SwitchBot Works w/ HomeKit! Control IFTTT Devices in HomeKit with Hoobs!

[@ShaneCreates]

Purchase Switchbot Here (affiliate): Switchbot: geni.us/SwitchBot1 Switchbot Hub Mini: geni.us/SwitchBotHub Blog post and Full Terms and Conditions for the giveaway here: shanewhatley.com/switchbot/ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/shanecreates

[@hiiragizawa]

Do you know which country switchbot company is from?

[@ShaneCreates]

@@hiiragizawa Japan I think.

[@ashpole20]

Awesome tutorial Shane, thank you. I’ve come up with one idea. As you grow older, your health becomes a bigger concern and a Switchbot can help me with that. Using my Apple Watch to monitor my pulse whilst sleeping, it can trigger a Shortcut if my pulse stops; then activate a Switchbot to press the button on a ready connected defibrillator. Job done! 😂😘

[@ShaneCreates]

😂 perfect!

[@RayneWeddingFilms]

I’ve spent the last week watching all of your videos. INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for making these videos!

[@ShaneCreates]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!!

[@HomeKitAuthority]

Just watching this on Apple TV right now... now I have another house task to automate my girlfriends coffee machine! Thanks Shane!

[@ShaneCreates]

Haha nice! Thanks for watching!

[@Teacher_MarkCollins]

This video just made the HOOBS purchase worth it for being able to use IFTTT and my smart thermostat. Thanks for the awesome content! 👍🏼

[@ShaneCreates]

Awesome, glad it was helpful!

[@jay271190]

OMG I just set this up in no time (luckily was already using some IFTTT triggers for SwitchBot which made it super easy) thanks again!

[@johnyslats]

Dude thank you so much. Just getting into HOOBS with a DIY Raspberry Pi for my Switchbot. With a couple of tweaks to your instructions I now have a 'heater' that switches both on and off via HomeKit. Awesome!

[@ShaneCreates]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@CraigsTechTalk]

Great information Shane. I have the same style of Keurig and have been wanting to trigger it in the morning. Glad to see the switchbot worked well on the coffee maker.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Craig! Yea it has been working great for me!

[@MSDaytona]

Got my hub and bot today.Iinstalled everything on my coffee machine today. Works like a charm ! Thanks for the fantastic video

[@ShaneCreates]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. And thanks for watching!

[@BobBunch-ownyourlife]

I just won a package with Switchbot and I'm getting 3 of these so thanks so much for helping me see how I can use this with homekit bro. You're the best!!!! Thanks a bunch

[@ShaneCreates]

Awesome!! Glad it was helpful!

[@melvintan5117]

Cool video Shane. Been using the mini hub to control my AC...cool product.

[@BobBunch-ownyourlife]

Melvin Tan sweet. Can’t wait to try that when I get my starter kit. Thanks a bunch for sharing

[@SteveHinrichs]

This opens up so many opportunities. Thanks for the video.

[@ShaneCreates]

Sure thing, thanks for watching!

[@hjparma]

Good video as always. This is the kind of unique product reviews I enjoy about your channel, keep it up Shane!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thank you! Will do! Appreciate the support!

[@chrisr1843]

Thanks Shane. I've been trying to figure out how to control my Garden Projector Screen via the iPhone/Siri so I order 2 Bots plus the Hub and Bingo, It's working brilliantly. Keep up the great work

[@ShaneCreates]

Excellent! I'm so glad this is a solution that works for you! Thanks!

[@maxdempsey9943]

Amazing tutorial as always! Thank you dude I can now have my kettle boiled ready for when I wake up in the morning!

[@ShaneCreates]

Nice! Enjoy! Thanks for watching!

[@81Sazerac]

Awesome instructional video going through the whole setup process using ifftt and Hoobs.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching!

[@misschanhauying]

Very clear illustration, thank you so much!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertgalindo1786]

Great information Shane...I really appreciate and have learned a lot from your videos. 👍 I use my SwitchBot inside a Shortcut to turn my old stereo on, so I can stream music to the patio. The stereo receiver has a standby switch, so the SwitchBot “press” work perfectly for this application.

[@ShaneCreates]

Nice! Yea it’s a handy little device! Thanks for watching!

[@alondinbar6193]

waiting for Eero Pro (homekit router) review and insight from you! with all the hoobs\homebridge plugins and etc...

[@brittanyparker-vaughan2881]

Echo this.

[@mpizzetti]

Would love to see that too. I can't really connect to my Leviton and Wemo switches using the Eero wifi network.

[@Boinzy476]

Hey Shane. Any updates on when the actual SwitchBot Bot will be available for HomeKit?

[@01bigtrev]

I’ve had one of these for a while struggling for a use for it, I realised you need a SwitchBot hub to get the cloud features. So ended up using my raspberry pi and homebridge. There is a SwitchBot connection for that 👍

[@ShaneCreates]

Oh nice. I couldn’t find a plugin for SwitchBot. I’ll look again. Thanks for sharing!

[@idoshimoni123]

Which plug-in do you use?

[@01bigtrev]

Ido Shimoni I’ve got this one and there are a couple others I haven’t tried. Although I’m not current,y using the switchbot ive just checked the plugin with it and it’s working. Type the MAC address of the switchbot into the plugin and you’re all good www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-switchbot-button-presser

[@robswords9955]

Great explanation I’m sure but how awful to do all that to get to HomeKit

[@quericosuave]

That’s an amazing little gadget. No need to push a button manually anymore haha. What will technology invent next! Especially helpful on devices that can’t be controlled via a smart plug like my tower fan and humidifier. Thanks for sharing! And as always great video!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching!

[@briak]

It was exelent tutorial video! Thanks. I will try. (from Hungary)

[@ShaneCreates]

Thank for watching!

[@camaronruss9476]

It would be so cool to tell Siri to open my garage and my garage opens!

[@Yoskio]

Theres a special thing for that

[@camaronruss9476]

@@Yoskio We have a super old garage so it does not have the "smart garage controllers" I can put a switchbot on the button that opens our garage and do it that way!

[@Yoskio]

@@camaronruss9476 that’s a smart solution 😂

[@Kragome]

Great video. I am trying to automate my central air with the SwitchBot but to turn on and off requires pressing a button twice. Anyway to get it so pressing the SwitchBot in HomeKit triggers the SwitchBot to press twice?

[@1TN1]

Dude sweet! Thanks!

[@HughD]

Shane, this works and I've set it up for a bot I'm using. Since this video is two years old, is it still the best way to bring a Switchbot bot into Homekit? You did a nice job of explaining this. I have an aftermarket key fob for a car I have to park in my driveway at night and am using it to lock the doors each night so I don't forget to do it. If I share it with my neighbors I want to use the most current way of doing it. Thank you!

[@vicenters111]

Does it work with IFTTT without the hub? Or should I buy both to use with IFTTT?

[@ciarandeege6429]

Just use an automation?

[@anarhenry]

Great video, thank you! Want to make sure I understood, Hoobs is needed for automation? Seems like SwitchBot and Hub Mini are enough to voice control actions like pressing a button.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Nara. Hoobs is just needed in order to integrate the SwitchBot into HomeKit. You can use voice commands or the SwitchBot app without using Hoobs.

[@Hedrakk1]

Hi Shane! Have you tried to use HOOBS’ Switchbot plug-in instead? Is it good? Maybe it was not available when you first create this video. But it would be great to test those Switchbot Bots with the HOOBS plug-in. Keep up the great work!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! Yes, I have. And at the time of recording this video, that plugin was not available. But it does work well and I recommend using it.

[@Hedrakk1]

@@ShaneCreates Do you still need to use a Switchbot Hub if you’re using the plug-in?

[@ShaneCreates]

@@Hedrakk1 yes

[@KanIkFindeEtNavn]

Great video! I have a new smart- but dumb coffee machine like you, and i have the same problem 😅 I need to give this a try! -- Btw. i really like these "hack" it to be homekit compatible videos! I think 50% of my devices in my home isn't homekit compatible out of the box, but now it's kind of a sport getting it all into homekit 😂 After my coffee machine, the only thing i'm missing now is my extractor hood🤣

[@ShaneCreates]

Haha nice! Thanks for the feedback and for watching!

[@MrLukec1976]

Hi Shane, loving your work on HomeKit! Anyway to get the IR connected devises into HomeKit from the hub. I’ve got homebridge running on my Mac.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Luke! Yea, you should be able to use the same method in this video. You'll just need to choose the appropriate action in IFTTT...for example, choose the "control home appliance" action instead of "bot press."

[@MrLukec1976]

@@ShaneCreates Hi Shane, I’ve got it up and running. Sort of! For some reason it will turn off a device or turn off a scene. But to turn on I have to press the button twice and then the device is showing off but is now on. Can you do a video explaining the values for switches (mentions in the IFTTT GitHub description about using values if you have a different command for on and off) I’m not sure how to use trigger values. Thanks.

[@jaymacibe3731]

Don’t have HOOBS just Homebridge on my PC. Hope the setup would be most the same

[@ShaneCreates]

Should be very similar. There is actually a newer plugin that may be worth checking out, if you don’t want to go through IFTTT. www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-switchbot-openapi

[@m.b.4884]

Thank You for video! Shane, how can I turn on my PC remotely? Can SwitchBot help me with this action? For example, when I need turn on my render workstation PC at home, but I'm physically work with my laptop in another country.

[@syedibrahim6991]

How about Google mini? I already have Google mini..do I still need to get switchbot hub mini?

[@GBMark90]

What app are you using on the iPad mounted to the wall just after the into?

[@ShaneCreates]

Apple Home app in ipadOS 14 beta

[@GBMark90]

Shane Whatley I like the side bar

[@mrard1]

@shane: I’d pay a consulting fee for some help with my Hoobs set up. We could work via FaceTime or if you’re ever in need of a reason to visit Vegas. I have several Smart Life products I’m not able to use because of my lack of knowledge on Matter, etc.

[@pg8524]

I am not able to find "cloud services" on my SwitchBot. Do I need to download certain App?

[@jayburkllc6417]

Would you know why my switch bot does not have the turn on cloud services option in the settings? I do have a hub mini.

[@thetruthhurtsu]

I’ve never got IFTTT to work . Also shane, exactly how many HUBS are you using all together in your smart home?

[@victorruggiero9733]

All you have to do is leave the coffee pot on when you turn off the smart plug. That’s what I do, I have a hue smart plug and it always has my Keurig warmed up in the am before I go to work.

[@ShaneCreates]

I tried that but it didn’t work for me. The power button still had to be pressed each time the smart plug turned back on.

[@neildaveyneos]

For hoobs do I need the hoobs box? Or can I just install on Mac OS etc. Also do you know of a sound sensor or something I can use which has a sound sensor ( to detect if my dog is barking when I am away from the house) I have (many thanks to you) Aquara and Switchbot all working great!

[@ShaneCreates]

You can install on a Mac I believe, but it needs to be an always-on computer. Not sure of any sound sensors off the top of my head.

[@thejumpingarmadillo]

Can you set unlimited timers to get the SwitchBot to press every 10 mins, or space out a schedule of times every 10mins?

[@ShaneCreates]

Not sure if there is a limit, but you can set schedules in the Switchbot app. And if using it in homekit, you could also do the same there.

[@hometechreviews8444]

Wouldn’t you need another switchbot to press what size coffee size you want to truly make it fully automated? I was interested in buying them a long time ago but just seems a bit bulky to me. I’m trying to go completely hidden with my smart home tech so nothing stands out and just works! Cool video though

[@sportzspaz6303]

Great video. I find IFTTT to be extremely slow and now they charge a monthly fee so I'm wondering if you tried to set this up directly with Hoobs/Homebridge? Will you be reviewing the switch bot curtain?

[@ShaneCreates]

At the time of recording this I couldn’t find any plugins that worked directly with the SwitchBot, which is why I went with this method. It’s been working well for me. I did recently find a new plugin that does work though, which is nice...no need for ifttt with it. And yes I’ve been using the curtains for a little while and also planning on a video around that in the near future.

[@LosFerrer]

@@ShaneCreates which plug-in? Will you re-visit with the Homebridge plug-in please?

[@idoshimoni123]

Hi Shane, Which is the new plugin please?🙏😁

[@DjFuNkysara]

Do u have the latest ifttt plugin configuration for hoobs ? I trying to do this but the newer plugin is diff - need help

[@chrishuman762]

I would’ve left the button stateful in hoobs then you could tell in HomeKit if the coffee pot was on or off instead of the button always showing as off.

[@ShaneCreates]

Chris Human I would have, and tried that, but sometimes we’ll still use the actual button on the coffee pot which would mess up the state in HomeKit. That would work if we only used HomeKit to turn it on/off.

[@chrishuman762]

Shane Whatley Got it. That makes perfect sense. I’m slowing putting together my HomeKit home but don’t have much yet. Just some Phillips Hue light strips for under cabinet lighting in the kitchen and a smart plug for our patio lights.

[@sskalin30]

Hey Shane, any reason you haven’t done a review on the Eufy indoor cameras yet? The pan and tilt and the regular indoor? Both HomeKit ready with HKSV.

[@ShaneCreates]

No reason except I just don't have any of them. These cameras have gotten lots of coverage already from others. Is this something you'd like to see reviewed here?

[@EdziuFredziu]

idk maybe someone will respond to me because i'm not from USA i'm from Poland and i'm confused can i use the switchbot on bluetooth with Siri Shortcuts not Homekit?

[@abdullahal-ababneh1323]

hello Shane, I cannot link the swutchbot with web hook , could you please make a tutorial or provide me the steps please. thank you

[@bbruce65]

Good video. You do know that Keurig makes brewers that can be programmed to turn on at a set time and be on standby for hours. BTW: I know that is it not the point of the video.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks! Yea I know there are smarter Keurigs and coffee pots out there. But mine is very basic and it works fine. And didn’t really want to buy a new one. So that gave me a good excuse to experiment with these switchbots.

[@bbruce65]

Shane Whatley I get it. Thanks for the tutorial in IFTTT. I really have not dived in it yet. Programming is not my strong suit.

[@The3kproduction]

Hey Shane I think I have a better solution to automate the SwitchBot , I’ve had mines for a little over a month and I’ve finally figured out some pretty neat tricks! Let me know if your interested

[@ShaneCreates]

Sure, please share!

[@peterfrying4933]

Hey Shane! Been following the IFTTT debacle and was wondering if you had an alternative? I have much of my setup the way you instructed through this tutorial

[@ShaneCreates]

No, since I don't rely on IFTTT too much, I haven't been following it very closely. In fact, this is the only thing I'm using IFTTT for on a regular basis currently. @ModernDayTech recently released a video showing how to incorporate switchbot into homekit using hoobs and a smart things hub. So maybe that could be an alternative. I wish we had a good switchbot hoobs/homebridge plugin but I haven't been able to find one that works reliably.

[@98rollins]

Can this be used for press and hold scenarios? Like press for a specific time then release?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes you can configure that in the Switchbot app.

[@Sevbh12]

Thanks for the video. I haven't understood is the part where you use Hoobs. Do we need to buy a Hoobs server for our home to make this work?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, you need hoobs (or homebridge) in order to integrate the switchbot into homekit using this method. Hoobs can be purchased as the "plug n play" starter kit (easiest) or can even be downloaded if you want to set up your own raspberry pi.

[@idoshimoni123]

Thanks again for the great video! I am using a few Switchbots, one to open the intercom door, the other to turn on the home ventilation system. Is there a way to control long presses through IFTTT?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! You should be able to do that if you configure the SwitchBot in the SwitchBot app to perform a long press. Then I believe automations through IFTTT work however you have configured the bot in the SwitchBot app.

[@GuyStrumtza]

Hi Shane this is awesome !! I bought a product like switchbot but is don't release yet is name Keymitt Push and support homekit and because this review I think to cancel and buy switchbot thanks again I'm learning from you a lot

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching Guy!

[@ckeilah]

Will this temporary shut off a water heater when the dishwasher or garbage disposal is drawing more than 1a? Ah. No. 10 minutes and I see what this device really is. Also, I’m sick and tired of all this “smart“ devices that insist on phoning home to whoever made them. I don’t need or want someone else in my house! Aargh! X10 was great. I really just need a Load shed device, but nobody seems to make one that doesn’t require hardwiring.

[@steveauhc]

Hi Shane! I noticed in Home App, the switch bot title goes on and off quickly, is there any options for it to show on after a single press and show off after another single press?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, when you configure your button in hoobs, you just need to make it a stateful switch and then it will maintain the state until pressed again.

[@steveauhc]

@@ShaneCreates Great! Thanks for the info!

[@neileisenhut4297]

Building a new smart home and I want the thank you for all the great info. I am very green at this but very interested. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching Neil. If you are very new, I'd recommend checking out my "getting started" playlist. There are some videos there that start from the very beginning for anyone just getting started.

[@boinen2527]

Es necesario el hub mini para meterlo en hoobs para homekit?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, because the hub is what gives it wifi connection. Without the hub, it is only bluetooth therefore no way for hoobs or any similar method to connect.

[@asigivati1382]

do i have to buy the additional item except the switchbot in order to use siri's shortcuts? can't i just only use the switchbot? i know it will not work with Alexa but is it the same with Siri?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, you need the hub in order for it tow work in shortcuts.

[@Chabalaba83]

Great videos. Keep it up 👍🏼 by the way. Could you make a video about push notifications on an iPhone when a homekit scene is triggered? Maybe about hoobs? I want to get a notification when the alarm scene (like in your case „code red“) is triggered ☺️ I‘ve tried it with telegram (too complicated) 😅

[@ShaneCreates]

Ok, thanks for watching and for the suggestion! That is pretty tough to do unfortunately. I and I think would require something like hoobs or ifttt i'd imagine. Might be something to look into. Thanks!

[@Chabalaba83]

Shane Whatley I got some tips to install the delay switch plugin in hoobs. And maybe in ifttt with webhooks ?!🤔 I think you have to recreate the „code red scene“. So that‘s the point I‘m reaching my limits 🙈

[@jackgreenwood-allum3169]

Awesome as always. I know IFTTT is a paid service now but the "standard" has 3 applets. Is this enough to run the webhooks and if so is it 1 applet per web hook setup?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Jack! Yes you can use the 3 free applets. And yes, should be 1 applet per web hook. Also, worth noting, there is a new switchbot plugin available now. Here's the link below. I've heard it works well (with no need for ifttt) but I haven't had much chance to test it out personally. www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-switchbot-openapi

[@jackgreenwood-allum3169]

@@ShaneCreates sweet, thanks. I’ll check it out.

[@notmimul]

IFTTTTT ~

[@MSDaytona]

Hi Shane: How far away from your coffee machine did you place the hub ? Different room ?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, different room. Even on a different floor...no issues so far.

[@MSDaytona]

@@ShaneCreates Sounds perfect. Thanks for responding,. Appreciate it.

[@Stockvideomaster]

Hi, Do I need switchbot hub mini to connect switchbot to Apple HomeKit through ifttt and Hoobs?

[@ShaneCreates]

There is now a good SwitchBot plugin that you can use to eliminate the need for ifttt. Yes you need the SwitchBot hub.

[@Stockvideomaster]

@@ShaneCreates which plugin do you mean?

[@acereport8939]

Do you know how to use HomeKit for a ceiling fan without a wall switch? I can control the light using Hue but not the fan. I see plenty of fan controllers for other smart home systems but nothing available for HomeKit. Thanks

[@ShaneCreates]

I am not aware of anything other than wall switches. Unless your fan uses an remote, you may be able to hook it up to an IR blaster of some sort and tie it into homekit that way.

[@earroyo309]

My Switchbot is a HomeKit killer. Within an hour or so all the Nest detect will start saying they are offline. Then every Hue lights will start saying "not responding". If you wait long enough every HK will start having the same issue. Turn off the Switchbot and within 15 minutes everything starts coming back to normal. I have a large HK setup with almost 150 devices. My WiFi setup is Eero. Anyone else seen this? Sorry if this is not the type of question to ask here. I will delete if it is not. Good review Shane!!!

[@ShaneCreates]

No problem, thanks Edgar. Personally I haven't experienced that issue. I've been using one switchbot daily in my homekit setup, via hoobs as described in this video and the rest of my devices are still working fine. Hopefully someone can will have an answer.

[@earroyo309]

@@ShaneCreates I purchase one to try them out for the exact application as you - coffee maker! Every time a new firmware is released I update hoping that is the firmware that fixes the issue. I will keep trying and hoping.

[@Kgharney427]

Is this strong enough to turn on a breaker? How can you tell if a device is on or off before using it?

[@ShaneCreates]

There are many ways you can configure this. For me, I only intended to use homekit functionality to toggle the button on in my automations/scenes and I figured myself or others in the house would still want to use the manual button at times. And if someone used the manual button it would mess up the state in homekit, so I just set the homekit switch to toggle on/off immediately so I could place it in my morning scene (and my coffee pot turns off automatically after a certain amount of time). You can set the switch as a stateful switch (stays on until you turn it off), you can set different webhooks for the on and off actions (triggerOn, triggerOff), and even delays if you want. In addition, you have different modes and setting in the switchbot app for the actual device as well (press mode, switch mode). Hope that helps. I'm not sure if it's strong enough for a breaker. I would guess probably not, but can't say for sure.

[@Kgharney427]

I have been looking at this since you reviewed it. I think you may have skimmed over a really important and useful feature of the Hub. It is an IR blaster! You can control any IR device in the room. Can you do an in depth on that part too? Anything IR can be linked to Shortcuts and Siri.

[@amankikani4354]

how did you make a hoops account, I can find the spot where I can sign up

[@ShaneCreates]

hoobs is a small local server that must be running in your home. I made a whole video on that a while ago. It should be linked in the video’s description.

[@amankikani4354]

@@ShaneCreates Ok, Thanks. Great tutorial. I have got it running with a home bridge app running on my raspberry pi. Thanks

[@peterfrying4933]

I’ve been getting Error 190. Hub logs the command but doesn’t execute and shows unknown error 190. Anyone else?

[@slik]

I would buy 3 right now if it supports HomeKit shame it doesn’t

[@ShaneCreates]

Hopefully soon! 🤞🏻

[@rapidresponsemedicalservic577]

Hey. Quick question with a little issue. Used this technique really well on objects that need same on and same off command. But Even though HomeKit shows a device as off, if you use as part of a routine it will still trigger the “off” command regardless of device state in HomeKit therefore actually causing the device to come on. Any ideas of working roind this?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, by making it a "stateful" switch when configuring in hoobs, you can make the switch in homekit stay on or off until the next time it is switched. The downside is that if you ever manually turn on/off whatever device you are controlling (my coffee pot in this case) the state will not be correct in HomeKit. That's why I chose to keep the switch stateless since we still use the manual button on the coffee pot sometimes. Hope that makes sense.

[@knnye]

No matter how many times I try this, I never get anything showing up in the accessories section, and as soon as the plug-ins are installed the bridge change to say "Bridge service not running" - is anyone else having this issue?

[@ShaneCreates]

There is a newer switchbot openapi plugin you might want to try out. I think there is more support for that. Maybe you'll have better luck with that one.

[@TechDose]

@@ShaneCreates i have tried it but i couldn’t add the device id for the bots, do you know what should I write in the device id box ?

[@andres1315]

Hello Shane, have you tried to connect Switchbot with hoobs? I found some plugins but could not make them work! May be you can give it a Try.

[@ShaneCreates]

So far I haven't been able to get any switchbot plugin to work.

[@Khriswithak]

You don't need IFTTT. I just set up HOOBS on my Raspberry Pi 4 and then I tried several hoobs plugins and none worked until I tried this one: plugins.hoobs.org/plugin/homebridge-switchbot You just add in the MacAddress (which you can get from the SwitchBot app) and it worked! Just make sure the code is going in the "accessories" section of the config file, not the "platform" section. I have the switchbot hub mini. Not sure if that is necessary to make it work. I'm going to try to disconnect it and see if it still works.

[@Khriswithak]

I was going to go down the IFTTT route but they just added a subscription fee for more than 3 applets, which turned me off, so I'm trying my best to avoid yet another middle man service

[@michaelthompson657]

Can this be purchased in the uk?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes. Check the link in the description should take you to there.

[@michaelthompson657]

Shane Whatley great thanks!

[@nicodlttr5261]

Hey Shane, another great video! However, I don't have any hoobs. So I thought to use something like this via a shortcut and Google assistant. Just happened to be in contact yesterday with a company that mentions keymitt. They also have something similar and would get home kit with time! take a look at: www.keymitt.com. But for now ... I don't really like Google Assistant either, because of privacy and stuff. But to issue an order to press a button ..... maybe!

[@AndrewCortesi]

Video pretty much starts at 6:45

[@ShaneCreates]

Time codes and chapter titles in the description of each video for your convenience. Feel free to use them to skip around to the parts of the video you are most interested in.

[@luisdemetrio3053]

It would be easier to develop a device home kit compatible.

[@rhadiem]

Shame they just don't support homekit. Editing json files and using more cloud provider accounts isn't my idea of a good time. I'll pass on these.

[@ShaneCreates]

😂 Not my idea of a good time either! Hopefully they'll support HomeKit natively one day soon!

[@mvmallinson]

Shane, I find the the music is distracting, annoying and unnecessary. You do truly great stuff.....please lose the music.

[@cr0okedcr0w30]

Hey Shane this is HUGE form me. I didn’t know hoobs as I don’t have any pc/Mac only iPhone and iPad but I have acces to Surface pro thanks to my girlfriend. I would like to know if I have to let Surface on and connected to WiFi (after the initial setup) in order to keep the accessory accessible via Homekit? Would they disappear/disconnect if I turn off the Surface? Need to know this! Thank u very much!

[@ShaneCreates]

I'm pretty sure whatever is running hoobs must stay on and connected to the internet at all times in order for your accessories to be accessible.

[@ShaneCreates]

If you are tying to set it up yourself (instead of buying the out-of-the-box version) you can look into a raspberry pi. They are very affordable and you can instal hoobs on it which should get the job done.

[@cr0okedcr0w30]

Thank u very much! 🤗

[@Avm371998]

Imagine being so lazy you need this to turn on the coffee machine 😴