Future Article Ideas

Future Article Ideas

  • Aqara section

  • Advanced Automations

    • If/Then

    • Shortcuts

    • Custom Audio Files

    • RFID tags

  • Apps for Controllers - Dashboards and Widgets

  • HomeBridge/HomeAssistant

  • HomeKit Wish List - Added 2/1/20

  • HomeKit Negatives

  • Wallpaper Sync - Added 2/15/20

  • Resetting Hubs - Added 2/15/20

  • Software Betas - Added 2/15/20

  • TV vs Smart TV - Added 2/15/20

  • Virtual Switches - Added 2/20/20

  • Fix for Siri Not Recognizing Devices - Added 3/6/21

  • HomePod Speaker Grouping - Added 3/7/20

  • Controlled Reboots - Added 3/6/21

  • Lutron Pico Remote - Wish it was Available in HomeKit:

    • If you only have a few scenes you'd like to control with a Pico, there exists a non-homebridge work around that uses the Lutron plug in dimmer module. Configure the Pico to set a specific dimmer setting, and then have the home app monitor the dimmer module setting and execute a scene when when the dimmer setting is visible. You can control up to three HomeKit scenes with a single Pico remote using this method.

    • It's kludgy, and it will cost you a dimmer module, but it is relatively easy to set up for the cost of a dimmer module.