Episode 10 - The Great HomePod Episode

About: New HomePod Abilities and ShortCasts Podcast Player

Anchor voice message link: https://anchor.fm/shortcasts/message

We have a new Twitter account: @ShortCasts1

An exciting new announcement, the ShortCasts Podcast Shortcut. You can use this shortcut to listen to recent episodes of the show. Get it here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/3a58edc4ad1c4eada013f6cea7d420e6

Devices required for Home automation section of the shortcuts app:

• HomePod or HomePod Mini
• Apple TV 4th gen or later
• iPad always plugged in

Talking topics: 

- NLP (Natural Language Processing) 

• Using Ask for Input and a List to confirm a request
• IF statements and Ask for Input
• Using case to simplify response
• Stripping text and handling multiple commands that you string... 

- I’m Up! And the role HomePod Mini’s play in a post Update world

- HomePod mini uses its own chipset from Apple Watch Series 5 SIP

- Using shortcuts to log events (pill tracker for Parker)

• HomePod Mini is perfect for performing small quick tasks to log things like this

- Utilizing API calls and PAS to shorten HomePod actions

• API calls on HomePod work quickly on HomePod
• Controlling light colors and light on / off status with HomePod and PAS can allow you freedom to continue other things while it finishes execution 

- Roomba Automation and PAS https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8b49470dc0aa4e93a7f55ec09a1c239f status https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/b9cc64fc0f064a5caf719f2224222dbd record entry for automation

• Use contact sensors to know what the Roomba is doing
• Roomba Status tool ft Homebridge. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/f134d9a9c22b4f3fb9264a118ac2b0e0 

- Designing updaters for Siri and HomePod

- Using Shortcuts to automate volume control and music control (Smart Player)

- HomePod notifications with HomeKit using HomePod notification recorder. You can get the shortcut we discussed from this link: https://routinehub.co/shortcut/4407/

In the next episode, we will have some new content to cover as well as some further Q&A, so keep a watch on twitter and our discord server for more updates.