Smart Home
Use
Master the house layer: rooms, routines, lights, cameras, locks, speakers, sensors, and the automations that help instead of surprising everyone.
Use sits under Devices › Smart Home in the HowTo Tech menu. 30 guides are published here so far.
Guides
- Organizing Smart Home Devices by Room
- Create One-Button Smart Home Shortcuts with Apple Shortcuts
- How to Configure Motion Zones for Your Video Doorbell
- How to Cleanly Remove Smart Home Devices
- How to Execute Home Scenes Using Siri
- Automating Your Home with Presence Detection
- Configuring Guest Access for Smart Home Devices
- How to Configure Contact Sensors for Doors and Windows
- Automate Smart Lights to Turn On at Sunset
- How to Control Your TV Using a Smart Speaker
- How to Add a Matter Device to Your Smart Home
- Managing Guest Access for Smart Locks
- Choosing a Smart Home Ecosystem: Apple, Google, or Amazon
- How to Rebuild Your Smart Home Network After a Wi-Fi Change
- How to optimize smart light names for voice control
- How to Configure a Smart Display as a Home Control Panel
- How to automate your robot vacuum schedule
- How to Build a Morning Smart Home Routine
- Optimizing Google Home Voice Commands
- How to Create a Whole-Home Speaker Group
- How to Stop Smart Routines from Triggering Incorrectly
- How to Automate Smart Plugs for Safe Daily Operation
- How to Configure Smart Camera Notifications
- Optimizing Alexa Voice Commands for Precision
- How to Update Smart Home Device Firmware
- How to Audit Smart Home Privacy Settings
- How to Replace Smart Sensor Batteries Proactively
- How to Group Smart Lights by Room
- How to Create an Automated Bedtime Scene for Smart Lights
- How to Share HomeKit Access with Family Members