RE: home kit clarification, was Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Michael Babcock Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2016 4:48 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: home kit clarification, was Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa So i understand the confusion here. The"home" app that you see on your IOS 10 beta devices is an application that all

Re: home kit clarification, was Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 12:48 PM Subject: home kit clarification, was Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa So i understand the confusion here. The"home" app that you see on your IOS 10 beta devices is an application that allows you to easily interact with all de

home kit clarification, was Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Michael Babcock
an...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com> > Phone: (704) 256-8010. >> - Original Message - >> From: Simon Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, Aug

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Peg Jolene
Hi! I use a Sensi Wi-Fi thermostat. It works well with voiceover and its own app, and you can raise and lower the temp with Alexa! Peg Jolene > On Aug 17, 2016, at 6:50 AM, Chris G wrote: > > Hi, > I use the Honeywell Smart WIFI thermostat with voice control. You can use > its built in voic

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
om Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:36 AM Subject: RE: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa I thought it was only from IOS 10 upwards, I know it’s not showing on my iPod touch 6 which is running ios 9x but is on my phone running beta 10 From: macvisionaries@google

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Just to add to this, we use the Nest thermostats. The computer interface--at least last time I looked--was awful, but the thermostat is easy to control from the iPhone. You can do everything, change from heat to cool, turn on and off, and adjust temperature. However, to my knowledge

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Chris G
Hi, I use the Honeywell Smart WIFI thermostat with voice control. You can use its built in voice control to control it as well as Alexa. Alexa can only raise and lower the temp. It works well with its own app as far as being VoiceOver compatible. I tried the Ecobee 3 as a demo as one of the

RE: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-17 Thread Simon Fogarty
3:35 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa OK, I stand corrected then, thanks for the heads up, and my apology. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com<mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com> Phone: (70

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Yes, Homekit has been available since at least iOS 8. > On 17 Aug 2016, at 04:27, Michael Babcock wrote: > > no home kit is an IOS9 feature: > http://www.apple.com/ios/homekit/ > > *** > Michael Babcock > Consulting Blind entrepreneurs on digital marketing > Your Own Pay > Lets Connect On Twitte

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-16 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
, August 16, 2016 11:27 PM Subject: Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa no home kit is an IOS9 feature: http://www.apple.com/ios/homekit/ *** Michael Babcock Consulting Blind entrepreneurs on digital marketing Your Own Pay Lets Connect On Twitter @payown Or facebook

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-16 Thread Michael Babcock
no home kit is an IOS9 feature: http://www.apple.com/ios/homekit/ *** Michael Babcock Consulting Blind entrepreneurs on digital marketing Your Own Pay Lets Connect On Twitter @payown Or facebook Consulting wi

Re: Smart thermostat with Amazon Alexa

2016-08-16 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I don't think homekit is available yet unless you have iOS 10, which we cannot discuss here. Someone correct me on the former of those two facts, if I'm wrong. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message