I will explain the operation of smart home appliances because it has become easier than before![IPhone/Android both supported & Alexa]

It has evolved.

When I first experienced smart speakers and smartphone smart assistants, I was surprised to say, "It's a future!"Now, if you smartly convert things in the house, such as TV, LED bulbs, air conditioners, and entrance keys, you can operate them all together with smartphones and sounds.

The setting and operation of smart home devices performed from smartphones have become easier than before.This is because the latest OS Android 11 and iOS 14 have a function that makes smart home management easier.

This time, I will explain the setting method specifically.

New registration of device

The starting point of smart home management is "Google Home" for Android smartphones, and "Home" that is mounted on iOS for iPhone from the beginning.In addition, there is a way to use the "Amazon Alexa" app on Android and iOS.There are many third -party products that support Alexa, but the affinity with the OS has lost to Google and Apple (Apple) apps.

When registering a smart device, you need an app provided by the device manufacturer first.Once you have registered, you will be able to operate it with a management app such as Google and Apple.For example, if you have a device that supports Apple's smart home management platform "Homekit", open the home tab of the home app, tap + button and accessories in order, and then operate according to the instructions.

In Google's Home app, tap the + button above to register the device.If the app finds the device in the network, you should proceed to the registration work.Amazon's Alexa app is registered from the + button at the top right of the device tab.

Regardless of which app you use, you can get an easy -to -understand name for the registered device, and set which room to use it so that it is easy to operate together.You can register one device in all of these apps.You can also continue to use dedicated apps from manufacturers with abundant functions.

New features added to Android 11 and iOS 14

With Android 11, you can now display smart devices registered in the Home app on the shortcut menu screen that can be put out by holding a long press of the power button.From here, you can turn off your smart device and check the "Google Pay" card.

All you can do on this menu screen is the only way to turn on and off the device and a little adjustment, but the trouble of opening the Home app is omitted just to turn on or turn off smart lighting.Press and hold the tiles in the menu to switch to the corresponding device operation screen.If you want to change the tile to be displayed in the menu, tap the three -point icon on the right to add control and edit the control.

Unlike Android 11, iOS 14 has no function to freely change tiles, while Apple's home app shows shortcuts to appropriate devices according to the situation.For example, a shortcut to a lit smart lighting and a shortcut on a garage door that is not locked appears automatically.

In addition, there were some changes to iOS 14.One of them is the setting screen for automating the device operation that is displayed immediately after a new registration of the device.If you automate the operation of the device, it will be possible to use it, such as turning off the lighting when you get out of the house.The automation settings can be done later, but it would be easier to do it when registering the device.

Group and manage devices

The great advantage of registering all smart home devices in Apple, Google, and Amazon apps is that you can operate from one app.Even if the types of manufacturers and devices are different, they can be managed together.And if you group multiple devices, you can turn off all the devices in the room with one tap, which is very convenient.

With iOS home app, you can check the settings by tapping the room and swiping to the right or left.To add the device, use the + button on the upper right.Press and hold the device and tap the gear button at the bottom right to assign it to a specific room.The shortcuts made in this way are displayed on the corresponding screen to each room, and can be used to operate the grouped device.

In the Google Android Home app, select the room and group on the screen with the gear icon setting button.Here you can check the set rooms and add devices to the room.Tap the device and tap the gear icon on the upper right to move that device to another room.The device added to the same room can be grouped and operated together.

In the case of the Alexa app, if you create a group with a + button in the device tab, you can set it as a room or use it as an indoor group.The created group is displayed on the device tab, and individual operations and batch operations are possible.At the top of this tab, all registered devices are displayed by type and can be accessed here.

Voice control and multiple commands in bulk execution

It is certainly convenient to be able to operate the button device for smart home from a smartphone, but it would be easier if you could control it with voice.As you can imagine, you can operate with voice if you talk about the device commands you want to operate following the wakeword "Hey, Siri", "OK, Google", and "Alexa".Of course, even from a smart speaker, audio operation is possible in the same way.It also supports multiple devices assigned to groups and rooms.

The Apple, Google, and Amazon apps described here are all have a mechanism to automate the operation in one stage.This mechanism is called the "scene" in the iOS home app and accesses from the home tab.The scene is a group of commands set to run at once.You can do it manually or automatically execute with an automation tab.When performing automatically, you can use the data from the user's whereabouts, time, and sensors as a trigger, whether in individual commands or scenes.

The same thing is called "routine" in Google's Home app.Tap the routine at the top of the app screen to create a routine with the same function as the Apple scene.By combining multiple commands, you can execute it at a stretch with one audio command, or automatically execute the time and place to the trigger.This is the same as the Apple scene.

The Amazon Alexa app is different from the "standard action", but the function is exactly the same.Create and set from other tabs.If you make a fixed action, you will be able to turn off all lights when you sleep, or turn on news and music after turning on some lighting in the morning.

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