Voice Command Solution - Discussion

[JDRoberts]

@Will_Poirier is using Siri to send text messages to IFTTT to trigger SmartThings. The usual caveats apply: IFTTT can take a minute or two to process a request (nothing to do with ST, see the IFTTT FAQ), the ST channel is somewhat limited, etc. but interesting. I’m going to try this one.

Voice Control Using Siri and IFTTT (not using HomeKit, just voice text)

Hi All - see the below instructions for executing simple SmartThings commands using Siri. The solution involves sending a text to an IFTTT phone number which acts as a trigger to turn on or off devices via SmartThings. You can setup a contact called ‘home’ and then send a message to ‘home’ (use command ‘Tell Home’) with the proper tag to trigger the event. I’d love feedback on the approach. I would rather use more natural language like ‘Tell Home to turn on the kitchen lights’ rather than ‘Tell home hashtag kitchen underscore lights’. Regardless, the approach below executes simple ST actions with use of Siri alone, which is pretty cool. BASIC SETUP Setup an IFTTT account Add the Smarthings channel to IFTTT - make sure to provide access to any devices that you want to control Add th…