Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Simplify your Smart Home Setup with Automations. We'll take you through what types of automations can you create and what platforms are the best to leverage. Sponsored by Narwal. bit.ly/yt6monthslater-Feb Early Bird Event: 2/21-3/5
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Specifically in this video we’ll take you two basic approaches to smart home automations: time-based automations and trigger-based automations plus the smart home platforms you can use like: Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung Smart Things, Apple HomeKit, Homey, Home Assistant, Homebridge, and specific apps like those from Philips Hue and Govee.


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🕰️Timestamps:
0:00 - Trigger-Based Automations
1:31- Time-Based Automations
2:56 - Alexa
3:39 - Google Home Script Editor
4:40 - Apple HomeKit
5:17 - Automate your floor cleaning with Narwal
6:48 - Samsung Smart Things
7:26 - Importance of local control
8:15 - Home Assistant
9:37 - Homey and Homey Pro
10:20 - Using companion apps for automations
11:30 - Recommendations

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