Control Your Smart Home with NFC Tags!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today we'll setup a simple nfc tag automation that will toggle any of our HomeKit accessories on or off. NFC tag automations work natively with any iPhone XS or later.
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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.
Thank you. Have been struggling with different methods to use shortcuts and NFC tags. Yours is simple, quick and easy.
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
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!
thank you for this clear and straightforward explanation, kudos.
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!
That’s cool Shane. The NFC thing is pretty handy.
Good stuff. Per usual.
Thanks for watching Brad!
This is sick! Worked for me. Thanks for sharing!
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! 🙏
Now that I know about the existence of this little things I have a lot of ideas in my mind to do. Thanks, dude!:)
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!
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!
Thank you so much for this video :)
Nicely done Shane. Excellent tips four sharing your NFC action
Thanks Gregg!
This is so awesome! Thanks for the cool trick!!
Thanks for watching!
I’m very new to this stuff and that was very helpful. Thanks.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching.
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.
Using vibrate with nfc is brilliant! Thx.
Always well done Shane, thank you. I also share your views on EVE.
Thanks Doug!
Thanks for doing this video, appreciate it…… it worked like a charm….😊🍻🙏🏻
Awesome, glad it worked!
Super informative, good job. Cheers from italy
Thanks! 🙏
I subscribed when you added the vibrate. clever
People, if this comes easily for you. You should consider in going into programming. This can be a full time job that pays very well. This guy is smart! . He makes these tags seem casual. It is the future!
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.
The vibrate tip is genius!
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.
One word: Wow!
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.
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.
Pretty cool.
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
Awesome info, tx! If an automation is set up with Home +5, can they be added to an NFC 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.
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.
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!
By the way, great videos!!👍👍
Thanks! 😀
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..
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...
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
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!!
Is there anyway to use NFC tags in iphone with devices not supported by Home app of iphone? Maybe using the app Automator?
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
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.
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.
Can you have more than one tag for different locations, like at the door and inside the house?
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?
Hi can you do automations using Iphone and google home/assistant with nfc and how do you do that?
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/
We need an update video with even more ideas for 2023 :-)
Great viewing however my home is smart by Alexa and Go Smart. Do you have a video on setting NFC to work with these?
Hi Shane, everything is super but which App ls are you using on phone? This one you skip very fast at the beginning
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
Thank you so much for these tutorials, very informative, btw what are the lights you use on the background?, they look fantastic!
Thanks for watching! I'm just using a couple of cheap, no-name rgb flood lights I got from amazon. Connected them to smart plugs so I can control with HomeKit 😉.
Awsome, thank you ! Keep that hard work!
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. It’s possible to read NFC tags with locked iPhone and screen off?
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?
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.
do you push the button? no nfc?
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.
This is cool.
I hope this can be use for Android (wait a minute, does all Android phone have NFC Feature?).
Great video □
What happens if you put the vibrate function after the nfc thing ?
I’m on a older iPhone 8 iOS 16.77 but since I’m on a older phone the shortcuts doesn’t show the nfc option because It’s only available for iPhone XS or newer but is there anyway I can turn on my lights it’s not frkm it’s a smart bulb from Lenovo but it’s comparable with google home so any way? Pls reply it will be so good
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
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, 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.
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.
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.
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!
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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?
I have iOS but mostly google assistant smart home devices. Is there a way to have my iPhone use my nfc to activate things on my Google home? The lights and such don’t work with HomeKit, only google home
Found another use for my NFC tags - not in my home. I added one to my car. It turns off the phone's Wi-Fi (to save battery), starts the dash cam recording, and sets the focus to "Car" (or Do Not Disturb), and finally opens Google Maps. I have another inside my door at home that turns Wi-Fi back on and connects to my router and BT speaker. The focus I've left on manual.
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 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.
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.
What app are you using
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.
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.
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!
Awesome channel Shane, I’m spending a fortune pimping my HomeKit at the moment, keep them coming!! Just hope my wife doesn’t divorce me with all the money I’m spending 😬
Dave 🇬🇧
Haha thanks David! Be careful! No smart home is worth a divorce! 😂 Just gotta work on that "wife approval factor." It's tricky but I know you can do it! 😃
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
Has something change in the language these shortcuts want in order to function as these toggle? I wrote my shortcut to turn on my lights “otherwise” turn them off just as shown here for the garage door, but it will not set them back to off it only goes the one direction.
Can anyone help please?
So my nfc tag always gives me a notification saying ‘tap to respond’ in correlation with the automation even though i turned off the dont ask prompt…any ideas on how to fix/change this issue?
In my experience, it might run with one tap. Or it might take 3 or 4. Or it just might not work until I get frustrated enough that I just open Shortcuts and run the shortcut myself.
Agreed. I setup 12 different nfc tags and only 4 work. Most have quit after a year. They go bad and can’t be reprogrammed. I think there is a quality issue with brands of tags. They are also finicky on the location you hold the phone to them.
Great video as always!!… Too bad it doesn’t work with the Apple Watch
Thanks! And I agree!
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! 😏
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!
Hey Shane, I have my IPad as a home hub and I don’t want it to be charging all the time. Is there a shortcut so when my battery level is at 20% it will turn on my smart switch?
You can setup a personal automation on the iPad around the battery state, yes. Although iPads do have smart charging so it shouldn't damage the battery if it remains plugged in.
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.
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.
Letting the Apple Watch use NFC tags would be so nice, maybe one day
Thus is the 3rd video in a row that is for iPhone users only... wish it was in the title