Not a terribly difficult requirement, per se, but there are some considerations here. I shouldn’t have to get them to install an app to be able to interact with the house. The other requirement I had was that anybody in the house shouldn’t necessarily need something complex to work the lights. Long answer: we can come pretty damn close and maybe that’s okay.

There’s voice control on the desktop, on mobile, and as a standalone device.Ĭan I build a system that works across all of these? The short answer is: no. I’m a fan of being able to easily move between ecosystems. I started buying smart switches and smart lights and smart thermostats and, wow, is this stuff complicated. This idea opened the floodgates of research into the world of having a “smart home”. To which, I thought, maybe I should by a HomeKit powered garage door opener! I tried to use Siri in the car to open the garage door but to no avail. However, I realized after the purchase that the car didn’t have a built-in garage door opener like my old car had.

For android instal Old Snook