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Closing on a house this week and for the past month or so I have watched over 100 hours of smart home tutorials/reviews on TH-cam. You are by far THE BEST I have seen. It's like night and day. The amount of info you give and the ease at which you break it down is wild. You are doing God's work my dude! Keep em coming.
Looks like I'm going to take some time to change my existing NFC tags to run shortcuts, great suggestion. And the vibrate starter is really a great idea, especially for an outdoor NFC tag where the sun might not make it easy to see the screen. Thanks!
Shane you just opened up a whole new world of possibilites with my Smart Home project and NFC's, man I had no idea these things could do so much. Thank you.
Awesome video! NFC Tags are amazing. The vibration action is a must know tip! It's good to get that physical vibration to know for sure that the shortcut ran instead of wondering if it did. Being able to unlock your garage door with a small sticker is sweet!
Another awesome useful video Shane! I have just moved house and whilst I’m building my SmartHome back up I have started to place NFC tags around me house. The tip with making a shortcut first is a brilliant idea so I can share it with the wife. Also the vibrate option is a great tip. 👍🏼
Definitely going to use this. My tags should arrive tomorrow. The tip to make a shortcut, then automation by attaching the NFC trigger to it will be a lifesaver.
Thank you, Shane... when I saw the video title I thought, "Meh, I think he already did a video on this." I was wrong. This is the best description of conditional automations that I've seen. I'm going to switch some of my automations around.
I have the little NFC disks with small clear plastic enclosures (probably collector coin holders). I use picture frame putty to stick them on the walls around the home, and I print small round labels that indicate what they do (e.g., an iOS on/off toggle icon with “Deck Lights”). To be honest, about 30% of the time, they’re stubborn to activate. The iPhone sweet spot seems to be next to the camera array near the top edge. And the iPhone screen has to be lit up but not neccessarily unlocked. The reminder to add the vibrate action is really good. I have a couple of water leak detectors, and I have leak detection shortcuts that make my phone go off the hook with vibrations so I don’t ignore it if a leak ever occurs. Great video, as always!
Hi, Thanks for your videos !👍🏻 When recording the label, sensitivity is excellent. On the other hand, once the shortcut has been created, it works much less well. You have to be up against the tag and sometimes move closer several times for it to work. Do you also notice a lack of sensitivity? The same applies to an iPhone of a different generation and a different label model.
Hey Shane, is there a trick to getting NFC tags to trigger with iPhone? It seems very hit or miss. I bought a very similar tag to the one you’re using in the video.
Because of your video in have just gotten some NFC Tags. I plan on putting one at work, I ride a motorbike a lot and my wife likes me to let her know I have arrived safe at work or when i am heading home etc. The intention with the tag is to run either the arrived shortcut, that sends her an SMS, changes my focus mode to work and selects a particular watch face for me to use at work, or, turn the work focus mode off, change my watch face to my preferred personal face, send an sms with my ETA home and turn on my Waze app so I can avoid traffic jams on the way home. This will be my first NFC automation so here goes nothing.😇😉
@@ShaneCreates what a bloody drama that was…… tried using the one tag and being given a choice of which shortcut to use but ended up having one for arriving and one for leaving. Every time I put an input into the automation the app crashed and sent me back to my Home Screen so I had to open the app again check what it has saved and try the next step and it would crash again….. every single time I put an entry it it would crash. Finally finished it but bloody frustrated…. Both tags have worked so fingers crossed it stays that way. 👍👍👍👍 thanks for the inspiration.
The tip about creating the Shortcut first, then setup the automation to run the Shortcut is gonna save me a TON of time setting up 4 phones to scan the same tag
You have just helped me solve an annoyance I’ve had with my Aqara Wireless Remote. All these while I had to set single click to turn on a few lights and double click to turn them off. Never thought of using shortcuts as a toggle so that single click turns on and single click again turns off. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!, Also, waiting for the day when the Apple Watch can scan these NFC stickers as I’ve been wanting to get a smart lock. Scanning the NFC will unlock and disable alarm and vice versa. Imagine coming home with both hands carrying stuffs it would be so convenient to just press the watch against the NCF to unlock.
Awesome, I'm glad it was helpful. I agree, would love for Apple to open up this capability on the Apple Watch. It seems the hardware is there, since Apple Watch can do Apple Pay. Maybe one day... 🤞🏻
@@ShaneCreates But just to be clear, you can’t configure the button to trigger a shortcut from within the Home app but there’s an option there within the add or remove accessories section that allow you to configure the action as a shortcut and add the if statement there. I use it to toggle a scene on and off instead of individual switches as it’s easier to modify the bundled switches that I want to trigger.
awesome channel....will be joining shortly..any chance you may add screenshots of your shortcuts as you complete them..sorry Parkinsons and hard to keep up sometimes thx
Hey Mike, thanks for joining! I’d be glad to add screenshots. I can add them to my website when I update it with this video. I can also share them with you on Discord. Feel free to DM me there or let me know if you have any trouble connecting to our members discord group.
Thanks Shane. Just Configured an automation with a NFC tag thanks to your video. It does work with my iPhone, but not with my watch. Is it because it's a first generetion? Don't know...
Great videos Shane. Following you to make a smart home. Question is, can I control my NFC tags with my Apple watch. Touch with my watch rather than having to have a phone with me all the time? Cheers.
Excellent video as usual. I would have never thought of the vibrate part. Also I need a video on best way of resetting my HomeKit and starting over if you have any suggestions.
@@ShaneCreates well I kind of screwed up and have some devices on one router and some on another router. So my HomeKit is not working well. To control devices on one router I have to be connected to that router with my phone and to control the devices on the other router I have to be connected to that router. And the remote access is not even working anymore. So I thought just starting over would be best.
Thanks for the clear explanations. Does the iPhone need to be unlocked before the automation is executed? I noticed that you put the Vibrate before the actual shortcut routine. If the iPhone is locked (or at least mine!), then it vibrates but the Shortcut is not run. Perhaps placing the Vibrate after the Shortcut makes more sense? Keen to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for helping me get started with NFC tags and shortcuts! I set up a garage door NFC shortcut also. Oddly my iPhone (ios 16.2) won't vibrate when I add in that variable as you did in your lesson. Any thoughts? Thanks again, David E
Hi, love your videos. I wonder, is there a way to set that an automation will only run if the iPhone is unlocked? A bit of a breach if anyone can unlock with NFC even with a stolen phone. Can this be set up in the shortcuts app?
Thanks Richard. I added the written instructions, and a screenshot of the shortcut on the blog post here: shanewhatley.com/control-your-smart-home-with-nfc-tags/
Great video Shane! Love the ideas and I wanted to try this out. The only thing is I bought the same tags from your link in the description and maybe just the batch I got, but they suck at scanning on mine and my gfs phone. :( They work maybe like 20% of the time with a lot of effort on moving the phone around trying to get them to pickup on my phone.
Good question. I don’t believe all nfc tags are created equal. I’ve heard of some folks having trouble with some over others, but I’m not really sure what makes some better. It may come down to trial an error. Fortunately they are typically very cheap. I put a link in the video description for the ones I’ve used that have worked pretty well for me.
The tag could be in your car. All that matters is that the phone can read it. If your phone can trigger the Siri shortcut that opens the garage, then you are golden.
Con el Apple Watch ⌚️ también se puede escanear etiquetas NFC para ejecutar automatizaciones y atajos (Apple Shortcut)? O solo es posible con un iPhone ?
Hi Shane, I bought nfc tags to try what you explained here. Your video help a lot. Thanks for that. I have one question. Do you need to use quite a good or expensive nfc tag? My nfc tag seems to work, but iphone frequently fails to read the tag. I'm thinkg to buy other one..
Hey Shane, thanks for this helpful video! Question: Can I create a Shortcut for an NFC tag which will toggle two different Scenes? That is, if a particular Scene (say Scene1) is currently active when I touch the NFC tag, I want it to set Scene2; otherwise I want to set Scene1 when I touch the NFC tag.
I just wish Apple Watch worked with NFC tags. It would be the most slick form of smart home control. I still don’t understand why they don’t since they support Apple Pay.
I am using the Tailwind garage door controller. Here is the video: Forget MyQ! Make Your Dumb Garage Smart with THIS - The Tailwind iQ3 Pro! th-cam.com/video/Sbvp-01dMLM/w-d-xo.html
You can. The easiest way is to create the shortcut first, like I mentioned in the video. Then just setup the various nfc tags to "run shortcut" and you won't have to remake the whole thing each time.
How do I set it so that one nfc tag will turn something "on" or "off" depending on the situation- such as for a light or a "do not disturb" feature? So far I can only set one nfc tag for either on or off. I don't have apple home kit products. I do have alexa, smartthings, NFC tools & the siri shortcuts app.
Hi Shane, nice information on doing that. However, there is NO plus symbol anymore. ONLY: Next Action Suggestions: (If, Text, Get Variables). How do I get further?
I’m being funny right now but it’s hilarious. What’s the difference Between this elaborate switch sticker that’s right inside the garage versus just hitting the actual garage door opener switch that’s right on the wall probably like 2 feet away in the same area??!! You got to admit it is pretty funny
Haha I hear ya. Hey maybe I’m working in the garage and want to open/close it… now I don’t have to run up those stairs just to tap the door opener button! 😏
Unfortunately no. It appears that Apple Watch has the capability (that’s how it can use Apple Pay), but unfortunately that isn’t something Apple has given us yet.
Great tutorial. Love it. Thanks for sharing. Can I ask about NFC tags types and quality? for example below: 1. NFC TAG Sticker NTAG 213 Universal Label RFID Tag Android Apple NFC phone 2. NFC TAG Sticker NTAG 213 Universal Label RFID Tag for Android NFC 3. NTAG215 NFC PVC Coin Card Tag For TagMo Forum Switch Type2 Tags Chip Amiibo Any differences in 1. tag quality? any brand ok? 2. type, e.g. NTAG 213 vs NTAG 215? 3. tags for Android NFC vs Apple NFC phones?
Thanks for watching André. To program a button this way, go to the button in your home app and tap one of the actions to configure it (single tap, for example). Then, instead of choosing a HomeKit accessory to control, scroll all the way down and choose "convert to shortcut." From there, you can setup the automation just like I did in this video.
Been working hard on converting my wife to the idea of a smart home. Just talked about garage opening with nfc the other day. Now I can do what I said was possible for the low price of a tag. Curious will it penetrate through siding if I put inside my garage and want to activate through the siding. Thanks for the great content.
Thanks for watching! So you mean like through the wall? I don’t think most tags would work there. I’ve put them behind light switch wall plates, which works, but I wouldn’t try anything thicker than that probably.
Great video Shane. I already use nfc tags, but I'll be enhancing my automations with your vibrate trick, as my garage routine is sometimes a bit slow due to the wifi not being great. Thanks!
Hey Shane, do you know of a way that I can use an NFC tag to enable and automation? I have an automation I want to run only when I want it to (not based on time). It would be great if I can enable it with an NFC tag instead of toggling it on/off in the home app
Hi Shane, Great channel, thanks. Maybe you can help me sort out some stuff, I mean I can see that NFC tag are great, but aren't they more like a gimmick? Why not just place a small button to control the garage door or light or.. That would be easier than taking your phone out to control the garage?
Sure you can use a button. I'm a big fan of smart home buttons. But nfc tags are MUCH cheaper, so that is one benefit. Also, nfc tags can do much more than just control smart home since the automations run on your personal device. So you can place nfc tags anywhere, in your car, at work, etc to do all kinds of other things outside of just your home and home automations.
Shane, I love your channel. I tried setting up a simple NFC tag to shut off all my lights when I leave my apartment; followed the steps, programmed the tag, but it does not enable the automation. Created another tag, same thing... it doesn't recognize my tags. Also, wondering the best way to use a tag to turn on/off all my bathroom lights (four hue bulbs). Is there a way to group all my bathroom bulbs? Thanks
Thanks for the support! I'm sorry, it's hard to tell what the problem is. It should work if you set it up like in the video. Yes, you can group accessories together in the Home app. Go to the settings of any light and choose "group with other accessories." You can also control multiple accessories with an nfc automation without doing that.
@@ShaneCreates Shane, it has to be the NFC tags. I bought the ones recommended, but they are not working. I would remove that link for those specific NFC tags. Any other better, more quality NFC tags to recommend? Maybe this is an iOS 14.7.1 issue, I don't find the NFC tag reader.
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Closing on a house this week and for the past month or so I have watched over 100 hours of smart home tutorials/reviews on TH-cam. You are by far THE BEST I have seen. It's like night and day. The amount of info you give and the ease at which you break it down is wild. You are doing God's work my dude! Keep em coming.
Wow thank you so much for the kind words. I greatly appreciate the support. And congrats on the new house! 🎉
Shane Whatley's content on Home Kit is honestly superior. Like and Subscribe Guys . I'm not paid to say this, it's my honest opinion
Congrats. Trying to buy a house myself
My fav for sure
Nice comment
Looks like I'm going to take some time to change my existing NFC tags to run shortcuts, great suggestion. And the vibrate starter is really a great idea, especially for an outdoor NFC tag where the sun might not make it easy to see the screen. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Howard! I’m glad you found some helpful tips in there, even as an experienced nfc/shortcut user.
Planning on installing an electric lock on my garden gate, this is a life saver for me. Thank you!
That’s cool Shane. The NFC thing is pretty handy.
Good stuff. Per usual.
Thanks for watching Brad!
Shane you just opened up a whole new world of possibilites with my Smart Home project and NFC's, man I had no idea these things could do so much. Thank you.
That's awesome! Have fun! And thanks for watching!
Awesome video! NFC Tags are amazing. The vibration action is a must know tip! It's good to get that physical vibration to know for sure that the shortcut ran instead of wondering if it did. Being able to unlock your garage door with a small sticker is sweet!
YOU ARE A GENIUS! The vibration add-on is AMAZING
Another awesome useful video Shane! I have just moved house and whilst I’m building my SmartHome back up I have started to place NFC tags around me house. The tip with making a shortcut first is a brilliant idea so I can share it with the wife. Also the vibrate option is a great tip. 👍🏼
Thanks for watching Tom! I’m glad the it was helpful! Congrats on the new house and good luck with building your smart home back up!
Thank you. Have been struggling with different methods to use shortcuts and NFC tags. Yours is simple, quick and easy.
Definitely going to use this. My tags should arrive tomorrow. The tip to make a shortcut, then automation by attaching the NFC trigger to it will be a lifesaver.
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Shane... when I saw the video title I thought, "Meh, I think he already did a video on this." I was wrong. This is the best description of conditional automations that I've seen. I'm going to switch some of my automations around.
Thank you! 🙏
I subscribed when you added the vibrate. clever
I have the little NFC disks with small clear plastic enclosures (probably collector coin holders). I use picture frame putty to stick them on the walls around the home, and I print small round labels that indicate what they do (e.g., an iOS on/off toggle icon with “Deck Lights”). To be honest, about 30% of the time, they’re stubborn to activate. The iPhone sweet spot seems to be next to the camera array near the top edge. And the iPhone screen has to be lit up but not neccessarily unlocked.
The reminder to add the vibrate action is really good. I have a couple of water leak detectors, and I have leak detection shortcuts that make my phone go off the hook with vibrations so I don’t ignore it if a leak ever occurs.
Great video, as always!
Thanks Mike! Those are some cool ideas and good tips. Thanks for sharing.
Now that I know about the existence of this little things I have a lot of ideas in my mind to do. Thanks, dude!:)
thank you for this clear and straightforward explanation, kudos.
This is sick! Worked for me. Thanks for sharing!
Using vibrate with nfc is brilliant! Thx.
Can you create shortcuts to scenes in home kit for NFC automation? I feel like it’s possible but I can’t seem to figure it out.
Very helpful, as usual! What is the best way to allow one NFC tag to be run by multiple people, when the automation trigger cannot be shared?
I’m very new to this stuff and that was very helpful. Thanks.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching.
Nicely done Shane. Excellent tips four sharing your NFC action
Thanks Gregg!
Hi,
Thanks for your videos !👍🏻
When recording the label, sensitivity is excellent.
On the other hand, once the shortcut has been created, it works much less well. You have to be up against the tag and sometimes move closer several times for it to work.
Do you also notice a lack of sensitivity?
The same applies to an iPhone of a different generation and a different label model.
Hey Shane, is there a trick to getting NFC tags to trigger with iPhone? It seems very hit or miss. I bought a very similar tag to the one you’re using in the video.
Superb tutorial Shane! Can’t wait to get some NFC tags and try out some of these tips for my own shortcuts!
Thanks for watching!
Super informative, good job. Cheers from italy
Thanks! 🙏
Because of your video in have just gotten some NFC Tags. I plan on putting one at work, I ride a motorbike a lot and my wife likes me to let her know I have arrived safe at work or when i am heading home etc. The intention with the tag is to run either the arrived shortcut, that sends her an SMS, changes my focus mode to work and selects a particular watch face for me to use at work, or, turn the work focus mode off, change my watch face to my preferred personal face, send an sms with my ETA home and turn on my Waze app so I can avoid traffic jams on the way home. This will be my first NFC automation so here goes nothing.😇😉
That sounds like a great nfc automation! Good luck!
@@ShaneCreates what a bloody drama that was…… tried using the one tag and being given a choice of which shortcut to use but ended up having one for arriving and one for leaving. Every time I put an input into the automation the app crashed and sent me back to my Home Screen so I had to open the app again check what it has saved and try the next step and it would crash again….. every single time I put an entry it it would crash. Finally finished it but bloody frustrated…. Both tags have worked so fingers crossed it stays that way. 👍👍👍👍 thanks for the inspiration.
Can you have more than one tag for different locations, like at the door and inside the house?
The vibrate tip is genius!
Hi Shane, everything is super but which App ls are you using on phone? This one you skip very fast at the beginning
The tip about creating the Shortcut first, then setup the automation to run the Shortcut is gonna save me a TON of time setting up 4 phones to scan the same tag
You have just helped me solve an annoyance I’ve had with my Aqara Wireless Remote. All these while I had to set single click to turn on a few lights and double click to turn them off. Never thought of using shortcuts as a toggle so that single click turns on and single click again turns off. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!,
Also, waiting for the day when the Apple Watch can scan these NFC stickers as I’ve been wanting to get a smart lock. Scanning the NFC will unlock and disable alarm and vice versa. Imagine coming home with both hands carrying stuffs it would be so convenient to just press the watch against the NCF to unlock.
Awesome, I'm glad it was helpful. I agree, would love for Apple to open up this capability on the Apple Watch. It seems the hardware is there, since Apple Watch can do Apple Pay. Maybe one day... 🤞🏻
@@ShaneCreates But just to be clear, you can’t configure the button to trigger a shortcut from within the Home app but there’s an option there within the add or remove accessories section that allow you to configure the action as a shortcut and add the if statement there. I use it to toggle a scene on and off instead of individual switches as it’s easier to modify the bundled switches that I want to trigger.
awesome channel....will be joining shortly..any chance you may add screenshots of your shortcuts as you complete them..sorry Parkinsons and hard to keep up sometimes thx
joined :-)
Hey Mike, thanks for joining! I’d be glad to add screenshots. I can add them to my website when I update it with this video. I can also share them with you on Discord. Feel free to DM me there or let me know if you have any trouble connecting to our members discord group.
Thanks Shane. Just Configured an automation with a NFC tag thanks to your video. It does work with my iPhone, but not with my watch. Is it because it's a first generetion? Don't know...
Always well done Shane, thank you. I also share your views on EVE.
Thanks Doug!
Great videos Shane. Following you to make a smart home. Question is, can I control my NFC tags with my Apple watch. Touch with my watch rather than having to have a phone with me all the time? Cheers.
Great video. The tip about the shortcut is really helpful. I will definitely dig into this now. 👍🏼
Thanks Tom! Good luck and have fun with those nfc automations!
Can we use this to add NFC unlock for Aqara U100 Smart Lock??
Awesome info, tx! If an automation is set up with Home +5, can they be added to an NFC tag?
Thank you so much for this video :)
Excellent video as usual. I would have never thought of the vibrate part. Also I need a video on best way of resetting my HomeKit and starting over if you have any suggestions.
Thanks! Resetting and starting over doesn’t sound too fun. What exactly are you trying to do, or accomplish, in resetting/starting over?
@@ShaneCreates well I kind of screwed up and have some devices on one router and some on another router. So my HomeKit is not working well. To control devices on one router I have to be connected to that router with my phone and to control the devices on the other router I have to be connected to that router. And the remote access is not even working anymore. So I thought just starting over would be best.
Hi can you do automations using Iphone and google home/assistant with nfc and how do you do that?
NFC tags are a super affordable way of controlling your HomeKit home and they're pretty damn stealthy. Nice shirt by the way!
Thanks Dustin!!
One word: Wow!
This is so awesome! Thanks for the cool trick!!
Thanks for watching!
do you push the button? no nfc?
Thanks for the clear explanations. Does the iPhone need to be unlocked before the automation is executed?
I noticed that you put the Vibrate before the actual shortcut routine. If the iPhone is locked (or at least mine!), then it vibrates but the Shortcut is not run. Perhaps placing the Vibrate after the Shortcut makes more sense?
Keen to hear your thoughts.
What app are you using
Hey Shane,
Are apple watches also able to trigger an NFC tag?
Unfortunately no, not at this time. Hopefully Apple will add that capability one day.
That would be a great idea. The watch is always on my wrist, but the phone is not always in my hands. Too bad that’s not working yet.
Thanks for helping me get started with NFC tags and shortcuts! I set up a garage door NFC shortcut also. Oddly my iPhone (ios 16.2) won't vibrate when I add in that variable as you did in your lesson. Any thoughts? Thanks again, David E
Hi, love your videos. I wonder, is there a way to set that an automation will only run if the iPhone is unlocked? A bit of a breach if anyone can unlock with NFC even with a stolen phone. Can this be set up in the shortcuts app?
Hi Shane. It’s possible to read NFC tags with locked iPhone and screen off?
Awesome - just the video I have been waiting for :-)
I have not tried it yet but hope that the automation works on my Apple Watch as well.
Unfortunately we cannot trigger nfc automations with the Apple Watch. Hopefully one day Apple will give us that, but currently it doesn't work.
Great video man thanks for the ideas I was wondering if you can put instructions in the about section also
Thanks Richard. I added the written instructions, and a screenshot of the shortcut on the blog post here: shanewhatley.com/control-your-smart-home-with-nfc-tags/
Great video Shane! Love the ideas and I wanted to try this out. The only thing is I bought the same tags from your link in the description and maybe just the batch I got, but they suck at scanning on mine and my gfs phone. :( They work maybe like 20% of the time with a lot of effort on moving the phone around trying to get them to pickup on my phone.
Any nfc tags work better than others?
Very good question! Curious…
Good question. I don’t believe all nfc tags are created equal. I’ve heard of some folks having trouble with some over others, but I’m not really sure what makes some better. It may come down to trial an error. Fortunately they are typically very cheap. I put a link in the video description for the ones I’ve used that have worked pretty well for me.
By the way, great videos!!👍👍
Thanks! 😀
Can a NFC tag be placed in your car to operate the garage door or does it have to be in a wi-if signal area?
The tag could be in your car. All that matters is that the phone can read it. If your phone can trigger the Siri shortcut that opens the garage, then you are golden.
Yep, you can do that!
Is there anyway to use NFC tags in iphone with devices not supported by Home app of iphone? Maybe using the app Automator?
Con el Apple Watch ⌚️ también se puede escanear etiquetas NFC para ejecutar automatizaciones y atajos (Apple Shortcut)? O solo es posible con un iPhone ?
So If you tab Is a 2nd time, It will automatically close the garage door?
Hi Shane, I bought nfc tags to try what you explained here. Your video help a lot. Thanks for that. I have one question. Do you need to use quite a good or expensive nfc tag? My nfc tag seems to work, but iphone frequently fails to read the tag. I'm thinkg to buy other one..
Pretty cool.
Great viewing however my home is smart by Alexa and Go Smart. Do you have a video on setting NFC to work with these?
Thanks for doing this video, appreciate it…… it worked like a charm….😊🍻🙏🏻
Awesome, glad it worked!
Hey Shane, thanks for this helpful video! Question: Can I create a Shortcut for an NFC tag which will toggle two different Scenes? That is, if a particular Scene (say Scene1) is currently active when I touch the NFC tag, I want it to set Scene2; otherwise I want to set Scene1 when I touch the NFC tag.
I just wish Apple Watch worked with NFC tags. It would be the most slick form of smart home control. I still don’t understand why they don’t since they support Apple Pay.
I agree. It seems the technology is there, Apple just needs to unlock that capability. I keep hoping it’ll happen one day also. 🤞
Hi Shane!
Great video
But my iphoneX does not show nfc in personal automation
What should i do
Really eant to use this feature
Thanks
Sorry but nfc automations like this require an iPhone XS or later
What garage door are you using cause I have a chamberlain MyQ brand and can’t seem to use it other than their app
I am using the Tailwind garage door controller. Here is the video:
Forget MyQ! Make Your Dumb Garage Smart with THIS - The Tailwind iQ3 Pro!
th-cam.com/video/Sbvp-01dMLM/w-d-xo.html
Great video as always!!… Too bad it doesn’t work with the Apple Watch
Thanks! And I agree!
We need an update video with even more ideas for 2023 :-)
Can I make a copy of an nfc to do the same?
For example, have one inside the garage to open and close and another one outside to do the same?
You can. The easiest way is to create the shortcut first, like I mentioned in the video. Then just setup the various nfc tags to "run shortcut" and you won't have to remake the whole thing each time.
This is cool.
I hope this can be use for Android (wait a minute, does all Android phone have NFC Feature?).
How do I set it so that one nfc tag will turn something "on" or "off" depending on the situation- such as for a light or a "do not disturb" feature? So far I can only set one nfc tag for either on or off. I don't have apple home kit products. I do have alexa, smartthings, NFC tools & the siri shortcuts app.
So to do this do you not need a hub? You just need an iPhone + NFC tag + smart plug?
You need a homekit hub for home automations. Since this is a "personal" automation, it may work without a hub.
Can you use your apple watch to trigger as the iphone does?
No, unfortunately
Hi Shane, nice information on doing that. However, there is NO plus symbol anymore. ONLY: Next Action Suggestions: (If, Text, Get Variables). How do I get further?
use the "search" field at the bottom to search for specific actions.
I’m being funny right now but it’s hilarious. What’s the difference Between this elaborate switch sticker that’s right inside the garage versus just hitting the actual garage door opener switch that’s right on the wall probably like 2 feet away in the same area??!! You got to admit it is pretty funny
Haha I hear ya. Hey maybe I’m working in the garage and want to open/close it… now I don’t have to run up those stairs just to tap the door opener button! 😏
Hey Shane, after updated to iOS 15 I have to confirm that NFC automation despite of I set do not ask confirmation. Got any idea please? Thx a lot
So you just reinvented switches?
But what hardware do you need for the garage door? Like does it require smart plugs? Is it wired into something that requires connection to a HomePod?
You need a HomeKit smart garage door opener. Here is a video on the latest one that I'm using: th-cam.com/video/EBXCvsoc1X8/w-d-xo.html
@@ShaneCreates my guy!
What happens if you put the vibrate function after the nfc thing ?
Can I use the NFC with my Apple Watch or just with my iPhone?
Just with iPhone, unfortunately.
Would it be possible to work with the Apple Watch too? Like instead tapping the phone to open garage, you use the watch.
Unfortunately no. It appears that Apple Watch has the capability (that’s how it can use Apple Pay), but unfortunately that isn’t something Apple has given us yet.
Hi Shane, can I also use with Apple Watch? Thx
No, unfortunately not at this time.
Can an apple watch trigger the automation with an NFC tag the same as an iPhone would? if so, does that require any additional set up etc?
No unfortunately it's not possible to trigger nfc tags with the Apple Watch.
Shane, can you link where you got the tiny NFC tags from? Thanks! BTW great tip on adding vibrate in the shortcut!
You can get them from tinynfc.com
Thanks for watching!
@@ShaneCreates great, thanks!
Can you use a NFC tag to control your deadbolt?
Yea you can set that up if you have a homekit lock.
Great tutorial. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Can I ask about NFC tags types and quality? for example below:
1. NFC TAG Sticker NTAG 213 Universal Label RFID Tag Android Apple NFC phone
2. NFC TAG Sticker NTAG 213 Universal Label RFID Tag for Android NFC
3. NTAG215 NFC PVC Coin Card Tag For TagMo Forum Switch Type2 Tags Chip Amiibo
Any differences in
1. tag quality? any brand ok?
2. type, e.g. NTAG 213 vs NTAG 215?
3. tags for Android NFC vs Apple NFC phones?
NFC tags I understood. But I cannot get it working with Xiaomi or Flic button. How did you do that? Thank you for a great show!
Thanks for watching André. To program a button this way, go to the button in your home app and tap one of the actions to configure it (single tap, for example). Then, instead of choosing a HomeKit accessory to control, scroll all the way down and choose "convert to shortcut." From there, you can setup the automation just like I did in this video.
@@ShaneCreates Thank you Shane, I tried it now and its working. Super cool! Keep up the great work! Thank you again.
@@andrealm10 Great! I'm glad you got it working. Thanks for the support!
Been working hard on converting my wife to the idea of a smart home. Just talked about garage opening with nfc the other day. Now I can do what I said was possible for the low price of a tag. Curious will it penetrate through siding if I put inside my garage and want to activate through the siding. Thanks for the great content.
Thanks for watching! So you mean like through the wall? I don’t think most tags would work there. I’ve put them behind light switch wall plates, which works, but I wouldn’t try anything thicker than that probably.
@@ShaneCreates yeah was hoping. I’ll try and let you know.
Hi Shane, I love your videos. Could you post a video for the same action but using IOS 15. The menu's have changed and I can't work it out. Thanks.
Thanks Adam. Appreciate the suggestion. I'll definitely have to do some more Shortcut videos soon with iOS 15.
Great video Shane. I already use nfc tags, but I'll be enhancing my automations with your vibrate trick, as my garage routine is sometimes a bit slow due to the wifi not being great. Thanks!
Thanks Julian!
Hey Shane, great vid as always, thx. Can I use this NFC solution turn on/off my Aqara security system? Thx in advance.
Yes, you can use nfc tags to turn on and off any HomeKit accessories.
Thx a lot Shane for your prompt feedback. Appreciate it.
Can I also use Apple Watch with these NFCs?
Hey Shane, do you know of a way that I can use an NFC tag to enable and automation? I have an automation I want to run only when I want it to (not based on time). It would be great if I can enable it with an NFC tag instead of toggling it on/off in the home app
Hi Shane, Great channel, thanks. Maybe you can help me sort out some stuff, I mean I can see that NFC tag are great, but aren't they more like a gimmick? Why not just place a small button to control the garage door or light or.. That would be easier than taking your phone out to control the garage?
Sure you can use a button. I'm a big fan of smart home buttons. But nfc tags are MUCH cheaper, so that is one benefit. Also, nfc tags can do much more than just control smart home since the automations run on your personal device. So you can place nfc tags anywhere, in your car, at work, etc to do all kinds of other things outside of just your home and home automations.
@@ShaneCreates ahh just saw the light, its not only HomeKit og yo can se them for many things as you write, thanks :)
Hi shane, what commands do i use to stop my wifes phone alarm going off using an NFC tag
If my family members tap their phone n this nfc, the garage door ill open and closed? Or i need to setup the nfc all of their phones?
It needs to be setup on all devices. It is device specific
Shane, I love your channel. I tried setting up a simple NFC tag to shut off all my lights when I leave my apartment; followed the steps, programmed the tag, but it does not enable the automation. Created another tag, same thing... it doesn't recognize my tags. Also, wondering the best way to use a tag to turn on/off all my bathroom lights (four hue bulbs). Is there a way to group all my bathroom bulbs? Thanks
Thanks for the support! I'm sorry, it's hard to tell what the problem is. It should work if you set it up like in the video.
Yes, you can group accessories together in the Home app. Go to the settings of any light and choose "group with other accessories." You can also control multiple accessories with an nfc automation without doing that.
@@ShaneCreates Shane, it has to be the NFC tags. I bought the ones recommended, but they are not working. I would remove that link for those specific NFC tags. Any other better, more quality NFC tags to recommend? Maybe this is an iOS 14.7.1 issue, I don't find the NFC tag reader.
Hi. I don't find any of the apps you are using! I have an Android phone! Thanks