iPhone 11 Pro User Manual

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“Turndownthekitchenlights”

“Turnonthefanintheoffice”

“Setmyreadingscene”

“TurnoffthelightsintheChicagohouse”

Automationsandremoteaccess

IfyouhaveanAppleTV(4thgenerationorlater),oryousetupaniPad(iOS10

orlater)thatyouleaveathome,youcanuseautomationsandremoteaccess.

Automationscanrunscenesautomaticallybasedonthetimeofday,your

location,asensorbeingactivated,ortheactionofanaccessory.TheAppleTV

oriPadactsasahomehub,whichalsoallowsremoteaccesstoyour

accessories.AppleTV3rdgenerationcanalsoprovideremoteaccess,but

doesnotsupportcreatingoreditingautomationsusingtheHomeapp.

Allowremoteaccess.GotoSettings>[yourname]>iCloud,thenturnon

Home.Makesureyou’resignedinusingthesameAppleIDonallthedevices.

IfyouhaveanAppleTVandyou’resignedinusingthesameAppleIDasyour

iPhone,itwillbepairedautomaticallyandenabledforautomation.Tosetup

iPadforautomation,seetheHomechapterofiPadUserGuide.

Createanautomation.TaptheAutomationtab,tapCreateNewAutomation,

thenchooseoneoftheautomationtriggersdescribedbelow.

Whenarrivingorleavingalocation.TapMyLocationChanges,thenseta

geofenceandspecifyifyouwantthetriggertooccurwhenyouarriveorleave

thelocation.Youcanalsosetthisautomationtoonlyoccuraftersunset,which

isusefulforturningonlightsonlywhenthey’reneeded.

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