Thanks for watching! If you have any HomeKit questions, drop them below or hit me up on Instagram @ShaneCreates and I'll do my best to help!

@1drummer172

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information you provide on this channel. I recently purchased a new construction home came equipped with a Ring Doorbell, myQ capable garage door, ecobee thermostat, Zwave capable entry light, and Zwave capable front door bolt lock. The entry light and front door lock are connected to a Wink hub, which is currently connected to my router via Ethernet to high speed router w/ 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz wifi and 1Gig Internet bandwidth. I have an iPhone SE (watchOS 7.2), Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular (iOS 14.3), and Apple TV (Model A1842, tvOS 14.3), iCloud subscription. Is it possible to integrate this entire setup in HomeKit? Thank you!

@1drummer172

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Unsubscribed.

@leepatrick4586

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks n I just start with mi hud devices ver. 2 but I can’t understand how to install the light bulbs to HomeKit app, is that any video I can see it n leaning how to install .... many thanks

@sudhar1998

3 жыл бұрын

homepod mini does not have bluetooth tho, I wonder how it has thread support?

@polocash11

3 жыл бұрын

I have the new Apple TV 4k. I have Nst Hello doorbell. I try to login into Nest with A-TV, but it says wrong password. I have logged in to phone app and verified this is the correct password. I do notice I am logging in through Google. What is wrong? What do I need?

Couldn't agree more! Homekit is so underrated by so many KZreadrs.

This is one of the best HomeKit videos I have watched. Shane explains things very clearly and his examples are spot on. Thank you!!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏

Thanks, Shane. This was very helpful. I watched most of your videos by now, but now at least I see the big picture. I own some Hue smart bulbs and didn’t really understand the possibilities those offer. This video will essentially help me build a more extensive smart home. Keep up your interesting work! Best wishes for a new and better year. Stay safe!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom! I'm glad you found it helpful. Good luck building your smart home and thanks for all the support!

I’m glad you’ve made a channel devoted to HomeKit. Big apple fan and my wife and I will be purchasing our first home and I’m looking at making it a smart home for some major convenience! Thanks!! Love the channel👌🏽 Keep up the good work

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! Congrats on your first home. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun making it a smart home!

Just started getting into smart home tech. For me the HomePod mini has been a great entry point. These vids are great keep them coming.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

If only my Dad could have known about this before he passed....all the times he had to yell about lights and thermostat, he could have just pulled out his phone.

@johnz6957

Жыл бұрын

Until he see how much it is actually buy one bulb lol

I've been struggling through... trying to teach myself the ins and outs. This was a great video. I still need more. I will be watching. Thanks!

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

You got this! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! So many tech content producers assume most people have a basic understanding of the tech gadget or topic they’re featuring. I’m a 58 year old who just decided to get up to speed with all things tech. I’m learning ChatGPT, LiDAR technology, Smart Homes and everything under the smart home umbrella. Thanks to the KZread and TikTok algorithm I’m being fed a constant diet of all things tech, that’s how you showed up. Thank you!

Installed a HomeKit Yale secure front door lock yesterday. Love it so far. Looking forward to tomorrow’s video 👍🏻

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!

I have a couple of guys whose videos I love to watch, but...they don’t come close to yours. Thank you! Your video started with the basics, was very easy to understand and follow, and made me realize that, by follow it, I will be able to, finally, create the automations I want with the products (Apple) that I already have. Thank you!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad the videos are helpful. Thanks for watching!

Welcome back! Hope you and your family had a great holiday season. Great video, looking forward to more.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Man thank you so much for this video. I am very new to smart homes and I needed this tutorial to wrap my head around concepts such as automation and scenes. I've watched other videos but nothing really takes you through a flow of adding a device, adding a new scene and creating a new automation from scratch. Really appreciate this video man🙏

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for watching. I'm glad it was helpful!

I’m doing my research on homekit for my first home! Thankkk you for the very insightful video 👍👍👍 You’ve got a new subscriber!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

One reason for me to choose homekit is that it also works if the internet is down. Apart from what you mentioned. Nice video by the way.

Great video! I'm getting into the smart home and this was very helpful.

Shane, this is a great video. It's very helpful, you included a lot of basic information in a relatively short amount of time. I look forward to watching your remaining videos on the subject. Thank you very much. My HomeKit structure needs a complete redesign. I didn't really know what I was doing or how it would evolve when I initially set it up.

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gregory!

Thank you so much Shane!! I have been obsessed with your channel and binge watching all of your videos!! We are a Apple family and I am excited to make our home SMART with HomeKit!!

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for watching. Good luck with your smart home! 😃

V nice information. I have started with some smart switches and plugs and they are different manufacturers. Was looking on information to put them all under one app.

I agree with what most are saying ... I'm loving your videos, they are very informative ... you have shined a lot of light on many questions I had in my head ... you give me hope on automating the few things I'd like to do

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad the videos are helpful. Thanks for watching!

This is fantastic and seeing all the things home kit and home automation can do makes me realize just how helpful this sort of thing would be to someone with a disability, the ability to just say to Siri that you have a migrane and have Siri automatically (because you've set it up that way) dim the lights, close the blinds, that's brilliant. or just do that from a single button on your phone.

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yes, I agree.... MANY benefits of a having a smart home for people with disabilities.

Glad I found this channel. Just moved over to the iPhone and now I want to automate the home as much as possible.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to have you! Thanks for checking gout the channel!

Just found your channel (thanks for once, KZread algorithm) and it's great! Informative without being longwinded, and the production value (particularly the editing) is impressive. Keep the vids coming!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the kind words! It’s always nice when the algorithm works like it’s supposed to lol.

Thankyou for the 101 video on Homekit. Looking to establish my first smart home with Homekit. Great initial insights. Many thanks 😊

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it helped Angelo. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Shane for the HomeKit video. Great presentation.

Thank you for this! I’m looking to start using HomeKit and this was a great intro!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

Hi Shane, great video and explanation. Thank you for your dedication in apple HomeKit. I would like yo ask a question: I’m using aqara switches and aqara m2 hub + HomePod mini. I have about 15-20 smart switches all around the house. Will this affect the speed of the wifi/internet? Or it will not because everything performs locally in the HomePod mini?

Just found your channel man, you should have 1M already! Love your videos!

I'm looking forward to you reviewing the Netatmo HomeKit Doorbell.

Thanks Shane this is brilliant and I really appreciate the way you have explained it. Paul UK

I saw you playing with the Yeelight Bedside Lamp and reminded to ask you: why the colours (mostly whites) are so different when you set up from Home app then Yeelight app or MiHome app, seems like Home app can’t reach brightest colours, even though the lamp answers faster to Home app 🤷🏻‍♂️ Love your channel, I’m learning a lot!

Hi Shane, I really love watching your videos on Apple Ecosystem and Automations.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nicely done. Clearly planned and rehearsed. You may have saved me several thousand $s. Was going to upgrade apartment Lutron system. Would have needed all new light switches and sockets. And 2 table top controllers.

Really informative for a first time homebuyer, thanks for making this I learned a ton!

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful, thanks for watching. And congrats on your first home!

This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

Thank you man. Your channel is so helpful. Great energy and no bs.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏻

Your videos are AMAZING, thank you for providing this video in this quality helped a lot.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful. Thanks for watching!

Looking forward to more videos on Automations. Maybe you can get others to send you how they are using automations and you can compile a video of the most interesting automations received. If you get a bunch of automations, maybe do a series of videos to cover them all.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

@mycustompaintedlife502

2 жыл бұрын

Automations in shortcuts can be fun, but they can be a pain to set up. I had to watch a ton of videos to figure out how to use it & still don’t feel that I have a solid understanding of how to get shortcuts to work seamlessly. I feel like Apple’s UX team didn’t do a whole lot of UserTesting here.

Great information!! Thank you for all the advice.

We've been running a Smartthings based smart home for 6 years now....but I am deep into the Apple ecosystem now.....this video and your video about using NFC tags have got me ready to switch to Homekit! lol The only problem is that most all of my current devices will not work with Homekit. I really want to move with the Thread accessories!!

Hey great channel, lots of good advice on HomeKit. I’m completely new to Home Kit as I just switched to an iPhone. I have some smart home devices, primarily lights, and I’m trying out some automations via Home Kit, they are very simple, but so far I like them. But at the moment they only work for me, as my wife is using a Samsung. Can I add her to my Home in Home Kit, and trigger automations based on her getting home, as they do for me?

Clear explanation of the basics of HK! Great job. Question: what model is the device seen on the wall running the home app (early in the vid)?

One of best KZread videos I’ve watched!! Very well structured

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan!

Shane, Thank you for the vids. Very well edited and gets to the point quickly. Fascinated with the automation possibilities. Is there a way for me and my wife to have separate automation alerts that wouldn’t notify our kids? i.e. safe access.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! Home App notifications are configured by device. So notifications can be different for each user if you want.

This was fantastic. Excellent, simple laid out so easy for newbies like me!

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I’m glad it was helpful!

Wonderful explanation of HomeKit basics. Immediately started following..

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good day Shane, I have to use Bluetooth because of our router limitations from Frontier. Anyway, can you have multiple Apple home pod mini’s throughout the house for more reliable Bluetooth connection? Thank you for your time and your video!

Outstanding video with great explanations and useful tips. I purchased my new house 🏡 and I am looking forward to make it a smart one with Apple HomeKit. Thanks again for sharing, looking forward to connect with you Shane.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and congrats on the new house! Good luck with your smart home journey!

Finally. A video of the basics. Just what I was looking for.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video Shane. You made me making my house smart now ;). Keep it up!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dennis!

Great video! I wish my automations worked like that. I tried so many things and my phone just doesn't seem to notice when I leave home because the things just won't turn off when I leave. So annoying!

Great great summary. Congrats. It’s gonna help a lot of beginners.

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel, I hope so.

Thank you for teaching me how all this stuff works Shane. I subscribed.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Wow! your device was quickly added to homekit. My devices tend to take longer times to be added to homekit. Was that part edited or is the real time that the device took to be added to homekit?

Great video. I’ve watched a lot of these but this was one of the best I’ve seen.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mat!

Great explanation and breakdown of what HomeKit is and how it works. Good video of back to the basics!

Thanks Shane, great overview. I’m looking for an RF bridge to work with my HomePod mini…. I have 433 hz window blinds and TV up down I want to control. Thanks.

@GreeniusGenius

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll probably want a Raspberry Pi of some sort, and want to run Homebridge on it, and then you’ll want to link it up with a Broadlink RM4 Pro. I have no experience with this, but I’m pretty sure there’s no native to HomeKit alternative. I believe it also has an IR blaster, so you could probably use that for your TV too.

Thanks for the great video!

Are there any good HomeKit bridges that will let me add my z-wave locks, thermostat, and smart plugs?

Thanks Shane your video is very helpful. Quick question how to set up homekit icon in the control center? Thank you!

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It should show Home info automatically in control center. You can also add the home icon by going to your iPhone Settings > Control Center.

what a legendary video! Thank you!

Great review!!!!!

Thank you for such a great explanation for a newbie like me.

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help. Thanks for watching!

I am a beginner at this. Great video.How can I keep in touch so I can pick your brain on setting up my smart bedroom?

Awesome video- thank you so much for explaining everything so well! My question is- can more than one iPhone be connected to the hub? There are 3 of us wanting to control lights etc in a studio remotely from each of our homes...

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

yes! You can invite anyone with an iPhone to your "home" in the home app and give them access to control everything. Thanks for watching!

Very informative. I learned some new things. Thanks

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

Hi Shane. Firstly love your channel. Quick question. We want to setup a HomeKit smart home and would like your advise on what system/hub or what ever gizmo or gadget to get, to control our Samsung air conditioners and other devices in our smart home ecosystem via Siri. Have heard of the hoobs hub or ecobee thermostat. Please Keep in mind we are living in deep dark technology starved South Africa. Or would you suggest a polyamores relationship with Siri and Alexa. Your advise will be greatly appreciated to avoid costly mistakes. King regard

Hey Shane, Great info for an Apple Home newbie. I have used many smart home devices in the past but am looking at the Kasa KS200 smart switch which is Apple Home compatible. If I understood your video correctly, I don't need a HomeKit hub to have Siri control it if I am at home. Is that correct? The video implies that I would only need the hub if I want to control it from somewhere else. IOW, if my phone is on my home WiFi, then Siri will work. Do I have that right?

This update was super helpful! We live in a rural area, which means not great internet and that limits the number of devices we can add to our router. Looking forward to more devices being available on thread so I can start having some great automations! Just to clarify - iPad does NOT support thread at this time?

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, that's correct. Right now, the only HomeKit hub with support for Thread is the HomePod Mini.

Thank you! I found that very informative! I think I'd like to set up something that turns lights on when I come home at night, alert me if my doors are opened (I live alone and would like the extra security) and ALL THE LIGHTBULBS!!!! It's going to be a slow process switching everything over though because it's all quite costly

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful. It's definitely a process. Part of the fun (at least for me) is building and expanding your smart home gradually over time! Good luck with your setup!

Shane, new sub here. This is great stuff and very helpful. Thanks!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin, thanks for watching and subscribing!

Well briefed about HomeKit …..thanks lot .

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Can you do a video on setting up a new smart home from start to finish with HomeKit?

Terrific video. I’m just starting my HomeKit smart home. What lights did you use for the under cabinet lighting in your kitchen? Thanks!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Sure, I used the Vocolinc light strips under the cabinets in the kitchen. Full video on that here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5qIxpNrlMungJs.html

@ShaneCreates Hey love your work. I am trying to automate my apartment that I sometimes Airbnb. I want it so that HomeKit will turn off A/Cs via Sensibo remote when Aqara sensors detect doors and windows to rooms are left open. I think I succeeded. However if guests turn on the A/Cs when the sensors were already open to begin with it doesn’t seem to work. I would prefer to have it so that If the sensors are open they A/Cs will not turn on, and then if they are opened while the A/Cs are on they will turn off with a delay. I’d love if you could do a video on this, I’m sure so many other people will find it useful as well. Thanks

dope video. i'm very interested in homekit routers... (and homekit tvs 👀)

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Stay tuned. We’ll discuss routers more in the near future.

Best introductory video I've seen on the topic. I'm wanting to delve into the world of Home Automation., but to date it has been very confusing and even overwhelming with all the options out there. I'd like to understand how to use an Apple TV as a hub

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jacques, glad it was helpful. To use an Apple TV as a hub, you just need to sign into iCloud with the same Apple ID that you use on your iPhone. I believe it will then be automatic but you can check in the settings that it's connected as a home hub. Here's a short article with some more info about using your Apple TV as a hub: www.macrumors.com/how-to/set-up-apple-tv-as-home-hub-homekit/

@jacqueshollands5630

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShaneCreates thank you kindly

@CRANEREVIEWS

3 жыл бұрын

You should check out Home Assistant before you start ordering things! ;)

Good explanation, now I understand much more!

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Hello Shane! Great video! Was looking into homekit and found your video. I personally don't use apple stuff, was just curious what all the fuss was about homekit :) . Just to share a few of my thoughts: Thread doesn't seem a lot different from zigbee to me. You still need a "hub" except now its built into the homepod. If you use something like hubitat or Home assistant with a dongle, I don't think that's an issue. Thread and zigbee both use the 2.4GHz frequency, so I don't see that big of a difference in the protocol. Wifi IoT has improved a lot lately. I deploy Aruba Wifi and they have a lot of features targeting IoT clutter. If you buy a router for a home with a lot of IoT, then you should buy one that's wifi6 certified. They have features like OFDMA, which will give devices timeframes depending on their need to send data. So wifi temperature sensor traffic doesn't take up as much timeslot on your network as a computer. They also have Target Wake Time, which means that wifi battery accessories will have longer lifespans, since they will be awake only when they need to generate traffic. Regarding your closet automation, I had the same idea with our pantry. But my advice is to place a motion detector inside. My wife and daughter kept on leaving the door open for just so much that the contact sensor wouldn't touch, meaning that the pantry light kept on going. The motion sensor is there so that if there is no motion for 5 minutes, the lights turn off regardless of the contact sensor. Of course you can also do time based automation to turn off lights after 5 minutes, but if you are inside the closet/pantry for more than 5 minutes, then you don't want the lights to turn off on you. :)

@kofiagyare

2 жыл бұрын

Very smart idea re: pantry and motion detection! 👍🏾

Very helpful! Thanks from Berlin

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video helped me alot. What is the model of the screen on the wall

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

I'm just using a base model iPad mounted on the wall there.

Great video. Thanks for share all the information.

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video!

Fantastic overview and intro to HomekIt - well done.

@ShaneCreates

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for your video. I want to know , where I can buy HomeKit ?? Can you pls share ?

Great video 👍 thanks! One question regards your door sensor example: With these automation, the light will be off when the door is closed, right? But how you prevent not to sit on the toilet in complete darkness? 🤣🙈 is there an timer for the light or?? i

What would you recommend for Wi-Fi set up. I want to make my home a smart home but my wifi is not strong enough. What would you use? Or what’s your set up?

Thanks for a great vid. Do you have any idea if the Asus Zenwifi XT8 mesh wifi system is compatible with HomeKit and HomeKit accesories?

@ShaneCreates

2 жыл бұрын

Any router will work with your homekit products. Some routers are better than others and some have certain features/settings that might need to be changed. But that shouldn't matter. Here is my video on routers: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6uopdOEnZDbgLg.html

very good explain

btw does anyone know if I could plug my PS4 into the Eve energy strip ? I just bought it and tried a few times, didn't work but figured I might have been doing something wrong.. last question: What does everyone think of meross products?

Great video mate. Subscribed 👍🏻

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

This was really helpful!

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

Shane - You’re videos have been a great help with learning home automation. Thanks for all the knowledge sharing, great content! Question about scenes: I have a scene set for a mood in a room and not sure what to do when I’m done. My scene is for yoga so it dims lights, turns on a salt lamp (smart outlet), real zen like :). When I’m done with yoga and want lights at full brightness again and salt lamp off what’s the best way to return to that default? Do I need a scene for the default scenario? I thought I might be able to turn the scene off but that doesn’t do the trick. What’s the proper way to do that?

@frogbob2315

Жыл бұрын

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Thank you for a great video. I have a question? I bought a power outletsocket from Eve. Do i need to connect that to a homepod mini to get a thread network? Or how else can i make a thread network? Buy some kind of a HUB?

@pep98

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for answering.........

this was actually more helpful than expected, after seing almos all your videos I didn't expect much news. the only doubt I have is... What is the range of Thread in 4 example Nanoleaf Bulbs/strips?

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gerald, thanks for watching! The range of Thread should be quite good...definitely better than bluetooth. And as mentioned, the more thread devices you have, the better, since they can connect to each other, almost acting as "repeaters" creating that mesh and extending the range even further. I'll dive a little deeper into thread soon on the channel and we'll test out some of that stuff.

Thank you :)

Shane, Is there a way to get an Echo Clock to work with HomeKit?

Great video! I learned a lot

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

Hi Shane another great video. I was wondering if you could do a video about adding a child to your HomeKit home so they can control there lights and devices in there bedroom without be able to altering or deleting anything from HomeKit?

@ShaneCreates

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan! Thanks for the suggestion. Each person you add to your “home” (app) has an option to toggle on or off “add and edit accessories.” This may still be a good video topic for the future.

Are they going to make anything for an rv which has DC lights