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Re:Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts by gshakir on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:34AM (#21081218)
I think battery usage could be a primary concern here. Yes, this should continue to improve. Imagine coming home and all your blinds open automatically, lights turn on etc.
Re:Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts by jasongill on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:40AM (#21081286)
I don't think battery usage is the concern, because the alert still triggers - you just have to approve it. By the time you get the alert to approve it, the bluetooth or wifi or location services have already been running (using battery) and triggered the action
Re:Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts by amdavidson on Thursday September 26, 2019 @02:16PM (#21083750)
This can already be done in the "home automation" side of the shortcuts / home app. My own house lights up whenever my wife or I come home after dark and goes dark again when we leave.
Re:Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts by draugadrotten on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:08PM (#21083004)
> Imagine coming home and all your blinds open automatically, lights turn on etc.

Try home assistant. Open source. Integrates with nearly everything, including apple homekit stuff.