Ever wanted to start experimenting with Siri Shortcuts, but didn't know where to start?
Welcome to the first episode in the HeyTechi series on Siri Shortcuts tutorials!
In this video, you're going to learn how to set up a 'Good Morning' Siri shortcut which will:
-Play through your HomePod/HomePod Mini
-Wake you up with a custom greeting
-Turn on the lights using HomeKit
-Read out the date
-Read out the weather forecast for the day
-Read the main news headlines
-Turn on a radio station on Apple Music
This video is designed for beginners/novices to Siri Shortcuts, but those of you with a little more experience might benefit too!
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TIMESTAMPS!
00:00 Introduction
02:04 Should look something like this
02:42 Creating a new Shortcut
04:19 Sidebar
04:59 Adding HomeKit Devices
06:50 Adding Weather
08:06 Adding the Date
08:25 Calendar Integration
09:28 Siri Script
10:32 Integrating our data with Siri
13:48 Getting Siri to read the script
15:28 Getting news headlines from RSS
17:23 Adding pauses
18:09 Adding Calendar to Siri script
19:56 How to automate your shortcut
22:47 Final Thoughts
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VIDEO LINKS
Nanoleaf Essentials A60 Smart Bulb - IF you own a HomePod Mini you MUST watch this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-mN...
What is Thread? The HomePod Mini Smart Home REVOLUTION! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugwWE...
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PRODUCT LINKS
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https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/ (US)
https://www.apple.com/uk/homepod-mini/ (UK)
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https://www.johnlewis.com/apple-homep...
Full credit to HeyTechi viewer @Pug_63 for highlighting the John Lewis information to us!
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