Siri Shortcuts Tutorial: Trigger Music, HomeKit Scenes & other Siri Shortcuts using NFC Tag! (iOS16)
In this video, you're going to learn how to set up a Siri shortcut which will be triggered by an NFC tag:
-Play Apple Music through your HomePod/HomePod Mini
-Trigger HomeKit scene or scenes for mood lighting
-Create time conditional settings to close SwitchBot curtains between set times
This video is designed for beginners/novices to Siri Shortcuts, but those of you with a little more experience might benefit too!
Think of this video as a starting point for your next smart home project!
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TIMESTAMPS!
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Personal Automation
01:39 Formatting and Writing NFC Tag using Siri Shortcuts
02:22 Set Playback Destination - Volume Control - Apple Music
04:21 Sidebar
04:49 Ask Before Running? No!
05:38 Some creative NFC tag locations!
05:55 UPGRADE: Add in HomeKit Scenes
08:05 UPGRADE 2: Add in Time Conditional for SwitchBot Curtain
12:28 Conclusion
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VIDEO LINKS
These are the videos that I mentioned during the video if you'd like to check them out!
Setting up custom scenes with Onvis K1 Lightstrip: • How to add Onvis K1 "Paint" scenes into Ho...
SwitchBot Curtain Review: • SwitchBot Curtain - Why YOU need this $99 ...
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PRODUCT LINKS
Buy with confidence direct from Apple:
https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/ (US)
https://www.apple.com/uk/homepod-mini/ (UK)
As an alternative from buying directly from Apple, John Lewis (UK) offer a TWO year guarantee when selling Apple products (as opposed to Apple who only offer one year)- so you might find a better deal here:
https://www.johnlewis.com/apple-homep...
Full credit to HeyTechi viewer @Pug_63 for highlighting the John Lewis information to us!
(Please note these are NOT affiliate links)
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AFFILIATE LINKS
SwitchBot - https://bit.ly/3Q4QbxD (GLOBAL!)
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Balolo HomePod Mini Stands - get 10% off using this link: https://www.balolo.de/?ref=uAWs0Z2m
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Five Hidden Features new HomePod Mini owners must know!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v59vi....
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