app and play a set video series… like all of you YT say it’s possible and no one comments back on how it’s done…

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

I made a video called Apple TV siri shortcuts that shows how to turn on the tv and open an app on the Apple TV. you'll need either an homekit tv or HDMI arc port. there's currently no way to open a video/show/movie, only apps. Thanks for watching! 😊

@diothar 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding automatically unlocking your door with a location based automation, you get the confirmation if your location-based automation triggers the door. The way I avoid this is the fact that you can have another automation trigger the automation to unlock the door, and you don’t get a confirmation for that. When I get home, my location turns on a smart plug. Doesn’t have to be connected to anything, but mine is connected to a lamp. I then have an automation for “when X smart plug is turned on” unlock my door. So when I get home, my smart plug turns on my lamp (well, the smart plug my lamp is connected to). My lock is configured to unlock when that plug gets turned on. No confirmation there. Now don’t forget to tell your automation to turn off your smart plug after say 5 minutes, otherwise the next time the automation runs, it won’t work. (Your plug needs to be off for the automations to work).

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

This is certainly possible, it just skips the extra security apple has set in place so use at your own risk but yeah that works! Thanks for watching! 😊

@diothar 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife I do honestly think that function really is more a smokescreen than anything else. It's also why I don't think they'll take it away. The people who don't use it feel that extra step is more secure, and the people who use the workaround get HomeKit to function the way they want it to. For example, if it stopped working, I'd probably drop my August lock for something else.

@deadphish1001 Жыл бұрын

Am new to this and my lights both seem to auto-default to their original setting when they go on at their scheduled time in the evening. Everything is up to date and this is very frustrating

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

This is a known HomeKit issue, it happens with multiple brands I’ve tested every so often. Thanks for watching! 😊

@_pikachu_6378 Жыл бұрын

Can I set up a automation on a Meross mss426 to switch off my socket when my device is fully charged

@AdamsTechLife Жыл бұрын

Yes, i showcased this in my Siri Shortcuts collab video from awhile back

@_pikachu_6378 Жыл бұрын

Can you pls link it for me

@ROG956 2 жыл бұрын

Your Bengals are doing quite well

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Haha Super Bowl soon? ;)

@krs6445 24 күн бұрын

I have an automation requirement. I want to use a smart plug to put a device in timeout. I have wifi router that I want to go off for 30 minutes then cut back on automatically. 1. Tap shortcut "Wife Timeout 30 mins" 2. Router plug power cuts off for 30 minutes 3. Router power cuts back on automatically 30 minutes later.

@AdamsTechLife 24 күн бұрын

could be an issue to control devices if the power is out like that. some router have a feature to pause internet to a device, that could work better but couldn't be used in an automation i don't think. plus i don't think the wait action will wait for 30 mins before timing out

@krs6445 24 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Thanks. I'd hope that a plug would simply use its internal clock to "timeout" power to a device.

@krs6445 24 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Looks like I found a solution. The Switchbot Plug Mini's app has a feature that will allow you to create an automation that will turn the device on after a specified about of time. This is awesome!

@krs6445 23 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife I think I solved it. The HomeKit Switchbot Plug mini's app has a feature for using a timer. You can create an automation that is triggered by turning the switch off which then starts a timer that eventually turns it back on.

@krs6445 23 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Just a suggestion. Perhaps you can test my Switchbot solution in a video. I think there's a market for a "Timeout" feature in HomeKit Plugs. I read a scenario where a parent wanted to timeout a teens router for 1hr and have not have to remember to turn it back on. Another scenario is you'd want multiple devices to be turned on is a certain order automatically for example if triggered by a power interruption. You might want a main router to come online first followed by another device 5 mins later.

@sarasagar76 2 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, I am unable to send invitation to my family members.. All members already have apple email id accounts.. And home app already enable in iCloud... Please help

@AdamsTechLife 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried sending it to their Apple ID from the home app?

@sarasagar76 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife yes sir, I added my son to share and control homekit accessories, But unable to add my other family members. All have apple id and home app enable