I use IFTTT for automation and I assume most people do because it’s one of the only options.
Recently they have said they are creating a pro version and only 3 custom applets can be made with the free version. This messes up a lot of my automation with it and try’s to force me to pay.
What I’m trying to say is wouldn’t it not be very hard for Wyze to add shortcut features on iOS with the shortcut apps. I have even heard they don’t need to be approved by apple to add the shortcut capabilities.
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It would be absolutely amazing if we could activate our Wyze Shortcuts (under Rules) through the iOS Shortcuts app. For example, I could create an iOS shortcut called “I’m Home” that runs my Wyze shortcut that mutes notifications, and when I arrive home I can tell Siri “I’m home”, running the iOS shortcut, running the Wyze shortcut, muting notifications. And the same to unmute notifications when I leave. This could also unlock the possibility of controlling your Wyze devices’ basic functions from Apple Watch!
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Please add support for Apple Shortcuts built into iOS. This is low hanging fruit to give the users control of toggle-able devices like plugs and bulbs, “Hey Siri, turn on the plug” I already use this functionality with plugs and lights in the Kasa app and the MagicHome app.
Again, this seems like a quick way to implement a “homekit-like experience” using Siri.
i am just looking at this now , it is 2022 and still no wyze integration with IOS homekit or shortcuts or even widgets !!! I wished i had checked before buying this, its a deal breaker
Shortcuts would be a massive improvement to the app. Especially now that the iPhone has the Action button. I have started using Shortcuts for a lot of different tasks to automate an entire workflow for home automation.
For example, at night on my way home, a shortcut would allow me to turn on lights, the heat, and other things with one click controlling multiple apps and not just Wyze functions.
@SupportTeam I don’t know how to put this feature request in such that it will reach anyone of particular significance, but given how fundamentally easy adding this feature in and how pivotal this feature is in deciding which brand of cameras I go for and was particularly disappointed when I realized the feature didn’t exist. How do we go about making those requests?
This feature was added to an app update a while ago but it was never fully implemented and didn’t work. @WyzeJasonJ could maybe revert the status to in progress?
This feature was not implemented and not working, Shortcuts app shows some nonsense with Wize app like TriggerIntent that needs some id. It looks like it was never finished.
My Blinds app Bliss allowed Siri Shortcut control without a bunch off extra HomeKit, IFTTT, Just create scene then add to Siri. Now I say “Hey Siri Open Living Room” and you guessed it. Blinds open. BTW these show up in Shortcuts app, but until IOS 18 I didn’t even see or care.
If Wyze could do something simple like this where a defined Automation Name could be registered with Siri we could all do a lot!!!
Insane that there is no documentation for these shortcuts. They seem non functional to me. A whole year later and still completely unusable. “Wishes granted” is clinically insane.
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I only have one light so far cause my dad had an extra and i was considering buying more when i move. I will be researching alternatives. The state of these shortcuts and the pace of improvement from Wyze shows me they are not interested in improving their automations, and i deserve better than $60 for 4 LEDs that does even work on my apple watch or siri.
So, after doing some digging, “ruleid” is what you called the automation when you create it in the Wyze app. For example, say you create an automation that turns off certain cams in a group alle “inside cams” and call it turnoffinsidecams. The ruleid would be “turnoffinsidecams”, the name of the automation, in the shortcut app.
However, and this is a BIG however, it still doesn’t work. You can create a “shortcut” in iOS, that opens the Wyze app and “supposedly” calls the “turnoffinsidecams” automation, but all it will do is open the Wyze app. So, what I’ve done (so far) is made the “turnoffinsidecams” a favorite. That way, it’s at the top of the favorites as it’s own entry. Then I told Shortcuts to add the shortcut to my home screen. This way, while not what I wanted, I hit the icon on my home screen and it automatically opens the Wyze app, showing me the favorites. Now, since it is at the top of the list and a big box, I just hit that box and the inside cams get turned off. For me this is a workaround since I have the Wyze app in a group and I would then have to look for the group of cams called “inside cams” to turn them off. This way, I have just two clicks on bigger buttons. No searching and easy to do while in my car too.
Hope this makes sense. If you figure out a way to get the shortcut to actually DO something (run an automation) in the Wyze app, we would ALL like to hear how it’s done. But it doesn’t seem that the wisdom at Wyze is allowing that to happen just yet.
Not sure if this thread is the best place to ask, but what’s the current status of this? I’m hoping for Wyze to support the Shortcuts app in iOS (not implement an equivalent within the Wyze app but instead to integrate systemwide with Apple’s iOS) so I can set up personal automations.
Hi, I would like this too, it is a huge barrier. I have had my Wyze plugs forever but now that I am getting into using iOS shortcuts and NFC tags, need the integration. I hesitate to buy other brands because I have these ones sitting around but they do not do what I need them to do. I also see it as a red flag of the company to create those shortcut actions with no description and no documentation - unprofessional and makes me worry about what else they might do in a half-baked way… have been a loyal Wyze person but may have to eat the cost of switching for long-term functionality and peace of mind.
Great news! We now support adding Wyze shortcuts (where you can set up device actions you want) to Siri, which automatically creates an iOS shortcut in the Shortcuts app. From there, you can set up iOS automations to execute that shortcut and integrate Wyze into your personal automation workflows.
Let me know if you have any questions about getting started!
