Amazon Echo & Alexa IFTTT - How to use with Echo and Smart Home
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- This video is about using Amazon Echo & Alexa with IFTTT. In this video I will show getting started with using IFTTT with you Echo. It is also very useful for other devices and services. Check it out
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as an absolute beginner of a 'certain age' it's great to find a youtube where the presenter speaks slowly & clearly without background music confusing the issue. well done.
IFTTT is a great service, so many of the major smart home services make a point of adding interoperability because of the range of options it adds & allows owners to create triggers till their hearts content
Hello Gareth, that is a great point. For anyone who is hesitant to use it, like you said, major services are using it. Not only smart home services, but trusted internet and social media companies. If it was not trusted and seen as useful for these companies, it would have disappeared a long time ago. Thanks for pointing this out and for watching. I appreciate all the support. Have a great day Gareth.
The sound is amazing!
Great video review. Love it. Awesome work and great you do the Leg work for all of us much appreciated.
Hello Craig, thank you brother. I am glad that you enjoyed it. It is a labor of love learning about this stuff and sharing it. I appreciate all the support. Thanks for checking it out. I hope you and the family are doing well. Be well my friend.
Great introduction to this cool addition to Alexa, I stumbled upon IFTTT and wondered what it was all about , then searched TH-cam and remembered seeing other videos from you, they were informative and educational and most importantly helpful, thanks heaps, keep them videos coming mate, p.s greetings from Australia 👍
I've been using IFTTT for quite awhile, Awesome video Craig. Thanks
Hello Stuckinga, thank you buddy. I am glad that you enjoyed it. I am late to the game on this one. I kept putting it off expecting it to be much more work. Thanks for checking it out. Have a great rest of your week.
,IFTTT is great, Craig, I've been using it for a few years.
It's a whole rabbit hole to discover. I use it to trigger my TV to tune in to various stations such as ESPN or MSNBC or my local news channel.
Also, aside from the Echo, I use it for proximity, i.e. If I'm not home, then, turn off all lights if it's daytime. Conversely, if I'm not home, and it's night, turn on selected lights.
Even so, you've introduced new uses I haven't thought of yet, Cool!
Love the vids, Craig! :)
Hello Michael, I am late to the IFTTT game. I feel like I have been missing out and expected it to be much more work. You are right about it being a rabbit hole. There is so many options. That is cool you have it triggering specific channels. I did not know you could do that. I need to look more into the proximity features. That sounds like a great use for it. I am glad even as a novice with IFTTT I was able to bring some new uses.
I do appreciate it and am glad that you are enjoying the videos. It is great to see you in the comments. You have been such a big supporter from early on in the channel. Thank you for that. Have a great week Michael.
By the quality of your videos I thought you had more than just 29k subs! Keep it up🙌🏽
Hello, thank you very much. You are too kind. I am glad that you enjoyed the video. I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Have a great day.
I knew you would totally dig IFTTT! Very good "tip of the iceberg" video!
Hello Bob, thanks buddy. I put it off for too long. I expected it to be much more work before I could do useful stuff with it. You are right, this is the very tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to learn. Thanks for watching and the comment. Have a great day.
Excellent Craig's, now I will give Alexa more use and get more benefit
Hello Pablo, thank you. I am glad that it will bring you more uses. It is a pretty cool feature. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
Hi Craig. Loving your videos. You know, since lockdown I’ve become a big fan of Slow Movies.... you know, the ones where you go on a walk round a city or spend a couple of hours on a beautiful beach. I often have one running at breakfast time. However, it is always a bit of a fuss to find them and get them running. I have an Echo, An Echo dot, my new Echo Show and a Firestick. There must be a simple way to build a routine to play my favourite movie on my tv.....Morning Jazz at Coffee Shop
Goodnight, Now, I thank for your video, I have an echo dot, which I got for my birthday this year (2020), and finding out what the amazon echo dot, can do has been very insightful.... 😊 😊
Thank you for this nice video.
Please do more IFTTT videos! I love your clear explanations.
Thank you Grace for the nice compliment. I do need to dive more into IFTTT. Thank you for the suggestion and watching.
Lots of paranoid folks here lol. As always Craig, great and useful Alexa video. Looking forward to learning more and more things I can do with her.
Hello Steve, thank you very much. I am glad that you enjoyed it. I can understand some peoples hesitancy. Especially with information breeches these days. After researching this more, I do feel more comfortable. Especially since IFTTT has been out since 2011 and many services are allowing the protocol with their services. That says a lot to me. I am glad that I can help some with bringing new features. Thanks for all the support Steve. Have a great day.
You are awesome and you deserve 10 million subscribers
Hello Jack, Thank you, you are too kind. I appreciate the kind words. Someday I hope to be there. Thanks for the support. Have a great day.
Thanx Craig, This resolves all my headaches and more!!
I have a Ring alarm, just bought a Harmony hub and a Echo View. I can’t believe how my Echo has just animated EVERYTHING in my living room and rest of home via ITTT. It even re-vamped my Ring alarm, Now I have it so when you open a door or any sensor is triggered Alexa tells me which sensor it is real time!! This is big when it comes to having your alarm system on and somebody opens a window or door. Now not only will the alarm sound but Alexa tells me which sensor was triggered!! BIG!
It does take time to create applets but once you get the hang of it it’s a breeze. It even launches my IPTV on my Firestick on voice command 🙃👍👍👍 thanx again. I look forward checking your stuff out!!
That is great that you have it dialed in and are taking advantage of IFTTT. IFTTT is a very powerful tool for automations. I think it can be intimidating, but like you said once you get hang of it, it can be a breeze. That is awesome you stepped up the notifications with your Ring Alarm. Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.
Hi Craig and thanks for the very helpful and well-crafted videos. I am wondering how you pull off the screen shot of your phone bracketed by the 2 Alexa devices when you're giving an app demo? It's very slick
Hi Craig, I am enjoying your channel
Hello Sherri, thank you very much. That is great to hear. I appreciate you being a part of the channel and watching. Have a great day Sherri.
Hello Craig, amazing video, congratulations! I have a question: Do I need to add an IFTTT Skill within the Alexa app?
Love the Volkswagen Bus & Bug lego set :)
Thank you. They were fun sets to build.
Hi Craig love the one that when the Alexa alarm goes off the Phillips lights come on to make sure I'm awake.
Hello Chris, I thought that the alarm and timer choices are pretty cool. It definitely opens up a lot more possibilities. Even out side of the echo. Thanks for sharing and watching. Have a great day.
I had the same opinion you did, wasn’t really ready to dive into it. But it does seem useful. I may check it out now.
Hello, I was glad that I checked them out. I did not know how many possibilities were out there. I hope you enjoy them and find them interesting. Thank you for watching. Have a great day.
Great vid Craig. I want to find some uses for IFTTT because it seems like it could be useful if I can implement it properly.
Hello Tim, thank you very much. I am glad that you enjoyed it. It is worth checking it out. It is nice that it works with so many services. If you don’t find an echo related use, I am sure there will be ones that are interesting for other apps and services. I am surprised how easy it is to use. Thanks for checking this out. Have a great day.
Thanks Craig.
I use IFTTT with my wyze camera to turn on and off events with my location when I leave or get home. Great app and great videos!
Hello Michael, thank you very much. I am glad that you enjoyed it. I appreciate you watching and leaving this comment. Have a great day.
Hello Bill F, I will have to play with the wyze cams and IFTTT. That is good to know. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you watching. Have a great day.
Hey Craig, I spoke to you on your live show about a problem I was having with flashing lights on timer. I did not know how to delete the routine on the Alexa app. It turns out that it was a IFTTT app and can be turned off and on in the IFTTT app. It does not show up in the Alexa app under routines. Thanks to your show today, I was able to see solve my problem
I only looked it up briefly but so far it seems my echo dot gen 3 and Alexa is already doing a lot of this. Much of what I need her to do she's doing.
I'll look more into it later. I'm at work right now.
Hello Alan, I appreciate you checking it out. definitely check it out. Depending on the services you are using, I can see what you are saying about already doing some of this stuff. There are so many possibilities with IFTTT with the Echo and other services. Thanks for checking it out. Have a great day.
Can you do a follow up using Wyze Cam? I want to set up so that I get voice notification from Alexa telling me when motion is detected. Turn lights on when motion is detected. Tell Alexa to turn off/on Wyze Cam.
Hello Antonio, I will have to do some research on this. I would like to be able to incorporate the motion sensors into the native routines. Unfortunately that is not an option. IFTTT seems to be the only way to do that. I will play with it and follow up. Thank you for the suggestion and watching. Have a great day.
One question ... Is it possible to creat a "if-then-else" routine?
Quick question...Can I change the name of the ifttt trigger to something else. I have trigger 1 thru 3 but want to rename them? Thanks
I’m pretty stupid and this video was great.. well done!!
I don’t feel stupid now.
Glad it was helpful for you. Thank you for watching.
Craig's Tech Talk great channel keep up the good work
U changed my life 1.40 into ur video lol
I have a Yamaha RXA810 amplifier, which my parents and I got from The previous house that we lived in. That amplifier was left from the previous owner. When we moved, to the house we are in now, we took it with us, and my dad gave it to me, so I can have my little mini stereo system in my bedroom. Anyway, my question is, how would I connect my Amazon echo to the amplifier, and is it possible to control the amplifier with the Amazon echo?
Hello, that’s great that you have the Yamaha amplifier for a stereo set up. What you can do is use something like the Echo Dot or another echo with the 3.5mm output. You would connect that to your amp. You might need a male 3.5mm to male RCA cables to get the audio into the amp. Depending on how old the amp is. Once you have audio ran from the Echo you need to have the amp on in order to hear Alexa responses. When plugged in it uses the speakers it is connect to for responses. The Echo microphones will still be used when making request. I don’t think you’re going to get much control over the amplifier. But it does give you a way to get better Sound from music services by connecting it to your amplifier. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for watching. Have a great day.
Can you create an if statement with two triggers? I.e. if this or this then that? I currently have a setup to shut off my ac if a door remains open, but I would like it to work for multiple doors. Sort oc like a case statement.
Unfortunately not within Alexa.
Does it have an applet that syncs your TV to your l.e.d light... e.g dream screen?
Hello Peter, I do not know of any applets that will do that. As far as I know, IFTTT is a trigger for a function more then a constant communication to do something like syncing. That would be a nice function. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
Hey Craig, thanks for this tutorial, but I'm facing a problem... whenever I pass the trigger commands to alexa it responds "Sorry I don't see that IFTTT trigger" Please help, I'm struck :(
How long is the trigger time? Its not working for me.
IFTTT is great, use it daily. I got one to set a Hue scene and play Spotify playlist and set the volume. Just by saying 'Alexa, dinner time' ...
Hello Humphrey, that is great to hear. Nice use with the dinner time trigger. I like how you are able to take it beyond what routines can do. Thanks for sharing and watching. Have a great day.
I’ve been using IFTTT for approx a year now. I control some of my Security Cameras that don’t have any skills in the Alexa Skill Store so I use IFTTT to control them using my Echo device. Alexa Trigger Arm Away [insert name of Camera]. I love that I no longer have to look for my phone to arm/disarm them.
Hello Nikki, that is great to hear. I am embarrassed that i am just getting to using IFTTT. It is so user friendly and easy to use. I like that you have it setup with your cameras. That is great to be able to use your echo for them. I need to check that out. There is so much useful stuff to learn about IFTTT. Thanks for sharing how you are using it. Have a great day.
isn't there a charge for the "Find my phone" app that isn't clearly shown from the creator ? After so many uses it charges you... I don't blame them for charging, but letting everyone know isn't very clear, that's what I didn't like about that. GReat video by the way !
Hello, I have not used the Find My Phone app. That is not cool if they are not disclosing charges. Sorry to hear that is the case. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I just use Google. It does the same thing for free. Just type in " find my phone " and it will track your phone and pinpoint its location with GPS and if you are in the same location you can click on " ring " and it will ring until you acknowledge that you found it.
How do you create IFTTT? Does it require programming?
Hello, it does not require programming. You have to download the IFTTT app for your computer, phone or tablet. Then you create an account and look for the different apps that connect devices. Thanks for watching.
To be a real home automation ninja, using IFTTT and Stringify together.
Hello Paul, that is awesome. Right now, I have my automation white belt. I need to raise my game to Ninja status. I will dive into stringify next. I am embarrassed that I waited so long for IFTTT. It is so easy to use. Thanks for watching Paul and the comment. Have a great day.
Do we know if ifttt is safe though? It’s not clear what they are doing with personal data on linked accounts.
IFTTT is highly trusted and respected in the tech industry. I've yet to see any reports of breaches or data mishandling.
Hello Summerrr1, I am in agreement with Aaron. The protocol has been out since 2011 and I have not seen any reports of it being abused. They do require logging in with accounts. But beyond that, it is a go command for your device to do something. Such as triggering another device and adding information somewhere. I can see the concern. I will have to read up on it more. But, they have had a lot of time to mess up and so far don’t seem to have. Thanks for watching and sharing your concern. Have a great day.
Hello Aaron, thank you for this comment. I think they have done pretty well so far. I have heard nothing bad so far. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great day.
Can’t sync Alexa to iOS reminders. Ifttt says it’s connected but Alexa doesn’t recognize reminders.
But it doesn't have the sobro side table in the list of options
I setup the timer light blink in IFTTT, but I disabled it out of concern for my neighbors seeing all my links blinking and thinking something was going wrong in my home. :-)
Hello James, that is funny. It’s cool that had it setup with the timer. I do wonder what the neighbors would think.
IFT: Watch Craig's Tech Talk
TT: Grab some BEERS out of the fridge🍺🤪🤪🤣
I like the ITTT idea but, too, am concerned about their security
Hello Larry, I can understand what you are saying. The good thing is that IFTTT has been around since 2011 and many developers trust and use it to connect their services. I feel the same way about some services and connecting them to others. THanks for watching. Have a great day.
Are you down with OPP? Lol 😂
Hello DG, that is great. 3 letters I did not expect to read in the comments. Back in the day maybe. But now, I am just down with IFTTT. Thanks for the laugh and watching. Have a great day DG.
All I want is for my phone to lock for half an hour after my alarm goes off so I actually get up and get ready.
LMAO MY wake up word is Amazon since my kids have Alexa and Echo as their wake up words..I don't want "computer" or "Ziggy" UGH...my device responded when you said Amazon
It is so hard. I hate that Amazon and Echo are wake word options. Those are the company name and a product name. It is hard to avoid both 😀
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Hello Ashley, i hope you are doing well. Thanks for checking this out. Thank you also for being at the live stream. I hope you enjoyed the IFTTT. Have a great day Ashley.
I discovered IFTTT through another TH-camr when I first got my Echo device. I checked it out (IFTTT) for a bit, but in the end abandoned it. For me, the to do lists were interesting, but I just didn't need them. I found the apps on IFTTT as useful as Amazon Skills, that is to say, not very. Currently I have only a couple of skills enabled. One for my EcoBee thermostat and another for my Feit light bulbs. I've browsed other skills but they all seem very primitive and I guess that's how I felt with IFTTT. Don't get me wrong, I see the power that Skills and IFTTT can bring, but for me I just don't need anything that's offered or it's just not at the level where I need it badly enough.
Sorry, I am not sure about that. Dang it Alexa! :)
Hello David, I can see where you are coming from. I sometimes find it weird to do the whole account linking. IFTTT has had a good reputation and many developers have trusted it. But, it still requires access. Hopefully some of these features get worked in natively to Alexa. Thanks for watching David. Have a great day.
welcome to ifttt. it's nice but unfortunately it can error out (and sometimes the commands don't execute) or occasionally it is slow; particularly when it comes to gps and location stuff. join the webcore community and leave ifttt behind: community.webcore.co/
And.......Craig gets burned on saying Amazon. #Facepalm
Hello Gordon. That is funny. Alexa gets me at times, even when I try to change the name. Thanks for watching and leaving this comment. Have a great day.
Amazon, turn off the background music. Hm, didn't work.
I’m sorry but what kind of Psycho uses the word “Amazon” to trigger Alexa?
He looks like aged Elon musk
And that is the one reason I don't use this service is that it needs my Amazon password. I trust Amazon's security but don't know enough about IFTT's security so for now, no thanks.
IFTTT has been around for years and is highly respected in the tech industry.
Hello notta3d, I can understand what you are saying. like Aaron, said it has been around for years. It has been out since 2011 and I have not heard any issues with it. But, I can respect not wanting to connect your account. I feel the same way about some services. Thank you for watching. Have a great day.
Is IFTTT dying? Hearing rumors? 😳