Control Smarthome with Siri on Apple TV - A How-To Guide

Controlling Your Smart Home with Siri on Apple TV

Do you find yourself wondering if you can leverage Siri for smarthome management, similar to the capabilities of voice assistants like Alexa? tvOS 10 introduces the functionality to manage your connected devices directly from your Apple TV using voice commands.

Prerequisites: HomeKit Compatibility

Before utilizing Siri for smarthome control via your Apple TV, ensure your devices are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit platform. Furthermore, HomeKit must be properly configured on each device.

Many smarthome devices integrate HomeKit during the initial setup phase. However, if not, a dedicated HomeKit setup option is typically available within the device’s settings.

This setup generally involves scanning a code located on the device itself using your iPhone or iPad.

Initiating Voice Control

Once your smarthome devices are configured with HomeKit, controlling them with Siri on your Apple TV is straightforward.

Begin by pressing and holding the Siri button on your Apple TV remote.

While maintaining pressure on the Siri button, issue a command. For example, to adjust your thermostat, you might say, "Set the thermostat to 73 degrees."

If you have Philips Hue lights, a command like "Turn on Living Room lights" will activate them.

Customizing HomeKit for Specific Control

To specify which room’s lights should be controlled, customization within HomeKit is necessary.

This room configuration can typically be managed either through the individual smarthome product’s application or within the Home app on iOS 10 and later.

Following your command, Siri will verbally confirm task completion and display confirmation on the screen.

Apple TV Setup

No additional configuration is required on your Apple TV itself to enable Siri smarthome control.

Once your smarthome devices are properly set up with HomeKit, you can immediately begin managing them using Siri directly from your Apple TV.