AMAZING Siri Shortcut for HomeKit! 🤯 You Gotta Try This!

This is a tutorial showing how to create a Home Status report for your smart home using Siri Shortcuts. It will check the status of your HomeKit accessories and provide a report showing you only the things you need to know. Towards the end we'll discuss a few variations and possibilities to take this further.

This will utilize the power of variables in Siri Shortcuts and serves as a good introduction to variables if this is new to you. An iPhone or iPad and HomeKit accessories are required to follow along.

Download Shortcut: https://geni.us/HomeStatus
*You will still have to configure the shortcut with your Home accessories and menu Items. As mentioned towards the end of the video, there are multiple methods that work for something like this. Find the best method for your needs.

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🎥 Recommended Playlists:

HomeKit 101 Playlist: Getting Started
https://geni.us/GettingStarted

Automations & Shortcuts Playlist:
https://geni.us/AutoPlaylist

🎥 Recommended Videos:

Smart Notifications for HomeKit (Using PushCut App)
https://youtu.be/cUbXnCSZJq0

Control Your Smart Home With NFC Tags!
https://youtu.be/o1h4rmijT9M

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Video Chapters:
0:00 Overview
1:37 About Variables
2:16 Adding Info to Variable
10:57 Creating Notification
11:43 Add to Home Screen
12:50 Other Methods
13:25 Running on HomePod
14:37 Creating a Menu
19:09 Get Creative!

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