The Best Tips For Smart Apartment Lighting!

[@c849243]

With my Parkinsons getting worse, your videos are becoming and more helpful. Thank you, Brian!

[@AutomateYourLife]

So happy to help you!

[@thetroytroycan]

Sorry to hear about that. My friends mother has it. Pray to God and maybe it'll go away. You never know.

[@rikkipsm]

Thanks for the reminders on these things. Once my apartment was set up w/SmartThings &, u thought me how to change wi-fi router chanels. U kept me from going insane 😂 Thanks Bri!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Glad I could help!

[@HughD]

Great video, Brian. Your ideas are not just for renters but for old folks (I'm one) who might be nervous about doing too much in the way of "permanent" wiring mods to their homes. It's also good for those wanting to get their feet wet in the smart home arena. I didn't realize Govee had NFC in their app...Switchbot, too. Does Govee just support NFC on iPHones right now? I have one, but didn't see it for Android phones although that might show up in the Android Govee app. With the NFC, I wish they had a toggle function so you could turn 'em on and off with the same tag. I know Hue supports toggling. I like the switch covers and use them. They're also a good place to put NFC tags (on the inside of the switch cover.). Oh, I like you encouraging (maybe) the use of hubs especially for those folks who don't want to update their WiFi networks as hubs take a big load off as there is only one device added (Hue hub, for example). That hub might handle 15-20 devices that might otherwise be competing for a WiFi spot on your network. Keep it up, my (our) friend!!!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Hey Hugh! Govee has it in Android cause I'm showing it there! 😃

[@AutomateYourLife]

And thanks so much sir! Not a lot of views off the start for this video

[@SpaceStrike]

Yo have you seen the Govee glide hexa! If you have enough, you gotta add that to the background of your videos!!!

[@AutomateYourLife]

I think...I mighta got one. Maybe. Haven't opened the package yet.

[@SpaceStrike]

@@AutomateYourLife would be great to include in your next mass unboxing video

[@ronm6585]

Thank you sir.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Thank you Ron!

[@lindseypick]

Is there a way to use an nfc tag to run a routine like... Turn up phone volume to max Open youtube Play certain video I have a patient that needs certain music during their showers or they freak out. So a quick nfc tap to do that would be nice

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's going to depend on which phone type you have, but yes! Android, you'd use Tasker iPhone, you'd use shortcuts

[@lindseypick]

@@AutomateYourLife thanks!

[@AutomateYourLife]

You're welcome

[@lindseypick]

@@AutomateYourLife ok I got as far as opening youtube. How do you get to play one specific video?

[@lindseypick]

@@AutomateYourLife ok nvm, I can't get the tag to do anything. I can hit the play on the tasker and it runs but when I scan the tag, nothing happens

[@karls2611]

Battery operated z-wave motion and other sensors CAN be slower to respond, but USB powered ones are not.

[@AutomateYourLife]

😃

[@garethjones5068]

I wish smartwatches could be utilised to scan the NFC tags to trigger & process automations on the device so you didn’t have to always carry your phone

[@AutomateYourLife]

That would be the winner right there...

[@garethjones5068]

@@AutomateYourLife Given that you can trigger a Shortcut from an Apple Watch I would have thought it’s possible to use the watch to scan the NFC tag (given that it uses NFC for Apple Pay) & hasn’t the HomeKit hub device to the actual processing in the home

[@AutomateYourLife]

I feel like it's simple to do but no one is thinking!

[@sougias007]

Keep in mind if you are moving to Europe from US, lightbulbs will go boom on European grid

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yeah no bulbs go

[@jtm71]

1st

[@AutomateYourLife]

😃😃😃

[@thetroytroycan]

Get a manicure or don't show your hands. Ramp up the innuendo. U were so funny a few videos ago

[@AutomateYourLife]

If I knew people were here for hands, I'd have started an Only Fans

[@thetroytroycan]

@@AutomateYourLife excuuuuuuuuse me. I should have said it in a very nice way. It's a compliment when one points out a flaw. It means they want you to succeed. So go and do it. And nobody will ever think it of you again. And use hand lotion. Eucerin or Elizabeth Arden. Do it now.