Shortcuts allow you to run a series of actions from your iPhone with the touch of a button. You can include arming & disarming your Abode system, running a quick action, getting a device status, or managing an active alarm within these shortcuts or make them a shortcut in & of themselves for the ability to manage your Abode system without opening the App.
Here’s how:
- Navigate to the shortcuts app on your iPhone
- tap the “+” icon in the top right corner to create a new shortcut
- Tap the “...” icon in the top right corner to name your shortcut
- Don’t forget to choose a color and glyph that makes the most sense to you for your shortcut!
- This name will also be how you instruct Siri to run your Shortcut by saying, “Hey Siri, *your Shortcut name*”
- Tap “Add Action”
- Search Abode in the search bar
- Set whatever Abode related action you’d like to be accessible to you at a tap from your homescreen
- Go crazy and add whatever other actions you’d like across your apps to your shortcut
- Once done, save your shortcut
- Return to your homescreen and press & hold on a blank area
- Once your icons begin shaking, tap the “+” icon in the top left corner
- Type “Shortcuts” into the search bar and go to shortcuts
- Your most recently created Shortcut will be the first option to add, click “+ Add Widget”
- You may also add a folder of Shortcuts if you’d like. For example, create a folder called “Abode” and have a Shortcut for each system status
- Move your Shortcut wherever you’d like on your homescreen
- You can also drag your Shortcut all the way to the left so it’s accessible from your Today View
- You can change the Shortcut by pressing & holding, tapping “edit widget”, and choosing the Shortcut you’d like there
Just for a little inspiration, here are some of our favorite shortcuts:
Goodnight
Turn off all of my lights
Set my phone to do not disturb
Turn my brightness all the way down
Arm my Abode system to home mode
Lock my doors
Good Morning
Disarm my Abode system
Set my thermostat to 72°
turn off do not disturb
play my favorite album