Control HomeKit and Shortcuts with a Stream Deck

[@AuthenTech]

The better icons suggestion is awesome, thank you!

[@carlosRmoore]

This is awesome! Clear and precise. Drove me crazy knowing it was possible in 2024, but could never figure it out. This will do until Elgato decides to put this into their market place. Thank you!

[@danchiasson]

Great content as always Eric! Very helpful. I don't have a Stream Deck, but here's a small tip if you want to only use a single button to toggle on & off (saving a button on the Stream Deck): You can create a basic toggle style script in Shortcuts. Essentially you "Get Power State" of a device -> If Power State is 1, Set power off -> Otherwise, Set power on. Then assign that shortcut/app to an "on/off" button on the Stream Deck.

[@EricWelander]

That's a great suggestion Dan! Thanks for sharing this and for watching my videos

[@BorderlessCommerce]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Save that button!

[@justinsobojinski]

Would love some info on how you did the middle row screen stuff

[@erikulness5227]

Love the Stream Deck content! I treated myself to an XL almost a year ago and really like using it with my Mac.

[@EricWelander]

Thanks Erik! That sounds wonderful. Enjoy

[@nfan883]

You video makes my path towering Elgato much easier. Subscribed already.

[@cmejia9]

Thank you! I have a Lopuedeck CT - photo/video editing console similar to stream deck. I followed the same steps to create the shortcuts, and used a similar approach in the Loupedeck software to assign the buttons to the app launching.

[@EricWelander]

That’s great! I’ve heard good things about the Loupedeck but I haven’t tried one

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Great video Eric. I will have to try this out. I have not taken advantage of my Stream Deck outside of streaming. Thanks for the info.

[@EricWelander]

Hey Craig! Great to see you here. Thanks I hope this helps. Stream Deck can be a powerful tool for lots of things. It's also great to see you exploring HomeKit more!!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Thank you Eric. The new 15 button arrived today to replace the original. I appreciate the welcome into the HomeKit world. I have been 75% HomeKit for a while. But It was time to go all in on it and let the world know.😀👍

[@BorderlessCommerce]

Is there a toggle function so you don't need to take 2 buttons but just one? Or you must have 1 as on and 1 as off?

[@vineetsharma189]

Amazing Content. Exactly what I needed to figure out on using Smart Devices with Elgato Stream Deck. Thanks !

[@garybellarsmusic895]

Really helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to make the video.

[@markfischer6850]

Woo thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to do this easily for a while now. This beats having to route stuff through HomeAssistant.

[@scottpolasky]

I set this up with August Door locks and Apple Home Kit. Thank you.

[@timothymeade-on-twitter]

Outstanding. Exactly what i was after. Most of the bugs fixed also. Works fantastic!

[@_L.L.]

Can I do the same things with the loupe deck live?

[@_L.L.]

Can I do the same things with the loupe deck live????

[@inkeye1]

Hey Eric - After some experiementing with the Stream Deck mobile version - You can control shortcuts through a Stream Deck plugin and you can control Sonos through a shortcut add-on called Soro. There is a slight delay in execution of the action but it works pretty well.

[@MottiWolkenbruch]

Thank you! Even better!

[@murviper]

I would like to be able to as you have use Steam Deck & Keyboard Maestro to be able to control where I place applications on my three-screen setup, but been unable to configure keyboard maestro

[@RichardIgnacio]

That's awesome. I ididn't know about the Shortcuts app or SF Symbols!

[@georgezolla4580]

Great video! I learned how to make Shortcuts control my HomeKit. A seperate video on using Shortcut on Homekit would be great.Can I use an image file to creak Shortcut icons?

[@EricWelander]

Thanks George! I appreciate the content idea for a video about using Shortcuts to control HomeKit. You can't set a custom icon for a Shortcut inside the shortcuts app, but there are some creative ways to use a custom icon on your iOS Home Screen to trigger a shortcut.

[@antoniogiroz]

I just discover your channel. It's amazing!

[@EricWelander]

Thank you! I’m glad you are enjoying my content

[@_L.L.]

Does Apple Siri shortcuts also works with a lopedeck?

[@uninfamous]

This was a well thought out video. Kudos!

[@unquestionabletv]

my shortcut doesn't show up in the finder where you said or anywhere for that matter, even though the finder checkbox has been checked.

[@ChrisKaplan]

So good explained! Thx! Great videos!

[@MobileGamerDude]

Is there any way to do this with a PC? I have a feeling there isn’t,

[@RACAPE]

Home Assistant

[@the88538]

Thank you eric

[@KylersStudio]

Great tips!!

[@BenBazan]

Excellent video and a good reason to get new toys for the home.

[@KingGGs]

Great video keep it up!

[@tombe1412]

I see absolutely no use for what is basically an obsolete thingie.

[@midgeta6864]

Way too much info for a 13 minute KZbin with a lot of “all ready did” “not gonna show” click click click yada yada yada, other programs needed… way too fast Dude!! Usually love your tubes.

[@EricWelander]

This video gets a little into the parallel world of Mac automation which is something I’m passionate about but isn’t home automation, so yeah many apps and terms might be less familiar. But give it some more videos and I bet you’ll pick up more soon