• I have no garage door opener so I added a tag in my car to open the smart garage without having to open the app and fiddle with things.
  • I added a tag to our light switch that turns on our bedroom lamp (softer, more pleasant light at night).
  • I added a door tag to unlock the door (no information contained on the tag so nobody can break in).
  • I added a tag that pauses an automation at night so my stair lights don’t come on with motion sensing.

This is literally just the tip of the iceberg. I think of a new one every couple hours. Anyone have any other cool ones to share?

  • @rockhstrongoEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    I have one inconspicuously hidden under a sticker that will unlock one of my smart locks. Needing to unlock my phone is what prevents me from using it that often, though.

    It is fun to use it when friends/family are around, and see them go “Whaaaat?!”

      • @dinosoupOPEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        With iPhone shortcuts, you don’t actually read anything off the tag, it just recognizes it and runs a shortcut that calls a home assistant entity (least that’s how I do it).

          • @ilikedatsyukEnglish
            5•2 years ago

            Are you really that worried about someone overwriting your tags?

            There’s no one in my family or friends that would even realize they’re writable, let alone actually figure out how to do it.

            • @[email protected]English
              1•1 year ago

              Agreed, I literally can’t think of a real world situation that this could happen in. Same thing with people arguing about unsecured zwave devices.

          • @[email protected]English
            1•2 years ago

            I have an NFC tag which has a homeassistant action written to it, and it’s also set up in Shortcuts as an automation. It works on Android, and iOS! So no, you can’t override the shortcuts trigger.