Homyhub is on a mission to unlock the full potential of garages and integration with siri alexa google home etc.
Siri open the garage door.
To remain ul compliant the door opener emits a long series of beeps about ten seconds before and all during your door closing when using siri or the app.
Here are the types of garage related commands you can now use.
Open and close the garage door in in wi fi mode only if you are in or near your home.
That means you can say hey siri open the garage door and hey siri close the garage door.
Homekit garage door openers offer more than just the ability to determine the status of your garage door.
The insignia controller is two pieces of hardware working in coordination.
However if you have an apple tv version 4 0 or an ipad using.
These openers can open and close automatically when you arrive or leave your home work in tandem with other devices in automation and of course can work with siri.
Now that everything is properly connected and operational here is an overview of the voice commands you can give to siri the intelligent personal assistant of your apple homekit.
The ability to open a garage door with a push of a button and a simple spoken sentence.
The controller that signals your garage door motor to open or close the door and a sensor that can tell if the door is open or shut.
Set smart devices such as your thermostat or lighting to adjust when you open or close the garage door.
Siri is boring and sometimes efficient but at least somehow she knew that pod bay door was an alias for garage door.
But i m getting ahead of myself.
Once i complied by looking at the phone she siri is female on my devices said your garage door is opening and the door opened.
You can t toggle it off either.
Unlike other homekit accessories i ve tried there is no insignia app.
Myq homebridge this device adds apple homekit capability and siri voice control to compatible garage door openers.
Is the next step in making it possible.
The siri garage door hack comes.
One such person found a compelling use for the 35 linux based pi and siri.
Instead you operate the kit with the home app or siri.