Custom Siri Announcements for Your Home!

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In this video I'll show you how to create custom Siri announcements that work with your HomeKit smart home automations. Have Siri welcome you home when you open the door, alert you with an "intruder alert" if the alarm is triggered, or announce that a window has been opened!
Step-By-Step Guide:
1. Create a new shortcut. Use the "speak" action and type your message.
2. Start a screen recording and run the shortcut.
3. Share the screen recording to your Mac (airdrop)
4. Open the screen recording in Quicktime and export "audio only"
5. Open that audio file in Apple Music on your Mac, sync your library to iCloud
6. Set up automation on your iPhone in the home app: When a device or sensor is triggered, play media on your HomePod (select the new audio file from your music library)
7. Optional: Convert automation to a shortcut, add "wait" action and play music on the HomePod.
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0:00 Welcome Home Intro
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1:20 Custom Siri Announcements
2:03 What You Need
2:28 Step 1 - Record Siri Message
4:18 Step 2 - Save to Apple Music
6:54 Step 3 - Create Automation
9:05 Add Music to Automation
10:57 Other Examples & the Downside
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@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

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@Isa-hk8xf 3 года назад

You’re legit the perfect example on how Apple want people to utilize their HomeKit.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thank you!

@Isa-hk8xf 3 года назад

Oh ur welcome

@TJBiasong 3 года назад

@@Isa-hk8xf sadly apple doesnt want us to utilize homekit without having apple music subscription

@jessemorales146 3 года назад

@@TJBiasong why would they want you to use another music service they don’t make money from? Lol isn’t that obvious.

@iShaymus 3 года назад

@@TJBiasong why would you want to use an inferior service for the same price as Apple Music?

@Chuk13838 2 года назад

Your content is so good, Shane. I follow a lot of HomeKit-centered channels. Yours covers legitimately interesting concepts and goes deep without getting overly complicated. Keep up the great work!

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words Charles!

@TheBradLloyd 3 года назад

Great video Shane. Just tried it and works great. The pause at the beginning is helpful because the message starts playing before my locks finally respond.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Hey Brad, thanks for watching! That’s awesome, I’m glad it’s working well!

@ashpole20 3 года назад

Excellent tutorial Shane, thank you. I think you knocked it out the park this week!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks so much Michael! 🙏 Much appreciated!

@sergiojohnson1903 3 года назад

Shane, Thank you so much for this one. I have been trying to figure this out for some time now. Awesome work.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Awesome, glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

@tomlawson2330 3 года назад

Another good tip for making a smart home more personable! Good work Shane! 👍🏼

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Tom!

@jasonmaeser 2 года назад

This is awesome Shane! Very nice and creatively done method! will be setting up this weekend!

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks Jason!

@MarkTodd0 2 года назад

I'm not sure if this was mentioned elsewhere in the comments (I tried looking), but this also works using the iTunes app in Windows 10. Also, if you're not a fan of the Siri voices, there are a few free online text to speak websites with a bunch of different accents where you can download in m4a format. This way, you don't have to go through the trouble of doing it yourself. You can get through this whole process in under a minute per automation.

@guisblacio 3 года назад

And again, great video and very informative! I always look forward to your videos and learn something new. Great job Shane 👍

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the kind words!

@thejose24 3 года назад

Been searching for exactly this for a while now. Thanks Shane!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Awesome, glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

@Han1996 3 года назад

happy “ Shanesday🤩🤩another very usefully video love that personalized message from Siri

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Haha thanks for watching Han!

@jorgevazquez9839 3 года назад

Great video. Been having a hard time with automations but I have cleared up many doubts I had to do these. Thank you and keep those videos coming!! 🍻🍻

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Jorge! Glad to help!!

@DrumsbyAshWells 2 года назад

OMG thanks for this. Been working out a way to get my HomePods to announce things much like I do with Alexa in Home Assistant. Your method means I can integrate Home pod talking with Home assistant too! Cheers

@BlazerRox 3 года назад

Nice workaround! Hopefully eventually Apple expands home automations to include at least Siri text to voice actions :)

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching Charles. Yes, that would be nice. I hope they continue to expand the capabilities there also.

@2QRh6g1I Год назад

2 years waiting and counting...

@IphoneScreen 7 месяцев назад

I stumbled at this video. I was searching a way to trigger Siri for asking a question, when I come home. But this feature is still not available in homekit. “Smarthome”

@michaelthompson657 3 года назад

Heard about this before but always wanted to see a video, easier than I thought. Thanks man!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

@michaelthompson657 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates no problem man, anytime!

@saschaschroeder7595 Год назад

Now I have a HomePod of my own, wohooo! I tried your method… found on the interweb, that you also can use the “show results “-action. On a screen it shows the message, but via voice interaction Siri reads this message. 😊

@snoogcity 3 года назад

Yes to new videos .

@thebestsage559 3 года назад

You never disappoint ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!!

@thebestsage559 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates thanks for the video and comment too 🤞🏾❤️❤️

@mmosbauer 3 года назад

Great video I was able to follow. your instructions to do the same thing.

@thebestsage559 3 года назад

Great videos always and always on time ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks so much!

@Lubochna Год назад

Hi Shane! thanx for yours videos, plaese is there any chance to add a music track to homepod mini without apple music subscription?

@SuperJohnnyuk Год назад

many thanls for this, really informative and as usual great instructions. My main gripe here and its with apple, is that it mandates an apple music subscription which is obtuse, apple really need to add default tones so I can play a tone when my front doo or patio door opens for example

@dennismoore3678 3 года назад

Been looking for a good way tot do this for a while, thanks! Which voice are you using? You can also use shortcuts to encode media to audio only and save to iCloud files. Could then send to a PC

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Nice tip Dennis, thanks. I am using the Siri Female voice. I find that to be the most natural sounding when doing stuff like this.

@tombe1412 3 года назад

Interesting video again. These are the kind of videos I learn so much from.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching Tom!

@carlstevenson8531 3 года назад

Nice video Shane!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Carl!

@tiggerlove12 3 года назад

Not messing with Shane...gonna have to have him come hook up my house...Great Video Shane(Siri Voice)...🤣😂

@guangyuanyang9306 2 месяца назад

Hey Shane, great video! Just wondering, if I'm already playing music using Apple Music on the HomePod, will the music resume after a recorded "Siri song" is played?

@UnlimitedWhitetailHunting Год назад

Thanks!

@ShaneCreates Год назад

Thank you!

@therealnicksmith Год назад

Settings > accessibility > spoken content switch “speak selection” on > go to voices and select from whole bunch of options > go into notes type text > start screen record > select text and speak record that and do the mac stuff. More variety of voices.

@jamessanzone7347 Год назад

Hello Shane. I just recently started creating a Smart Home via Apple HomeKit. I've purchased and connected 1.) two HomePod Minis, 2.) a Hue Bridge, and 3.) several Philips light bulbs. I've watched this RU-vid video several times but cannot duplicate what you describe. Perhaps the video needs to be updated, as it is now two years old. I want my HomePod mini to announce, "Welcome Home James" when I enter my home. Could the trigger be my iPhone? What are my alternatives, and how do I create this automation using the current Apple Shortcut options? Others would benefit from an updated, perhaps more detailed RU-vid video on this subject. Thank you for reading this note.

@Homekitgeek 3 года назад

Another great idea Shane! This one is definitely on my list but I will probably go the full Siri Shortcuts method. Really hoping that Apple adds a text-to-speech in iOS 15 to help us make this more accessible (ie less work!) in the future!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Yes, I'm always a fan of less work! I'm excited to see how all this evolves over time from Apple.

@ktkyletaylor8212 3 года назад

I’m planning on using a Hue Dimmer Switch in the kitchen to activate voice scenes and play them on HomePod Mini’s throughout the house - “Come to the kitchen” ... “Dinner Time” ... “Keep it down, please”

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Oh very cool idea! I like it!

@launderlandlaundry9326 3 года назад

Great video like always. Question, does the HomePod have an output jack so you could connect the HomePod to an amplifier and then the announcement would play for example through in ceiling speakers. Thinking about putting a HomePod in my business location and using it to play announcements but it would have to be through in ceiling speakers.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

No, the HomePods do not have an output audio jack.

@CarlosRuiz-nx3vm Год назад

Very good video, I didn't know how to send messages to the homepod mini, I think it's something that Apple should improve, thanks.

@terrellclark Год назад

I've already set up like 5 of these. How I got the audio though, is I found a site on google that speaks text into MP3 and downloaded it and added it to my iCloud music library. I also added some custom sounds on them as well, so it's not just speaking but a certain bell sound the kids would recognize and know what it's for.

@serandall21 2 года назад

Great, as usual. Really learning from your videos! I had figured a way to do this one but was really trying to get a text message or notification on my iPhone. The audio on the Homepod mini is kinda useful if i am home but worthless if i am not home and still want the notification on my iPhone. Any ideas?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! There are two ways to accomplish this. 1) using the Pushcut app as an automation server on an always-on iOS device that stays at home. 2) Using the Signal for HomeKit app on a Mac (that stays plugged in) and shortcuts I’ve done videos that cover both of these processes some.

@prbrown509 Год назад

Hello! Thanks for the video! Can you tell me what language and voice are you using I can’t find it. Is it UK or USA ? Thanks 🙏🏽

@billjones373 Год назад

This is a slick way of making this happen. Is there any way to reduce some of the delay between the trigger and the announcement? It lags a bit. Amazon Alexa has a similar setup to this to announce which trigger was activated and the announcement happens much faster but I’d rather use Siri so this solution was perfect. If I can find a way to reduce the lag this is gold.

@pascalvuilliomenet2792 3 года назад

That is soo cool!! Just like in Hunters Home @ paranormal activity 😂😂

@shields1989ful Год назад

Is there any other way to add the file to your home pod if you don’t have a Mac pc or from your cell phone?

@gabrielegelfofx Год назад

You can record your voice messages on Memo app, then assign as audio source the HomePod

@shabagiuly 3 года назад

Hi Shane and thanks for this video. Just for info, with Documents by readdle you can extract the sound of a video directly from your iPhone ;)

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Oh nice tip, thanks!

@inelonwetrust9169 Год назад

Love this one. I do not have a Mac computer to create the voice portion. Can I have a friend create that part and email it to me and add it to my library of my Apple Music account and pull from there?

@AlexManMe 2 года назад

Would this work with airplay 2 devices or only HomePods?

@MrRanettius Год назад

Hi.Can you tell me if this also works for different family members? I'd like the homepod to play a file when the kid is leaving the school. So put a file on his iphone's music library and created the automation on his phone , but the homepod won't play the song.. Neither when testing the automation. All users are added to homepod (primary user is homepod account). Should I do/look for something else? Thanks

@jaymacibe3731 3 года назад

Should add to it “Lord of the manor. King of the castle”. First thing I thought of with Back to the Future 2. Lol

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

haha yes! I'm sure we can come up with some fun stuff for this one!

@derekzitnick3336 3 года назад

Great Video Shane! I would like to know if the winners of the Flic Buttons have already been chosen or what but still LOVE the video keep it up!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Derek! I'm not sure if they have been chosen yet. That is being done directly by Flic and they said viewers have one week from the publishing of my video to enter. So it should be soon if not already.

@geek2330 3 года назад

Shane, if using a mini split room AC unit, can you control it remotely from outside the WIFI in your home, giving Siri a command while your cell is on cell signal? If so I assume you need a hub like the HomePod Mini, correct? I assume there are smart AC units out there hopefully HomeKit compatible?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

There are some smart AC units, depending on what kind you are looking for. And yes, to control your homekit accessories remotely, you will need a HomeKit Hub (HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad).

@trongtanle1271 Год назад

Is there a way to Notify the house through the homepod speaker but not through apple music?

@kyrbies 3 месяца назад

How can I use text to speech with homebridge? At the moment I do it with siri shortcuts on my iphone… My other solution would be to use shortcuts on the Mac mini where Homebridge is running...

@luimaldonado3897 3 года назад

Hi Shane, great suggestion. I'm trying to follow along with the instructions. I'm stuck with the step to using the screen recording. When I try to record it, the phone (iPhone 8+) gives me a message that reads: "Not available when AirPlay, CarPlay, Restrictions, or screen mirroring is active." I can't figure out how to undue or resolve this message. Any useful advice for the HomeKit novice who's trying to learn the craft? Thanks in advance and keep the videos coming. They're useful and very creative.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Lui. It sounds like you have screen mirroring turned on. If so, turn that off in the control center.

@ManticJohn 3 года назад

This would be good for announcing if a door is open etc at night, but I hope apple adds this feature without the extra steps

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Me too! 🤞🏼

@JonGustafsson Год назад

Do you have to subscribe to Apple Music for this to work? I can’t seem to be able to make an audio action from my own library.

@ShaneCreates Год назад

Yes you do, last time I checked.

@CCPCraft 3 года назад

Thank you Shane, great video. Why doesn´t Apple have this has a function in HomeKit? You did a great job, but its a workaround.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! It is a workaround, no doubt. Not sure why... it does seem like a "speak" action or "show alert" is something that could be handled by HomePod as a part of a Home Automation/convert to shortcut. Maybe one day we'll get that...

@ilvxor 3 года назад

You can do video->audio only within your iPhone, using a shortcut, (you can create a new one it’s easy, or download it from google)

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Good tip, thanks for sharing!

@millbean13 Год назад

Do you know of any way to accomplish these custom siri notification if you don’t have a Mac computer? I have iPad Pro but I’m an engineer and we don’t use macs. Thought maybe if I could get just the audio file on its own I might be able to save it to my Apple Music library through my iPad so I found a shortcut someone created that’s supposed to separate sound from video clip. So I did same thing you said to do, screen recorded Siri saying stuff, but the shortcut only goes to 50% then stops. So I still can’t seem to get the audio file on its own and I’m not even sure if once I had the audio file I’d even be able to add to music library using iPad. Any ideas? I wanted to use mailbox vibration sensor to announce on HomePod that I have mail and also send a custom notification saying something like “mail has been delivered” (also can’t figure out the second part either). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

@augustya7543 2 года назад

My question is, when you come back home and when the door unlocks how does the Automation trigger how does it know ? What is the trigger point ?

@kennyogunbekun2466 2 года назад

Hi Shane, I'm a fan and have been using some of your videos for my Apple homeKit. I recently set up my welcome home automation, which worked fine for like a week . Then just quit on me. I've tried to restart the process from the beginning multiple times. But it just won't work anymore. Please advice me. Thank you.

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Hey Kenny. Thanks for watching. Sorry to hear you are having issues with the automation. Sorry, it's hard to say what the issue is. I just tried it, and it still works fine for me. Maybe something in the automation isn't configured right?

@socialnetwerck 3 года назад

Thanks Shane. Why do I need an Apple Music subscription though if this audio file (and any music really) is already in my own personal music library?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

That is just a limitation it seems of HomeKit automations. In order to use your audio in an airplay speaker automation, you have to have the Apple Music subscription, unfortunately... even if it's our own audio files.

@fxzzurita4220 2 года назад

Do think their may be a way to have the wall mounted iPad make the announcement or the Aqara speaker instead of a HomePod?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

No, unfortunately there is no way to make the Aqara Hub speakers play custom sounds.

@zaberxxx 3 года назад

This is very useful tip! Thank you for sharing this Shane! However, isn’t this going to mess up with my music library when randomly play my music on HomePod?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks Zaber. Yea, I mentioned that as a downside...since it does play these files as any audio over the HomePod. It's a "workaround" until we have a better option.

@mmaxton 2 года назад

I know this is a late response on my part, but I just discovered this one, as I’m converting to an all HomeKit world. If you wish to keep this “song” / recording from playing when you shuffle your music library, you can suppress it within the Music app on the Mac. This choice will carry over to your other I-device playbacks as well. Simply locate the song within the Mac Music app. Right-click on the song and select “Get Info” (or just Cmd-I). Select the Options tab, then check the box titled “Skip when shuffling”. I guess it wouldn’t avoid playback if you ever sequentially played back your entire library, but it should cover most situations. Thanks for these videos, Shane!

@calcagno4545 3 года назад

Wait, HomePod is discontinued?? I need to snatch up another one or 2

@bquinn722 6 месяцев назад

Great video Shane. I have learned so much from you! I have been trying to get this to work for a while today. However, the audio file does not show up on my phone. I contacted Apple support and they said I need to subscribe to iTunes Match to get the audio file to show on my phone. Do you have that or is there some workaround?

@ShaneCreates 6 месяцев назад

I do not use iTunes Match. Your Apple Music library should sync up. Perhaps it's just taking some time to sync across devices?

@bquinn722 6 месяцев назад

@@ShaneCreates thanks for the quick reply. I figured what Apple told me was incorrect. Perhaps it is taking time but it just shows “waiting” on my Mac and it has been like that for hours now.

@_L.L. 2 года назад

Hey, do you also an alternative for Apple Music Subscription? Because I use my own music.

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

No, unfortunately in order to create an automation like this, you have to have an Apple Music subscription, as far as I know.

@OoOcommanderOoO 2 года назад

mega , thanx

@inelonwetrust9169 Год назад

Is there a way to create on someone else’s Mac since I don’t own one and emailing me the file?

@jarheadeason99 3 года назад

Is there a difference between doing this and just setting the airplay destination to your HomePod within the shortcut? For me it seems to work when I run the shortcut from the app but then when I try to set it up with automation the audio just comes out of my phone still :( I think it would be cool if Apple allowed each HomeKit device to store their own specific shortcuts, that way when you automate a shortcut to run it knows which device to run the shortcut from!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

The problem is that when you create a home automation, that must run entirely on the HomePod or homekit hub. Set destination playback requires the phone, which can't be done in a home automation. Home automations and shortcuts using "convert to shortcut" when setting up automations do actually run from the homekit hubs and don't require another device, but the available shortcut actions are much more limited because of this.

@fgegner 2 года назад

@Shane Whatley When I setup the speak part shortcut, the shortcut doesn’t have the option for Siri’s voice, just the robotic sounding voices. Any suggestions? Edit: Doesn’t work for me after following all the steps, on iOS 15 beta if that matters.

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

You can check the voices in Settings > Accessibility > Voice Over > Speech and make sure you have the Siri voices downloaded. I'm not sure if there are issues when using the beta.

@selfhealer1 3 года назад

Hi Shane. When you set up the voice in shortcuts there is a drop down to change the voice. What voice is yours as there are limited voices. Mine is set to Samantha but this is not the same as the voice that usually comes out of the HomePod.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Good question. I should have mentioned that in the video. I use “Siri Female,” which sounds the most natural.

@OffroadTreks 2 года назад

@@ShaneCreates It's likely this was changed in iOS at some point, because Siri isn't an option anymore. At least not in iOS 15

@the-bu3lb 2 года назад

if you are on the same network as your children were you can see your family and share can u set this up for them so when they enter a bedroom or leave the house it will say hello or good by or do u need his or her actual phone to set this up i would like to do a Suprise for them

@Yitzchaq 3 года назад

Shane how do u get the vocolink lock keypad to light up. I always have issues getting it to light up so I can enter my code

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

If you tap the keypad it should light up. Or maybe you need to tap the unlock icon to make it light up.

@jackrhodes7635 3 года назад

Sorry can I ask what voice you are using for the automations? Thanks

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Yes it’s the “Siri female” voice. I find it to be the most natural sounding.

@luisbarcenas6076 Год назад

Shane, I am trying to have a unique customized message every time. (i.e. I want the voice message to get the temperature outside, look at my agenda and reminders and any other relevant info for the day) This method you showed is a static message. Any idea how to make this a dynamic message? Thanks!

@ShaneCreates Год назад

Unfortunately there is currently no way to do this from a HomePod, when triggered by a homekit accessory. You can set it up via personal shortcut, and just use the siri command/shortcut name to run it on a HomePod. Here is an older video doing something similar: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CW-39Ec8Qzk.html

@luisbarcenas6076 Год назад

@@ShaneCreates thanks for the super quick reply!

@DennisWarner 2 года назад

iOS and iPad OS 15 shortcuts keeps crashing when trying to create a shortcut and I don’t have an option to add media to play it.

@AdamsTechLife 3 года назад

Great and helpful video! The intro was great. I wish there was a way to do it on just an iOS device lol.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Yea, I know. And thanks! This is definitely another one of those "workarounds" we are forced into until Apple gives us a more elegant solution.

@AlexManMe 2 года назад

Aren’t you able to do it on a windows computer?

@sharimorse6715 Год назад

Where did you get the wall mount for your ipad to run your hub?

@ShaneCreates Год назад

Here's a video on my wall-mounted iPad. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NvRzNE5PdwA.html

@klausgreifenstein5702 3 года назад

Great video! I don’t have the option of playing files from library on my homepod. Any idea why? Could it be that it is only available in the US? i’m in Europe. I do have Apple Music subscription and can play my welcome message from the itunes library on my mac and iphone but not on the homepod. It’s too bad. I really wanted this😆

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Hmm.. Not sure. If you have Apple Music, and it works on your iPhone, I don't see why it wouldn't work in the automation. That's odd.

@klausgreifenstein5702 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates I finally figured it out. Somehow in the Home App, the media had been set to a different Apple Music Account than on my phone (I have two acvounts because I lived abroad). It didn’t help to reset or reinstall the homepod. I had to go to settings in the home app, click on my name and then change the media account. Now I have the library back and could set the customized message automation. Awesome!

@onepunchtyler Год назад

Hm doesn‘t work for me. Can’t play anything on the HomePod via automation or shortcut. There is no error message. Nothing happens but I can see the shortcut working.

@eliaelad 3 года назад

Great video. But you don’t need to record your screen. In Mac you can convert test to audio with text editor and then put it in the music.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@katopeters9980 3 года назад

I'm using the 'Speak text' in a few shortcuts, but almost every time it runs, it puts my iPhones volume to zero before it speaks, so I can't hear it. I've even added 'set volume' to 100% just before it, but it still does it. Occasionally it'll work, but 90% of the time, it zero's the volume before speaking. When I test the shortcut in the shortcuts app, it works fine, but when it runs as an automation I zeros the volume. It's driving me crazy. Any ideas?

@inkeye1 3 года назад

This is basically what I've been looking for but I don't have Apple Music. Can this be triggered another way to play the audio file? Can this trigger Sonos to play an audio file over the system? I created a file that sounds like the Back to the Future II voice a while ago. Thanks for answering my questions. :)

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching Billy. As far as I know, I believe you have to have Apple Music.

@Y0V0BANGZ 3 года назад

You actually don’t need a subscription. These are local files and do not have anything to do with the Apple Music Subscription. You can look up a guide on how to use iCloud and Apple Music app to play local files.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

That’s true, but I think you still need Apple Music to be able to use your audio within the automation. If not, that would be great tho.

@inkeye1 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates I almost had this working by using an app called Yonomi. I just need to be able to trigger it by location AND by an open door sensor. I'll report back if I finally figure it out.

@bjorn.holmgren 2 года назад

Great video! I understand how todo this. Very smart workaround. But, The message is kind of a constant. How do I do if I want to announce todays weather instead!? I.e. a dynamic message. You can’t use the “Speak” command in this very limited subset of shortcuts command.

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks! Yea, the speak action is only accessible in "personal" automations, therefore you can't use that in a home automation. There are really only two options to make it work that I can think of. 1. Use an automation server with the Pushcuts app to run the shortcut triggered by a homekit accessory. (requires a dedicated, always-on iOS device) 2. Use the Signals app on a Mac to run the shortcut, triggered by a HomeKit accessory. This would require the Mac to be using a HomePod as audio output, which may not be ideal. My most recent video discusses using the Signals App on the Mac for running shortcuts and automations.

@bjorn.holmgren 2 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thanks for giving it a thought Shane. 2 is not so practical, as you note. I have been looking into pushcut, and also emailed them if they have any idea. I might try 1 and see if its possible. I always check your very well made videos. They give me a lot of ideas! Btw. I just bought the new Think Z-Wave gateway, the first Apple Certified z-wave bridge. And it works really well, I have tested it with several devices, like fibaro dimmer 2 And this opens up a lot of possibilities for HomeKit users. You should give it a try.

@Jhovan33 2 года назад

Do you need an apple music subscription to make this work?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Yes

@Bikepacking Год назад

Has this been improved for 2023 ie easier way

@rgarza7264 2 года назад

Great video! I’m trying to do this in January 2022 and you have to have an active Apple Music subscription to play any audio on the HomePod using automations, sadly. 😭

@ericpayne9434 2 года назад

Is there no way to use something else? I am setting this up for my parent and they do not have a n apple music subscription.

@Joe4USMC Год назад

August 2022, and I'm having the same issue. An Apple Music subscription is required. :-(

@phamxhoang 2 года назад

after adding my record to apple library I couldn’t find it from iphone. Ios15 look like apple changed it

@Exuviax 11 месяцев назад

Holy crap, that was a lot of icons in your dock. Other than that, great video

@dombull5841 3 года назад

I noticed that the ‘show alert’ scripting function essentially does the same thing. If you’re not looking at the phone it sends a text notification to, it’ll read it out loud on a HomePod. I only have the one in my apartment, so this might not work for all but the most basic set ups? Worth a try though (and it won’t end up on your music’s last played list. My ‘goodnight’ automation turns off my Apple TV, kills the lights and heaters, then reminds me to check one of the heaters that’s not smart yet and I’ve sometimes left it running all night. Now it reminds me to check it’s switched off as the last step in the automation. Scared the crap out of me the first time it did it though as I never expected it to speak out of the HomePod!

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Haha that's a great automation. But that probably runs as a "personal automation," correct? Unfortunately I don't think we can use the "show alert" for home automations... like when a window or door is opened.

@dombull5841 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates just double checked and it’s just a standard shortcut, so not a personal automation as far as I can see? I remember creating it as a basic ‘home’ automation originally, then added to it after watching some of your videos for inspiration ☺️. It can be a little flaky sometimes (your wife would NOT approve). Thinking of getting some rfid tags to see if it runs better on there. Failing that, added ‘wait’ functions between actions might give it some space to perform ☺️

@mmaxton 2 года назад

You can also suppress this from appearing in the “Recently Played” playlist by editing the rules for this playlist in the Music app on your Mac. First, assign a genre (or artist) that will always be excluded from the Recently Played playlist (I created a genre titled “Automation”. Find the recording that Shane showed us how to create in this video. Right-click it, choose Get Info, and then on the Details tab, find the “genre” text box/drop down. I created / assigned it to Automation. Click OK. Next, locate the playlist, right-click, select “Edit Rules”. Click the plus sign to add another condition. Instead of Artist, click on the drop down to select “genre”. In the next field, select “is not”, and then in the next field, select the “Automation” genre. Click OK. This recording will not be added to your Recently Played list in the future. Also see my response above for instructions on keeping this “song” from playing when shuffling music.

@gandalfthegay94 3 года назад

Have you had any issues with your Logitech Doorbell?? Mine worked perfectly then would disconnect all the time now it rings but I cannot see anything, I tried resetting but now when I try to connect to my HomeKit it says it’s already added, but it’s not??

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Have you removed it from homekit also? I haven't had any issues with mine.

@gandalfthegay94 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates thank you for the reply man, I completely reset it and it does not show anywhere in my Home app. It is connected and the doorbell rings, but when I attempt to connect via the NFC or the QR scan it says it’s already in my Home app, but it’s not... I’ve seen around that this has been an issue for some, also with the new august lock, not happening to a lot of people but some I guess. The best “fix” is returning the current one and getting a new one haha *sigh*

@jacekskrzynecki3553 3 года назад

Great idea Shane! How to do it without Mac? I have iPad only :(

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Some people have mentioned apps that can strip out audio from a file and save the audio file only. However, I think you'll still need the Mac to save the file to your Apple Music Library. Last I checked, I don't think there is a way to do that in iOS (which is crazy) and assuming it's the same for iPadOS.

@jacekskrzynecki3553 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thanks! So for the moment I have to stay with Pushcut App. Greetings from Poland!

@jttrclub 2 года назад

Anyway to get this to only happen every so often like 4-6 hrs

@francocapaldo4623 2 года назад

hi, do we need à music subscription or not ?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

yes

@sgauntt 3 года назад

You had to drop the “affordable” part at this point 😜.

@nickimacme 2 года назад

This is so cool, I have this setup but instead of Siri I have GLaDOS!! 😂🤣. Xx

@krythedog 3 года назад

Great job! But, after HomePod Siri tell me welcome home, if than I touch the HomePod to play music it still repeats welcome home and no other songs. Do you know why ? Thanks

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Yes, I mentioned that in the video as the only downside. The HomePod plays the audio just as any audio, or song. That’s also why I added the part in the shortcut that starts playing other music.

@krythedog 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates thanks for your reply! Hope they will adjust soon !

@optimuscreation 3 года назад

Can you use windows 10

@nicomzk 3 года назад

Since the shortcuts of the shortcuts app only work when the iCloud device you are sharing your location data from is connected to the same wifi as your HomePods, how do you guarantee that all of your shortcuts also work for your wife and kids when you‘re not at home?? For me this is the biggest issue when it comes to using shortcuts.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Personal shortcuts/automations run on personal devices (iPhone, iPad,etc). Therefore if you want someone else to be able to run these personal shortcuts, you should share them so they have access to them on their devices. Home automations run on the HomeKit hub and therefore can work for anyone.

@TimDeWaele Год назад

This only works when you pay for Apple Music. Google assistant have more options to let the voice assistant say what you want

@albertaguilar8088 Год назад

Hi, Wanted to use this feature to play some fun pranks. I have some sound files that should be played when a sensor is triggered. But I am experience the delay of a few seconds as too long for the experience to work/be fun. I have been testing both with Sonos one and HomePod mini with the Aqara sensors. Anyone have ideas how to not have a delay? Would be great for Halloween.😊