Control HomeKit and Shortcuts with a Stream Deck

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A Stream Deck is a great way to put all kinds of automation at the touch of a button, right in front of you. Thanks to Shortcuts in macOS Monterey, Apple has made it even better to use this kind of tool to control your smart home with HomeKit. I'll show you how I've set up shortcuts to act like an app, and easily trigger them from a Stream Deck, WITH some cool custom icons from Apple.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Create a shortcut
02:42 Add Shortcut to Finder
03:44 Testing our work
04:21 Adding to Stream Deck
05:46 Create an additional shortcut
07:21 Get better icons
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11:39 Update on my shoulder
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@AuthenTech Жыл бұрын

The better icons suggestion is awesome, thank you!

@timothymeade-on-twitter 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. Exactly what i was after. Most of the bugs fixed also. Works fantastic!

@justinsobojinski 2 жыл бұрын

Would love some info on how you did the middle row screen stuff

@uninfamous 2 жыл бұрын

This was a well thought out video. Kudos!

@erikulness5227 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Stream Deck content! I treated myself to an XL almost a year ago and really like using it with my Mac.

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erik! That sounds wonderful. Enjoy

@garybellarsmusic895 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to make the video.

@markfischer6850 2 жыл бұрын

Woo thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to do this easily for a while now. This beats having to route stuff through HomeAssistant.

@scottpolasky Жыл бұрын

I set this up with August Door locks and Apple Home Kit. Thank you.

@ChrisKaplan 2 жыл бұрын

So good explained! Thx! Great videos!

@cmejia9 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a Lopuedeck CT - photo/video editing console similar to stream deck. I followed the same steps to create the shortcuts, and used a similar approach in the Loupedeck software to assign the buttons to the app launching.

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

That’s great! I’ve heard good things about the Loupedeck but I haven’t tried one

@danchiasson 2 жыл бұрын

Great content as always Eric! Very helpful. I don't have a Stream Deck, but here's a small tip if you want to only use a single button to toggle on & off (saving a button on the Stream Deck): You can create a basic toggle style script in Shortcuts. Essentially you "Get Power State" of a device -> If Power State is 1, Set power off -> Otherwise, Set power on. Then assign that shortcut/app to an "on/off" button on the Stream Deck.

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great suggestion Dan! Thanks for sharing this and for watching my videos

@BorderlessCommerce 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was looking for. Save that button!

@vineetsharma189 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Content. Exactly what I needed to figure out on using Smart Devices with Elgato Stream Deck. Thanks !

@RichardIgnacio 8 ай бұрын

That's awesome. I ididn't know about the Shortcuts app or SF Symbols!

@KylersStudio 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips!!

@KingGGs 2 жыл бұрын

Great video keep it up!

@the88538 7 ай бұрын

Thank you eric

@CraigsTechTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Eric. I will have to try this out. I have not taken advantage of my Stream Deck outside of streaming. Thanks for the info.

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Craig! Great to see you here. Thanks I hope this helps. Stream Deck can be a powerful tool for lots of things. It's also great to see you exploring HomeKit more!!

@CraigsTechTalk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric. The new 15 button arrived today to replace the original. I appreciate the welcome into the HomeKit world. I have been 75% HomeKit for a while. But It was time to go all in on it and let the world know.😀👍

@antoniogiroz 2 жыл бұрын

I just discover your channel. It's amazing!

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you are enjoying my content

@BorderlessCommerce 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a toggle function so you don't need to take 2 buttons but just one? Or you must have 1 as on and 1 as off?

@murviper 11 ай бұрын

I would like to be able to as you have use Steam Deck & Keyboard Maestro to be able to control where I place applications on my three-screen setup, but been unable to configure keyboard maestro

@_L.L. Жыл бұрын

Can I do the same things with the loupe deck live?

@_L.L. 8 ай бұрын

Can I do the same things with the loupe deck live????

@_L.L. Жыл бұрын

Does Apple Siri shortcuts also works with a lopedeck?

@inkeye1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric - After some experiementing with the Stream Deck mobile version - You can control shortcuts through a Stream Deck plugin and you can control Sonos through a shortcut add-on called Soro. There is a slight delay in execution of the action but it works pretty well.

@MottiWolkenbruch Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Even better!

@georgezolla4580 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned how to make Shortcuts control my HomeKit. A seperate video on using Shortcut on Homekit would be great.Can I use an image file to creak Shortcut icons?

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks George! I appreciate the content idea for a video about using Shortcuts to control HomeKit. You can't set a custom icon for a Shortcut inside the shortcuts app, but there are some creative ways to use a custom icon on your iOS Home Screen to trigger a shortcut.

@unquestionabletv 2 жыл бұрын

my shortcut doesn't show up in the finder where you said or anywhere for that matter, even though the finder checkbox has been checked.

@BenBazan 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and a good reason to get new toys for the home.

@MobileGamerDude Жыл бұрын

Is there any way to do this with a PC? I have a feeling there isn’t,

@RACAPE Жыл бұрын

Home Assistant

@tombe1412 2 жыл бұрын

I see absolutely no use for what is basically an obsolete thingie.

@midgeta6864 2 жыл бұрын

Way too much info for a 13 minute KZfaq with a lot of “all ready did” “not gonna show” click click click yada yada yada, other programs needed… way too fast Dude!! Usually love your tubes.

@EricWelander 2 жыл бұрын

This video gets a little into the parallel world of Mac automation which is something I’m passionate about but isn’t home automation, so yeah many apps and terms might be less familiar. But give it some more videos and I bet you’ll pick up more soon