How To Control House Lights With Your Iphone

Control Your Lights With an iPhone and Siri

While smart light brands usually have their own iOS apps, using Siri’s voice control functionality to control your lights is simple and convenient. Here’s how to set it up.

Connect Your Lights to the Home App

The first step is to make sure your smart lights are connected to your Home app.

Make Sure Siri Is Active

Next, make sure Siri is active on your iPhone.

Use Siri to Control Your Lights

Now that your lights are part of the Home app and Siri is activated, you can use voice commands to control your lights. For example, say, “Hey Siri,” and then “Turn on the lights.” If you have multiple smart lights or lights set up in different rooms, you can be more specific with your request. For example, say, “Turn on the living room lights,” or “Turn off the bathroom light.” If you have color smart lights, you can also ask Siri to set those lights to a specific hue. For example, you can say, “Turn the kitchen lights to green.” To turn off the lights, simply activate Siri and say, “Turn off the lights.”

Use Siri to Activate Smart Light Scenes

Using the Home app and Shortcuts, use Siri to turn on multiple lights without having to request them all individually. Here’s how. On an iPhone with 3D Touch, press firmly until the brightness control appears. Slide up and down to adjust the brightness. On an iPhone without 3D Touch, press and hold until the brightness control appears.