HOW TO: Flash Your HOMEKIT Lights as an ALERT Automation

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Today we are setting up two simple HomeKit automations that will flash different lights when they are triggered. One will be triggered by a HomeKit door sensor and the other will be triggered by a doorbell (HomeKit button).
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@nickziemer8123 3 года назад

As a Deaf person thinking of getting a smart home setup, THIS. WAS. AWESOME! Thank you, Shane.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Great! Thanks for watching!!

@randygreen007 2 года назад

Absolutely and I’ve suggested this exact situation to Amazon in hopes they will incorporate something like this into their system.

@EricWelander 4 года назад

This is a really great use of Shortcut automations in the Home app...and a great tutorial for it too. Nice job Shane!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Eric!

@gcsealey 4 года назад

Shane, this was very helpful. I honestly did not know the Advanced "Convert to Shortcut” option even existed in the Home App. Thanks for showing me the way today.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Awesome Greg! I’m glad this was helpful!

@scareymons 4 года назад

HI Shane - my husband and I are doing a MASSIVE remodel on our existing home and adding a detached garage with workout studio. As we got into it, I decided to automate as much as possible and chose the Homekit route. I stumbled on this channel and have take a ton of your advice. Your experience, input and accessory reviews are super helpful!! I have made decisions on several accessories based on your advice. I am just starting to play with the shortcuts. So, thank you for sharing your experience. Keep up the awesome work!!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks so much for the support! Your remodel sounds pretty awesome! Good luck with your setup!

@sky_pilot1 4 года назад

Thanks Shane, this is really helping make my Homekit setup even more useful! Please keep the automations coming!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Will do! Thanks for watching!

@jonathanitin9065 4 года назад

Dude, you’re awesome. Been Playing with HomeKit for a couple years and had no clue you can now convert to shortcut until just now. Powerful stuff!!! Gonna dismantle my whole setup and back to the drawing board. Outstanding job with this video!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Jonathan! Be careful "dismantling your whole setup"...that makes me nervous! 😬 Glad the video was helpful! Good luck man!

@jonathanitin9065 4 года назад

Shane Whatley yes huge PITA but won’t be the first time and this will be worth it lol.

@tharais 4 года назад

Shane: You got me all excited with this. And, I have no doubt it works as you have demonstrated. But, it turns out there is a caveat I didn't hear you mention. And, it's a reminder to me of why I always balked at IT equipment regular upgrades ($$$) from the dark days of when I worked with mainframes. (Yes, I'm that old!) I have long wanted the motion sensor in my Arlo Pro 2 that's aimed internally, at my front doors, to flash a table lamp in the living room at night. This would likely be enough to scare an intruder off more quickly than an alarm response. You provided the perfect solution. Or, so I thought. Well, I jumped right in on my iPhone X and started setting up the automation as you did. Only, when I go to "Convert To Shortcut" I get a message: "Software Update Required....To add an automation, make sure the software on your home hub is up to date." Well, my Home Hub is a first gen, iPad Air I had around. But, it won't update past iOS 12.xxx. All our other Apple devices are on the latest iOS. But, I wonder for how long. Particularly our gen 3 Apple TV. Which I can't use as a Home Hub and which actually has no meaningful use for us since we acquired ROKU TVs. So now, I'll have to spend $$$ to get a new device for my Home Hub. :-( I don't want an Apple TV. I don't really want an Apple. Don't want a HomePod as it would provide no other use for us other than as a Home Hub. And, it would be a waste of a current model iPad to use it as a dedicated, Home Hub...... Like I said, I lived through this kind of thing with IT in business long ago. We'd buy the latest and greatest hardware only to have the manufacturer tell us two years later that, we have to upgrade to the newest operating system to use the then current features. Which wouldn't work on our "old" hardware. So, we'd buy new hardware with the latest software and..................... You get the idea.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

I understand the frustration. But in my opinion I think Apple does a pretty good job at making older devices compatible with their latest operating systems. The first generation iPad was released in 2010, over 10 years ago. With the pace of technology, it's hard to expect something that old to keep up. And if it's still usable, then that's saying something...you just can't use it as a homekit hub. I'm still using an old iPad air 2, release in 2014...6 years ago with the latest iPad OS. That's what I'm using for my wall-mounted iPad, but I know it's just a matter of time that it won't be upgradable anymore being so old.

@tharais 4 года назад

Shane Whatley Yes. I’m considering picking up a used iPad as the most cist effective option I have for a home hub. Or, buy a new one for my wife and convert her old one into our home hub. But we have had unresolved issues with the iPad as a home hub and our Arlo video doorbell (not homekit compatible) that can be irritating at times. 🤔

@stephenl4845 4 года назад

Brilliant Shane, this is so helpful and opens up a ton of new things I can do with our smart home.

@ModernDayTech 4 года назад

Pretty sweet stuff Shane. Very helpful. I think this helped me figure out a new way to automate checking the weather and perception every day and put the eve aqua into a delay scene with no further action from me. Keep up it buddy!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Eric! Shortcuts are awesome for automating common tasks!

@KanIkFindeEtNavn 4 года назад

Shortcuts inside HomeKit is a very nice tool for some tasks, but I wish it was a bit more advanced😃 There is some statements I wish they included, like more loop functions instead of only having the repeat loop😄 A while loop would be very handy😋 I made a shortcut that runs if our alarm system goes off. All colored lamps turn red, and all lights starts blinking at 100% brightness until the alarm is manually turned off. In this case a loop that goes on until some parameter changes would be VERY welcome😂

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

KanIkFindeEtNavn hopefully they will continue to improve the capabilities of shortcuts, and I believe they will. That is an awesome shortcut that you set up by the way. I have been wanting to do something similar and you might have inspired me to actually do it! 👍🏻

@KanIkFindeEtNavn 4 года назад

Shane Whatley Instead of using shortcuts 100%, I ended up making an virtual switch in homebridge that has an virtual moition sensor included, so when the switch is activated the motion sensor goes on and off with 1 sec intervals. That was the best solution for me, for getting a stable on/off that repeated until I disabled the switch again 😅

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

KanIkFindeEtNavn nice! That’s a creative solution. Very cool!

@r.walker346 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this useful information. I do have one question tho. Upon following your instructions, the “Convert to shortcuts” button isn’t there. I am trying to set this up on my iPad, just like you. Any ideas? Thanks!

@uniqueflh2941 4 года назад

Cool stuff Shane. Office looks awesome!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Bradley Reece thanks man! It’s definitely coming along.

@MrNavest Год назад

This is great, Thank you! I have set this up but I am struggling with just a tiny thing. Would it be posible to set the light back to it's original state? For example flash red 100% brightness but then set it back to what it was, lets say white 30% brightness. How would you set that up? Can't figure it out.

@user-he8qc4mr4i Год назад

Priceless! Thank you for sharing!

@HomeKitAuthority 4 года назад

Nice video shane! I love the planet in the corner of the demo

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Jon!

@regislefloch9138 3 года назад

Thanks Shane for yours videos! It really helps. Just a question about this one. Let’s say that my light is already on when the blinking happens, then the light will turn off. How could I do to keep the light on after the alert since it was on before?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! At about 5:55 I showed an automation using an IF statement. Just do the same for what you want. IF the light is on, flash five times and then turn it on...OTHERWISE, flash it five times then turn it off. Hope that makes sense.

@regislefloch9138 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates thanks a lot! That helps

@willpapke1286 2 года назад

Very very very helpful! Thank you.

@MortyP Год назад

Good one. I set this up with my Hue Strip light Plus and a few simple Hue LED filament bulbs… They all only turned on once, and crocked out with this error message and stalled. “Accessory is out of resources.” I did play with the timing and upped the intervals etc. No change. I do have a slew of Hue products shared over two Hue bridges. Any idea if why this may be the case?

@rivertonrock 4 года назад

I love advanced Shortcut automations in the Home app, and I’m excited they’re finally getting some love! We use flashing lights for coffee automation, popcorn machine automation, garage door and home alarm automations. I’ve even mimicked the Hue motion sensor’s behavior, because I like how it dims lights before shutting them off, giving the occupant a moment to re-trigger the sensor. Quick question, Shane: is that Aqara button outside, and how is it holding up?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Brian May those are some great automations! Nice job! Yes, the Aqara button is outside, however it is under a covered front porch. So it doesn’t really ever get wet. I live in the south, with hot and humid summers, and doesn’t ever get too cold for too long. It has held up fine for quite a while out there. Still using it.

@europlane77 4 года назад

Mine is outside on the shadow side of my house. This year we had - 6 degrees celsius. It works just fine.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@europlane77 good to know. Thanks for sharing!

@myHomeKithome 4 года назад

What a great idea! This gives me tons of ideas for some other automations. Thanks Shane!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Dustin! Look forward to seeing what you come up with!

@iandrono 4 года назад

Really cool... do you know if there’s a way to not only set the light to the previous power state but the hue, brightness and saturation? I couldn’t find a way in shortcuts to set those values in control home item...

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Iván! Unfortunately, I have not found a way to set the lights to the exact state they were initially. As you see in the video, it is possible to GET the brightness, power state, etc and even add it to a variable for later use. But I have not found a way to apply those states to the light after it flashes. So the only thing I've been able to do is to specify the settings after the light flashes. Maybe a common setting that is always used for the light? I think this method works best for lights that either don't have color settings (smart wall switches for example) or lights that you usually keep a certain setting for (so you can set it to that after the flash).

@Ayode1121 4 года назад

I was struggling trying to do that, and same result, not found. That's a shame^^. But it made me play with Shortcuts, so now I understand more how powerful it can be. Thanks a lot for this video again ! (And don't hesitate to tell us if you found a way to get previous states for smart bulbs^^")

@europlane77 4 года назад

Awsome Shane, you didnt forget me. Love your new office. Congrants. Now my aqara alarm flashed red in the whole house, but Shane it takes almost 5 seconds between flashes. On both 1 and 2 and 3 seconds it takes forever.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks! That's interesting. Have you put a wait action at the end of the repeat (maybe try if you haven't)..so it would be lights on, wait, off, wait, repeat. Not sure if that would help. Different smart lights seem to act a bit differently too depending on how fast they turn on, etc. so it may just be the lights themself and not much you can do.

@treyprewitt7085 2 года назад

That help me out big time Shane.

@CaptMCFox Год назад

You just helped crack though a mental block. This really helped a lot. Now, if my wife is gone and I’m home alone and my elderly mother goes in the kitchen, I get an alert.

@ShaneCreates Год назад

That's great! I'm glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!

@BarneyCraggs 2 года назад

Decent job that sir. Super helpful. Any ideas how to clone the Home Shortcut to another automation? Would be great to have lights blink based on one or more of say motion sensors being triggered

@dbrewood 4 года назад

We're trying to work out if the following is possible (I think not). If (nobody is home OR it is between 22:00 and 04:30) AND motion is detected on a motion sensor then send a iMessage to contacts & flash a light. From what I can see there isn't a way to see if folks have left home and to OR that state with a time period. Or for that matter to send an iMessage?

@faengelm 2 года назад

Very well done!

@sarooprince 3 года назад

Thank you very much Shane got this set up with individual variables for separate lights love it just wondering if I can get it to flash two colours and repeat

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Sure, just add another action to control your homekit accessory and change the color inside your repeat action. Haven't tried that so I'm not sure how reliable it will be flashing different colors, but it works in theory. Might have to add a little wait action in there... it will probably depend on how responsive your lights are.

@sarooprince 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Hi Shane thank you for the reply appreciated as always. Did as above and the lights I’ve choose. Flash the colours and other just have a 2 second delay instead of one works perfect that you :)

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

@@sarooprince great!

@wbulondon6299 3 года назад

Loved the video, Shane. Would this type of thing work for notifications on an IPAD? Say a desk light will flash until you dismiss the notification on the IPAD?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Sending a notification triggered by a homekit sensor or device is a whole other beast. That is not easily accomplished. Maybe using something like the pushcuts app... but I'm not sure. Haven't tried that one.

@MemoriesArchived_L.E. 2 года назад

Thanks a ton!!! We have a special needs son, and been working on setting up lights to flash when certain doors and windows are opened. We are using Meross Ambient Lights. I have it flash red each, then return to on or off. But if on, I can set the color it goes to, but I can't figure out how to return it to the same color it was before the red flash. For example, I can set it to turn on to Green, but if it was Blue before the flashes, I can't figure out how to return it to Blue. Thoughts?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Hey Lucas, the only way I've found to do that with HomeKit lights is to use an app called Signals for HomeKit. It'll flash the lights and then return to the previous state. If you have a Mac that is always plugged in, you can use their new Mac app to create these types of automations. I talked about it in this recent video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPsw565jIoA.html

@martialb3662 4 года назад

Thanks for the video ! At least someone explaining simply the Siri Shortcuts !

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@martialb3662 4 года назад

Shane Whatley thanks for your vids ! They are the best for HomeKit on RU-vid! I follow a dozen of channels dedicated to HK and my opinion yours is the best ! Best regards from Switzerland !

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Martial B wow, thank you for the high praise and support!! 🙏🏻

@Surend89 2 года назад

Hey Shane, thanks for uploading a really useful video. I have been setting up HomeKit ecosystem and I really needed this automation since we have a toddler at home and those loud doorbell sounds were annoying. While this video shows automation for a single bulb, would it be possible to run the same automation on all the smart bulbs and HomePod in the house ? Say I have a Aqara D1 wireless switch and if we press once, all the smarts lights flash simultaneously? Any suggestions?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Yes, you can add as many lights as you want to the automation. Or create scenes and add them to the repeat action to turn on and off. You can also take a look at the Signals app, which is pretty nice, especially if you have a Mac that you can use it on.

@melvintan5117 4 года назад

Another great video Shane! Take care and stay safe

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thank you Melvin, same to you!

@GeovaneMorgan 4 года назад

Great automation, what worked better for me to create a better flashing light effect was adding another 1 second wait after the turn off light command.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Geovane Morgan that’s a great point. I actually ended up doing the same, and I agree, it can make the flashing a little smoother. Thanks for sharing!

@JonathanBaileyn2u 2 года назад

Great job!

@Pifemaster 3 года назад

Shane, Thank you for the awesome video. Hopefully, you can help me tweak your automation slightly. I have a Lutron Caseta switch controlling a 120 volt siren. I configured your automation to flash my exterior lights when the switch is turned on. I have set the automation to repeat 600 times and it all works perfectly. The problem is that I would like the automation to stop when I turn the switch (siren) off. I can not find a way to end the repeat once it starts. I would love to have the automation stop when the switch that activates the automation is turned off. Any ideas?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Hmm... that may be a tough one. I'm assuming you've tried already a separate automation that, when you turn the siren off, simply turn off the light? Possibly consider using another IF statement within the repeat action that says IF the siren is ON, then flash. Then it would check to see if it's on/off each time and potentially stop when it is no longer on. I'm not sure how that would affect the repeat flashing action...if it would slow it down or mess it up. Could be worth a try though.

@Pifemaster 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thank you very much for the reply. After posting my question yesterday, I did figure out a solution and hopefully this will help someone else with the same problem. I inserted an IF inside of the repeat script looking to see if the siren outlet is OFF and if so, it will exit the shortcut. So now my automation looks like this: When Siren Outlet is ON > Repeat 600 Times > Set 3 Accessories On > Wait 1 Second > IF Siren Outlet is OFF > Exit Shortcut > Set 3 Accessories OFF > Wait 1 Second > End Repeat. I have tested it and so far it seems to work perfectly. It will run for 10 minutes unless I turn the siren off. Thanks again for your video. It was a great help in getting this figured out.

@yoyonanim 2 года назад

Hi Shane ! Is there a way to put back the state of the light after the scripting sequence ? Let say my light is at 75% (this is my variable) and I want to get it back to the same state after flashing it 100% to 0%.

@HaydeBitter 3 года назад

Great tip. Can i add that i receive a notification on my phone when the door opens? For example to create an alarm?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks! Unfortunately, we don’t have the ability to use send notifications in homekit automations or shortcuts. You could make it sound an alarm on a HomePod or something like that, but not send a notification or message.

@jim52356 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates How would you sound an alarm on homepod? I found the below article, but looks like apple is now making you subscribe to apple music in order to play an alarm? Below method no longer works :( www.jemjem.com/blogs/apple-products-how-to/how-to-use-a-homepod-as-a-homekit-alarm

@zenbrother 4 года назад

Shane, thanks for the awesome tutorial. I was wondering: do you notice much of a lag / delay between the trigger (for example door sensor opening) and the automation?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

I only use this for my doorbell currently. It’s pretty responsive for me but there are lots of factors that contribute. For example Bluetooth sensors will often have more lag than WiFi or zigbee, etc.

@kevinturnr 2 года назад

For smart bulbs they often take a second to fully dim off so I’ve set my hue bulbs to turn on to 75% > wait 1 second > 10% > wait another second, and after the repeat I have a full off action (haven’t yet updated this to return to original state). This way the “animation” of the light bulbs is less jarring.

@marcuscrellin8966 2 года назад

HI Shane great videos, good to see Apple HomeKit is becoming a lot more diverse in what it can do now, especially with Shortcuts and other apps like HomeKit Controller. I have a question regarding the flashing lights using the shortcuts. If you set up a shortcut to flash the lights, say 100 times, how do I include in the shortcut a script that will stop the lights from flashing when I turn off my Aqara hub?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

Thanks Marcus. You would probably need to do something like add an IF statement to check the status of the Aqara Hub. Exit shortcut IF the alarm is disarmed.

@marcuscrellin8966 2 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thanks Shane, yeah I have tried multiple variations of IF functions trying to get this to work and can't seem to manage it. If you have any ideas I would be really grateful if you can share, thanks Shane

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

@@marcuscrellin8966 New Automation > when security system is triggered > convert to shortcut IF Security System Current State is Triggered, turn light red. Otherwise "exit shortcut." Put that inside a "repeat" action for 100 times. Might take some tinkering and testing, but that's where I'd start.

@easyon54 Год назад

hi Shane, About for deaf needs assistance alert. I Wonder if this home kit hub device supports the device eufy doorbell camera able set up an ALERT Automation to notify the flasher that someone rings the bell for the deaf and can adjust how many flashes? what product is homekit model that I can find?

@TheYooToob2000 4 года назад

I like this one. I’m wondering if it’s possible to use something along these lines to create a slow dim automation. Set light to 100%, wait one minute, dim 1%. Or something like that

@TheYooToob2000 4 года назад

Set light to 100%, wait 60 seconds, set light to 99%, wait 60 seconds...and so on. It would be a nightmare to enter it all. But should work for slow dim.

@lahan08 4 года назад

Very interesting video. I did not knew about convert to shutcut. Any suggestions if I also want a email notification after light have flashed 5 times.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

lahan08 it is not possible “out of the box.” I’ve been able to accomplish it by using the “automation server” feature of the Pushcuts app, but that can get pretty complicated pretty fast. If you want to dive in, look up the Pushcuts app and specifically the Automatuon server feature.

@lahan08 4 года назад

@@ShaneCreates I just tested out the Pushcut app, but can't get it to work, as the Importing Shortcuts fails. Also can see it requires a subscription, and don't want to pay for this small feature. But I think I found a other solution on sending mails/sms triggered by an event. I already use a homebridge to connect my Ring Doorbell and Sonos to homekit. So can just configure the homebridge to sent an email/sms. So an Aqara alert will also send a email/sms now.

@DavidWicks1000 4 года назад

Thank you this video has helped me with a problem I’ve been having the convert to shortcut is exactly what I needed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Awesome, glad it was helpful!

@outtrun 4 года назад

Shane mate your a legend, im definitely going to use this method with my own setup, I have a lifx strip behind a small tv and I was looking for a way return it its original power state after a tv boot-up scene so thank you! Quick question, do you know any way to use shortcuts to control actions on you Apple TV besides from opening an app or simply play/pause? I want to know if I can launch specific content on my Apple TV from a HomeKit scene/shorctut. From my own research im pretty sure the answer is no, but you're the guy so its worth a shot! My dream of "Hey Siri We Gotta Go Back" triggering a specific light theme, Turning my tv on and playing Back To The Future from my apple movies library might still be a ways off. thank you Leo

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Haha thanks man! That would be a pretty awesome shortcut, but unfortunately I don't think this is possible still. We do get a few more Apple TV actions available in shortcuts with iOS 14, but still no way to control specific content as far as I know.

@cartermw 4 года назад

Awesome automation for hearing impaired individuals!

@RalfZille 3 года назад

Also for the hearing people. Who play the game with headphone and it can not hear the doorbell.

@HToubro 4 года назад

Dude, that’s a very nice workaround. I’ve been jealous of your flashing LED strip ever since you showed that, however, and I believe you state that, the accessory needs to support natively. This is a bit slow compared to that flash, but it’s an inventive alternative to make it work with others 🙂 Now if I could only get the Aqara hub to make a sound when the door bell is pressed, but I can’t really figure that one out. Because of it being EU it’s limited to HomeKit and I can’t get the Mi app to work with it, which you have recommended to me before, but I forgot to answer that. Thanks for your videos, I enjoy them a lot. Stay safe.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Henrik Toubro thanks for watching! Yes, the “light effect mode” is better but most lights don’t expose that to HomeKit. I’m not sure how to get the Aqara hub to ring as a doorbell without using the Mi home app.

@pepreo1546 Год назад

is it possible that they changed something in newer iOS versions. I can’t find many of those screens in my Automations App in Homekit 🤔

@geetmadan1991 3 года назад

this is an amazing idea. i would add one thing. Maybe you can check the state before starting the repeat action and restore the state. So if the light was on before it flashed, it would remain on after the shortcut is done.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Thanks! That’s what we did in the second automation in the video.

@geetmadan1991 3 года назад

@@ShaneCreates haha I guess I commented too soon lol sorry about that

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

@@geetmadan1991 hey no worries! Thanks for watching!

@tonyferrandino8770 2 года назад

I am using aqara camera to turn on light when sensing motion, after a minute light turns off and trips motion again. So in a loop. Any thoughts on how to correct this?

@luisdemetrio3053 4 года назад

Nice video as always. I was searching for a mini buzzer to act like a sound alarm, any suggestions Shane? Another question: Would it be possible to create a scene to turn or off your lamp automation you created in your video?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Luis. For the first question, there is only one product that I've ever used personally that exposes a sound alarm to homekit that you can actually use in automations, etc. That is the Onvis door sensor/burglar alarm. This product has some pros and cons (did a review a while back) but a recent update did seem to expose the alarm sounds to homekit so you can call on them in automations. It is not very obvious and requires some tinkering using a 3rd party HomeKit app such as the Eve app to get it to work. But I was able to create an automation to sound the alarm using a completely separate homekit sensor. Not sure I understand the second question. You want a scene that triggers the flashing light? If so, it could be done but would probably require you to use a separate homekit accessory as a trigger, then add it to a scene. Then create an automation for when that accessory turns on, run the shortcut.

@luisdemetrio3053 4 года назад

Shane Whatley basically it is to use your light automation as an alarm with the possibility to turn on or off when I want. Thank you!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@luisdemetrio3053 Ok, so yea, you would probably need to use a homekit accessory as a trigger. For example, when the smart plug turns on, run the shortcut, and visa versa. The no need for a scene...just turn on/off your smart plug. Dummy/virtual switches are great for this kind of thing if you are using homebridge. Also, there is something called light effect mode in homekit, but the only lights I've seen that expose it is the Vocolinc lights (any of their bulbs or light strips). With those lights, you can create scenes in homekit with light effects like the flashing lights. I made a video on that as well a while ago.

@luisdemetrio3053 4 года назад

Shane Whatley Thanks Shane

@jesperplgersrensen6053 3 года назад

Hey again. I have a lot off hue bulb. I don’t want to switch them out. I’m building an alarm system like you show in another video. Can I use this teknik to make my light flashing. I can’t find a way to let a scene Activate a shortcut. I have plugs light, homepods, but I can’t make my light flash. Only in shortcuts.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

You can't flash most lights within scenes. You must use shortcuts/automations for that. You could create an automation that could trigger the shortcut to flash lights.

@atomicdetailsoc 2 года назад

is there a way to add a condition for this alert to only play at specific times? i have it working but want to see if there was a way to make it alert only at certain hours…

@lordvectivus1 4 года назад

Nice job bro, i want to start in to some home kit stuff, where is a good place to start ?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Victor! I have a playlist on my RU-vid channel, also on my website, with a few videos that cover the very basics of HomeKit. From there, I’d probably recommend smart light switches. That lets you automate your existing lights, and still use the physical wall switches if you want. I’d also look into a good router or mesh WiFi if you haven’t already. That is essential once you start adding lots of smart devices to your home.

@lordvectivus1 4 года назад

Shane Whatley Thanks bro

@sskalin30 4 года назад

Shane cool stuff. I saw your other video with the NFC tags that you can add a vibrate to your Shortcuts and I thought this would be really cool when the doorbell rings too. However, in Shortcuts I try to search for vibrate and nothing shows up. What am I missing?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks! If you are using the "convert to shortcut" from a homekit automation, a LOT of the norma shortcutl actions are not available...unfortunately.

@randyvonmagnus2471 Год назад

Shane, this is perfect for stopping my dogs from barking at the door bell.

@andrewa8367 4 года назад

Great video! Thank you for sharing this!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Andrew A thanks for watching!

@COLT45UK 2 года назад

I'm glad that I found this "partically" solution. However, how do I correctly setup a shortcut that allows multiple lights to return to the last state it was set at. i.e. My study room light is on, my hallway lights is off. When the doorbell presses, all lights flashes and when it's finishes, all lights appears to be stuck on. How do I make sure that hallway lights goes off like it was and leave my study room light on as it was? - (I'm talking about 10 lights around my home - I can't just manually turn them all off 1 by 1 everytime someone presses the doorbell? ;) - Hope you can reply back or make a new video of it? Thanks 👍

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

I discussed that around 6:20 in the video. You can't go back to the exact state, using color, but you can turn the light either on or off, after the automation, based on that state. Also might wanna look into this video, using the Signals app gives you some options for something like this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPsw565jIoA.html

@COLT45UK 2 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thankk you, will give that a try. Keep up the nice video.

@RalfZille 3 года назад

Hi. Thanks for this video. I like flash for the doorbell. I am hard of hearing (almost deaf). This codes are not easy with Philips Hue. I want to learn the codes for Automation. 👍🏻

@techytime6197 4 года назад

Thanks for this!

@Paulgarfunkle 4 года назад

Another awesome video!

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thanks Karl!

@robynharpeng9786 3 года назад

Hi is there any chance any of like text notications, messagner, clock alarm and more things from apple apps as you may be aware there is disabitility need visual alert like hue phillip to blink lights I am deaf myself and i normal use Andriod and i have them all set up and I am doing apple now as there is lots people needs assist with this and I am trying to help ard with their needs. I have no idea how to start with it as i have watch few video but still have no idea to beging to start on with. I have got everything hue and lights set up with andriod but id like to learn more on Apple and im using ipad. Could you help me out? Many thanks Robyn

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Hi Robyn, thanks for watching. Apple has a lot of accessibility features built in. You might want to look through this if you haven't already: www.apple.com/accessibility In regards to your home, maybe you can set up automations like in this video for flashing lights. Or in my latest video, I showed how to use an app call Signals for HomeKit to flash lights - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESAxVW1DY6A.html Maybe that will be helpful too.

@woliver79 Год назад

Can you do an updated video this with the new automations?

@stephenl4845 4 года назад

Shane, using this video I was able to setup an alarm for my barn that flashes the lights 10 times when I open the door, if the alarm is not set to off by the time the lights stop flashing then a siren goes off. Awesome! Now I would like homekit to send my phone a message that the siren has started. Any ideas?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Very cool! It might be possible depending on what type of siren you are using...whether or not you can turn on homekit notifications for that device. But otherwise, this is something that is not very easy to do since homekit shortcuts are much more limited than the standard shortcuts we can make. I managed to do something similar using pushcuts, which requires a dedicated iOS device running an automation server 24/7. This dedicated device is basically used to run the shortcuts and can therefore send text messages and do a number of other things. But it is not a very elegant solution and might be more trouble than it's worth, or maybe not, up to you. It's shown in one of my past automation videos.

@stephenl4845 4 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Thanks for the fast reply! The siren is a basic 110 noise maker and I am attaching it to a smart plug. I have Homebridge running on my Mac 24/7 that lets me setup virtual switches etc. (before your wonderful shortcut tutorial this is how I flashed my lights) My "Barn Alarm" is one of those virtual switches. When I open the barn door Homekit checks to see if the Barn alarm is on, if yes lights flash 10 times to give me time to flip alarm to off, if Barn Alarm is off I can come and go through the door without the disco lights. There is mention of sending text and HTML messages with Hombridge but it is currently outside my skill set. If I cannot figure it out I give pushcuts a try. Keep up the genius work. FYI: I figured out how to tell the direction of a vehicle travelling on my driveway and execute homekit commands accordingly. Happy to share if it something you would find useful.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@stephenl4845 wow that driveway tigger is pretty awesome. I'm always happy to hear how people are doing cool things like that. Since you have home bridge, you might want to look into a virtual alarm/security system plugin. I haven't used one personally, and can't remember the name, but I've heard from others who have done this. The idea for you is...IF you can get a virtual security system exposed to homekit through homebridge, then you should be able to get notifications if the security system is triggered. At least I would think, since that is how regular security systems work that are exposed to homekit. Hope that make sense.

@stephenl4845 4 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Here is my DIY to attached a non-homekit driveway alarm to my smart home: I purchased the Dakota driveway alert with two break beams. I also purchased two electromagnets and two Eve door sensors. I can now tell what direction the vehicle is traveling (our country driveway is ~ 600 ft) If the vehicle is arriving I trigger the front porch lights on (if night) and I flicker some lights inside the house and my workshop. When the beam is broken it sends a signal to the Dakota receiver which plays a chime and applies power to the electromagnet. Glued to the electromagnet is an Eve window/door sensor. The electromagnet activates the Eve sensor (which is Homekit compatible of course) Using electromagnets meant no soldering, and this is the trigger for automation and scenes in Homekit. Here is a picture: imgur.com/a/pBQ9wAf

@sskalin30 4 года назад

Shane, What happens if the accessories are in a powered state of on already? And your Shortcuts starts with turning the accessory on and then off?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Everything will still work fine. The last shortcut made in this video checks to see if the light was on or off, then after it flashes the light, turns it either on or off depending on what the initial state was.

@simplyrepair 3 года назад

Does this still work? I don’t have the option to convert to shortcut

@imlon2 2 года назад

Here is an off the wall question. I have a home bar, that is Hockey related. I want to be able to push a button (when my team scores) that makes the LED's behind my TV that are blue to flash RED a couple times then go back to a solid blue, While also triggering a cheer sound to play over my speakers in the ceiling. Problem is I don't know how to make either of these work even without a button. Any ideas? Currently I only run Google, no hubs so I don't know if this is even an option. Any thoughts?

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

It can be done pretty easily in HomeKit using Homekit accessories and a HomePod. Not sure about using Google.

@imlon2 2 года назад

@@ShaneCreates do you have good setup instructions for Home Kit. Seems like everything I have doesn't use home kit. I don't think my Magic Home LED controllers work with Home Kit, if they do I cannot figure out how to make them work together.

@imlon2 2 года назад

I may be confused. Is HomeKit, the app on iphone? If not, than I need to look more into this.

@joelss94 2 года назад

I’m looking for clock alarm- flash light. Where I can find it ?

@dc-tc1th 3 года назад

as far as I can tell, you can repeat as many times you like ( i have a timer with repeat every 15 min ). The problem is that if it repeats for too long and something goes wrong ( usually communication with sensors, etc, ) the program will abort without notification. So you will think your automation is controlling the temperatura in your home but it is Actually Not ( and no way to know the automation had stopped )

@ashpole20 4 года назад

“Startle the piss out of each other” OK, we need an Eve Aqua under your chair; when that happens the dampness will be detected, then have a routine to turn on a HomeKit socket to electrify the door handle, hey even flash it five times! Just kidding! Another great video, thanks Shane.

@ashpole20 4 года назад

That’s Eve Water Guard 🤦‍♂️

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

😂 😂 I like the way you think!

@sarooprince 4 года назад

Hi @Shane do you know if there’s a way to set up shortcuts to do different actions depending on the time of day?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Sure do. Check out this video. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MQHeRI0o1us.html

@sarooprince 4 года назад

Shane Whatley then you so much Shane Appreciate the reply and help :)

@ducsue751 4 года назад

Do you have or know how to make a light flash every x minutes when enable? Example: during a routine workout where you want to be notify every 5 minutes has elapse so you can move on to the next exercise.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

That's a tough one. I'd start by trying the "wait" action in a shortcut and set it for 5 minutes and repeat. But sometimes shortcuts has problems with long wait times, so I'm not sure if that would work.

@nicojaa7035 6 дней назад

How can I get 1second to 0.1 second -> To have an alarm / strobe effect?

@ChampagneWasTaken 3 года назад

Hi guys, do i need an aqara hub for every room, or just one in the whole house?

@tavishsatrom8568 3 года назад

Just one

@ksticher2 4 года назад

Have you done a video on switches yet? I have been looking, but need a double DIN as most of my switches are double, but dont see any good ones out there, or that are in stock.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

light switches?

@ksticher2 4 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Yes

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@ksticher2 I made a video about a year ago using Lutron Caseta switches. I love them...no complaints at all. I've also recently installed light switches from Aqara. They are not available yet in the US but should be very soon. I will also release a video on those in the near future.

@ksticher2 4 года назад

@@ShaneCreates Can you put two Caseta next to each other to make a double-DIN and the wifi or communication won't be impacted? Ive heard there are issues when you put them together. Have you tested this?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@ksticher2 Not sure what a double-DIN is. Like a double rocker or two gang switch controlling two different lights? I have multiple Caseta switches in two and three gang switch plates and they work great side by side. Aqara will offer double rocker and single rocker switches once they become available.

@michkal91 4 года назад

Hi Shane, I am trying to make exactly what you did but as follows. I want the light in my room to flash 5 times if the door opens. After the 5 times I want the light to return to the previous state. Is it possible?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Unfortunately I have not found a way to revert the light back to the exact previous state. As seen in the video, we can GET the power state, brightness, hue, etc but there is no way to apply that info to the light. So the closest thing I've done is to determine if the light was either on or off, then based on that info, set the light to a specific color/brightness, etc. in the shortcut after the light flashes. I suppose you could take it further using more IF statements to determine what color, brightness it was then set it back to a similar color or brightness, which would require more steps.

@michkal91 4 года назад

Let me clarify. I mean, if the light was on to turn back on, if off to stay off. I tried the second method you provided however I have a problem with the variables. I cannot set the state.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@michkal91 Oh, in that case the method I used should work fine. It has worked form me. You use the variable that you set in the beginning at the end using the if statement. If the light was on (using variable) then "control your home" and set the light to ON, otherwise "control your home" and set the light to off.

@michkal91 4 года назад

Shane Whatley oh!!! You are right. One last question. At the if command you chose the eve lightstrip. I want the shortcut as follows. Every time the door opens flash 5 times bathroom light. If the light is on after the 5 times return to on. If off stay off. I am confused. What do I have to set at the if command?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

@@michkal91 Ok, then you would just skip that first IF statement with the eve light strip. That was to determine if I'm in my office so it would only run if so. But if you want your automation to run all the time no matter what, just skip that part.

@adrianvele5041 4 года назад

Thanks for the video, I’m shocking, you are very ingenious, very smart and very good idea 💡👍😱😳👊💪

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

@199wildman 3 года назад

How can I get a notification when a certain light is turned on? There is no opposition for notifications for lights.

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

No, you can't get a notification for lights. That is just an options for sensors, alarms, etc. in HomeKit.

@afmm007 4 года назад

Amazing

@JJCoxUTube 4 года назад

Do you know of a way to apply this flashing light to the ringing of a home landline phone or to a cellular phone ringing? Thanks

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

I'm not sure if that is possible.

@juliecalvert5615 4 года назад

With sound recognition becoming available in iOS 14, you might be able to make it work with that

@JJCoxUTube 4 года назад

Julie Calvert - I looked at that during the Keynote and in a few RU-vid videos, but they aren’t including a phone ring as one of the sounds. It would really be nice if they allowed you to sample a sound and allow that sound to be used as a ShortCut automation trigger.

@juliecalvert5615 4 года назад

@@JJCoxUTube Dang, that is disappointing. I know it can be done with smartthings and IFTTT with some bulbs. tap.gallaudet.edu/smarthome/

@eadmineadmin2374 Год назад

How to stop shortcut ( flashing action) if door was actually closed :) ?

@barryanthonyhall2945 4 года назад

Man... I don’t know how you do it but almost daily I wanna give up on my homepods actually working with anything. They don’t turn on the Apple TV and they can never find my Koogeek outlet.

@regislefloch9138 3 года назад

Do you use the app remote in shortcuts?

@joerobinnettebiden4723 3 года назад

How can I set a action like 15sec before a other action starts ?

@ShaneCreates 3 года назад

Just use the "wait" action.

@sherryadams4557 2 года назад

would be awesome if theres different ways to have flashing light for doorbell and fire alarm. Im a deaf person and I dont get the help from my Landlord so Im trying to find ideas for me

@randallpatrickc 3 года назад

Ha shortcuts! Wowza - didn’t;t even know about those

@Kgharney427 4 года назад

Do you know if there is a way to convert a scene to a shortcut as well. I want to create an interactive scene where Siri reminds them to do other things too when that scene is triggered.

@Kgharney427 4 года назад

And how do I get Siri to talk over the HomePod with the reminder of other things?

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

It sounds like the best option for you would be to create a new shortcut that includes setting your scene. You can set a homekit scene within shortcuts. And if you run the scene from your HomePod (hey siri) it will speak everything back over the HomePod. For example, my "start my day" shortcut (I always run using HomePod) sets my morning HK scene, gives me weather and calendar info for the day and asks if I want to play any music.

@Kgharney427 4 года назад

Thanks. When I create a new shortcut it says I haven’t set up that scene!?

@Kgharney427 4 года назад

That is what I tried first

@Kgharney427 4 года назад

Example. Hey Siri. Turn on the water. Ok it’s on don’t forget to turn on the breaker for the hot water heater.

@notbearygoodgeek2467 3 года назад

i'm just getting into homekit, but man.. i really wish apple has a way for us to just write out the code. it so time consuming doing it like that

@joshx413 4 года назад

Any way you could share the shortcut for "connect AirPods" 😊

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Sure! It is a very simple shortcut with only one action (set destination playback), but super useful and I use it all the time since I often change devices that I'm using my AirPods with. It works great from the home screen or widget area on your devices. I added it to my "favorite daily shortcuts" page so you can download it from there if you wish: shanewhatley.com/my-favorite-daily-shortcuts/

@joshx413 4 года назад

Shane Whatley thank you!

@joshx413 4 года назад

Shane Whatley Thank you!

@TheUnofficialMaker 2 года назад

how about a video on using homekit Signals.

@ShaneCreates 2 года назад

I've done a couple. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESAxVW1DY6A.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPsw565jIoA.html

@kylehigashi 4 года назад

At 4:00pm my kitchen lights flash 4 times. Used a shortcut to make this happen.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Nice!

@burogs 4 года назад

Dude, a shout out would have been nice. I sent you all the screenshots on how to do this months ago.

@ShaneCreates 4 года назад

Hey Burak, a few people have sent me similar ideas, screenshots and videos and unfortunately I didn’t record every one. Didn’t want to offend anyone by shouting out some names and forgetting others. Nothing but love man, we’re all just trying to learn from each other.