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automation

  1. theramajor

    Alfred vs Keyboard Maestro

    Does anybody use both Alfred and Keyboard Maestro? I'm an Alfred fanboy but from what I understand the main difference between the two is that KM has macro features. Doesn't Automator do the same thing as KM or am I missing something?
    • theramajor
    • Thread
    • alfred automation keyboard maestro macros
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  2. D

    Automation To Stop Charging at 80%

    Recently got a smart plug and was interested to see if I could set up an automation that would allow it to stop charging at 80 (or whatever percentage). Was able to do this as a normal shortcut but automations, from what I understand, can only be done through the home app, which can only be...
  3. M

    iPad auto lock/unlock

    Hello, My company is using an iPad as a visitor check-in/out kiosk. I would like to be able to set the iPad to unlock/wake at a certain time in the morning, and then lock/sleep again in the evening. Is there a way to do this (1st or 3rd party), that doesn't require jailbreaking? Thanks!
    • michael.kennett
    • Thread
    • automation business ipad ipados kiosk lock
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPad
  4. TheOfficialAK

    HomeKit Smart Light Switch + Smart LED Strip, will it work?

    Hey guys, wanted some help from people that may be more experienced in HomeKit. I'm moving into my new place some time in the future and currently trying to plan out the smart home accessories. One of the main issues is the lighting situation, I plan to run 2x lines of LED Strips across my...
  5. matrix07

    HomePod Automation to put HomePod to sleep at night?

    Hi, Anyone here competent at automation? I just want to say to HomePod “Hey Siri good night” and it will play a rain sound for 30 minutes then goes to sleep. Sounds simple enough. The problem is I know nothing about automation in Home or Shortcuts so.. helps! ?
  6. stellashen

    HomeKit led light app controller ---Ecolor Life App

    Ecolor Life is an App to manage your LED devices as a remote controller via Bluetooth. With the Ecolor App, you can intelligently control the color, brightness, and scene modes of the LED strip lights，also the LED strip lights can be rhythmic with the beat of the music. no matter how many...
  7. D

    Shortcut to edit multiple alarms

    Hi all, I am trying to create a shortcut that will ask for a time input then use that to edit 4 already created alarms with 10 minute intervals (eg. if you say 8:00 edit alarm 1 to 8:00, alarm 2 to 8:10, alarm 3 to 8:20 and alarm 4 to 8:30) - it seems so easy to create new alarms is it really...
    • duus92
    • Thread
    • automation home automation ios14.5 shortcuts
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 14
  8. That-Guy

    Location to iOS Calendar Event Automation

    Think this can be done in IFTTT but thought it would be good to setup in the shortcuts app and don't think IFTTT allows 8 Applets without paying. My job involves me traveling to around 8 sites in the local area. What I am looking to do is create an automation that adds a calendar event when I...
  9. purdnost

    HomeKit Replacing ecobee with HomeKit

    Some questions about using solely HomeKit to manage my ecobee thermostat as opposed to the ecobee app: 1. Do I need to keep the ecobee app installed on my device? 2. I can remove everything from my ecobee app schedule except sleep, which appears as an all-day event. Will this conflict with...
  10. purdnost

    HomeKit Philips Hue White Ambiance Turning on with HomeKit with Different Temps

    I recently purchased a Philips Hue White Ambiance starter kit. I set up my automations with HomeKit, but my lamps all turn in with different temperatures. I’ve noticed there’s a way to set brightness and temperature in automations, but the temperature setting doesn’t seem to stay. Is this a...
  11. R

    HomeKit Trigger iphone alarm using Homekit automation, possible?

    Is it possible to trigger the iPhone alarm clock to go off using HomeKit automation? I want to trigger an alarm to go off when a door sensor is triggered. What I am trying to solve is that I want to be aware of when my 2 year old son wakes up in the morning and opens the door from his room. I...
  12. I

    iPhone Location Based Automations- iOS 13.1 PB1

    Did anyone get this working? e.g. Turn something ON/OFF when the device enters or exits a location? I am trying to get this set up. Strangely I found that iOS will notify if the automation is about to run but NOT run it. I had to tap on the notification and select run. Its an Automation...
    • icloudUser
    • Thread
    • automation ios13.1 shortcuts
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iOS 13
  13. S

    Automator: Watch Me Do sequences in Quick Actions

    I'm trying to run a recorded Watch Me Do sequence as part of a Quick Action I've created to watermark and compress PDF documents. The watermark is added using the Watermark PDF action and then I use Watch Me Do to open the resulting file in PDF Optim and run a preset for compression. When trying...
  14. jagooch

    Amazon Prime Day Reminder

    I keep missing Prime Days because I don't get an alert letting me know when they are going to happen. Is there a service that will send me an alert like "Prime Day starting in 1 week" or "Prime Day started today" ? Or perhaps a service that automatically adds Prime Day to my Apple Calendar?
  15. macduke

    HomeKit Garage Door Opening By Itself

    I have a HomeKit garage door opener from Insignia that I bought on Black Friday sale last year. It had a lot of problems at first and bricked itself, but the newer device with the newer firmware seems to be running okay now. But I'm wondering—is it possible for a geofence to incorrectly detect...
  16. N

    10.14.2 and Automation permissions

    After installing 10.14.2 I found that one of my scripts wouldn't run. This script had run for years. Eventually I found it was related to permissions. In the course of testing things I got a popup asking if I would grant permissions to the target app. I said yes and now the app works. This is...
  17. 2

    HomeKit What if you have multiple bedrooms? How to tell siri to control a certain room?

    For example, we have multiple bedrooms, bathrooms. In a situation where I want to control the lights, how would I tell Siri to turn off all the lights in a specific bedroom? I have an Apple TV and HomePod in my bedroom which both act as a hub, so when I say the command "Hey Siri turn on my...
  18. Tben1239

    HomeKit HomeKit Automations and Philips Hue Dimmer Switches No longer working

    We have over 30 philips hue bulbs along with other smart home devices in our HomeKit. All have been working with limited issues until about a week ago when I noticed that random bulbs would be “updating” or no response. Eventually they would become available again, but this issue is still...
  19. P

    HomeKit HomeKit Automations are duplicating and won't delete

    I have a couple of sets of automations that i have run at (1)10:15pm and (2)7:00am for over a year. On Friday I upgraded to my new iPhone. Suddenly the automations started running twice a day, as if they were in the eastern time zone and in the pacific time zone. Now number 1 runs at 7:15pm AND...
  20. S

    HomeKit Repeat loops and if then else

    Hi! I would like to do "repeat loops" and "if then else in" HomeKit. I understand that its not so good to do that on the phone because it will use too much battery, but if the HomeKit hub (apple TV) handles it, it would be good. I want to make a routine that checks the value on some sensor and...
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