HomeKit Trying to set up toggle light action in HomeKit with ShortCuts

[haralds]

I have several remote switches that I want to use to toggle lights on and off. The only way to do that with HomeKit is with "Convert to ShortCut," but I do not seem to be able to insert an action after the If statement.

• In the configuration for a button press I select "Add or Remove Accessories and Scenes."
• In the sheet I scroll to the bottom "Convert to Shortcut."
• I delete Set ... and Add the Action "Scripting."
• I select the Control Flow "If.
• I enter the light and condition "If Tower is off." So far so good.

But after that, I cannot see a way to add And Action at all. Where do I tap to get to the ability to insert actions for Off an On/Otherwise? I am on iOS 17 public beta.

 

[haralds]

Ok, figured it out. OMG, who thought this was a user friendly UX???

 

[gwhizkids]

Ok, figured it out. OMG, who thought this was a user friendly UX???

Can you share what the solution was for others’ benefit?

 

[haralds]

It turns out, if you close the Scripting action window at the bottom, you get options including HomeKit (odd option inside HomeKit config.) You can then select light actions etc.

 

[rayward]

You can use the "Control" action, which will allow you select any scene and/or any controllable accessory in your smart home just like you were setting up an Automation in the main app. This way you can have multiple things happen just with one shortcut action, but inside an If/Or test.

The Control action will appear at the bottom of your script, but you can long-press on it and then drag it to where you want it in your script.

This is what one of mine looks like:

 

[jagooch]

You can use the "Control" action, which will allow you select any scene and/or any controllable accessory in your smart home just like you were setting up an Automation in the main app. This way you can have multiple things happen just with one shortcut action, but inside an If/Or test.

The Control action will appear at the bottom of your script, but you can long-press on it and then drag it to where you want it in your script.

This is what one of mine looks like:

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For this to work, do I need to start by creating an automation in homekit, or can I start by creating a shortcut in the shortcuts app and then somehow add it to the Apple Home
app?