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I have a HomePod in the kitchen and use Siri for two main things : 1. Hey Siri, add Olive Oil to the grocery list. Super easy. When I’m cooking and running low

I have a HomePod in the kitchen and use Siri for two main things : 1. Hey Siri, add Olive Oil to the grocery list. Super easy. When I’m cooking and running low on something, no need to break my stride and pull out my phone, or clean my hands. It’s immediately into my grocery list and out of my mental inbox. 2. Hey Siri, play some Jazz. Or whatever music. This is nice and easy to get some music on the HomePod for either cooking, working, or dinner background. The only annoyance is that Siri can be super particular at times unlike when searching Apple Music on my phone. Also sometimes my kids hijack my music selection with their own, hehe.

selykg 6y ago
I have a couple HomeKit devices. “Hey Siri turn the lamp on” is easier than walking across the room as I enter the house in the dark.
- dkonofalski 6y ago
  These types of things are my favorite use cases. I set up a little test with a beacon inside my bedroom and now it automatically turns on the lights for me when I walk in (if I'm wearing my Apple Watch) and then turns them off when I leave. It's not perfect but it's very convenient. I also have a few automations that are set up for when I leave the house to make sure music turns off and my thermostat is set to "Away" mode.
  - meepmorp 6y ago
    Could you share some details on the beacon setup? I'd like to try messing around with something like that.
  - selykg 6y ago
    Yea, I have during the winter months a "when arriving home after sundown turn the lamp on" automation as well. During summer months I turn that one off. I've generally really enjoyed basic smart home stuff. I have a handful of smart wall switches that work well, and for the lamp a wall-wart that I use. One of these days I'll just retrofit some actual lighting in the living room and can skip the lamp situation but until then... this is a nice workaround.
- photojosh 6y ago
  My 10 year old discovered "Hey Siri turn off the TV" works... and it's amazing. Can use the light of the TV to walk upstairs then turn it off at the top.
handedness 6y ago
> Hey Siri, play some Jazz. "OK, playing Supertramp." Somewhere along the way that became my normal Siri experience, and it wasn't always like that.

selykg 6y ago

I have a couple HomeKit devices. “Hey Siri turn the lamp on” is easier than walking across the room as I enter the house in the dark.

dkonofalski 6y ago
These types of things are my favorite use cases. I set up a little test with a beacon inside my bedroom and now it automatically turns on the lights for me when I walk in (if I'm wearing my Apple Watch) and then turns them off when I leave. It's not perfect but it's very convenient. I also have a few automations that are set up for when I leave the house to make sure music turns off and my thermostat is set to "Away" mode.
- meepmorp 6y ago
  Could you share some details on the beacon setup? I'd like to try messing around with something like that.
- selykg 6y ago
  Yea, I have during the winter months a "when arriving home after sundown turn the lamp on" automation as well. During summer months I turn that one off. I've generally really enjoyed basic smart home stuff. I have a handful of smart wall switches that work well, and for the lamp a wall-wart that I use. One of these days I'll just retrofit some actual lighting in the living room and can skip the lamp situation but until then... this is a nice workaround.
photojosh 6y ago
My 10 year old discovered "Hey Siri turn off the TV" works... and it's amazing. Can use the light of the TV to walk upstairs then turn it off at the top.

handedness 6y ago

> Hey Siri, play some Jazz. "OK, playing Supertramp." Somewhere along the way that became my normal Siri experience, and it wasn't always like that.