EASY Dashboards for HomeKit!

Controller for Homekit is a feature-rich 3rd party HomeKit application that brings you all the tools you need to manage your Apple Home setup.

In this video we will explore the new Floorplan feature that was released with the Cntroller 7.0 update.

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0:00 Chapters
1:15 Controller for HomeKit
2:18 Scan for your Floor Plan
3:30 Create a Floor Plan Dashboard
4:27 Add Elements to Floor Plan
7:43 Using Floor Plan (Demo)
9:15 Bonus Tip: Use Service Groups
12:00 New App Design (iPhone)
12:25 New App Design (iPad)
13:11 Privacy
13:34 Pricing
14:18 Controller for HomeKit Course
14:26 Final Thoughts

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[ShaneCreates]

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[mustang]

I definitely use Controller for HomeKit and have the lifetime license. One warning about the new update is you can't scan a room, save, go off and do something else, scan another room, scan a further room, scan the common hallway, and expect to stitch separate scans back together into one floor plan. You should also have everything in the house uncluttered and furniture where you want it before you start. Then you have to have the battery charged and the time to scan the whole house all at once.

[Polkster]

I have the lifetime subscription and have just updated my Controller app to the latest release. I know what I will be doing most of tomorrow. Setting up my smart home rooms in the Controller app.

[friscodog]

This looks like a major upgrade, to me. I've always loved 3D floor plans, and having one that commands my HomeKit accessories is even better! I'll definitely look into getting Controller. The price is a bit of a stumbling point, but we used to have to pay that kind of money for just about every program we bought (back before they were all rebranded as "apps").

[TakWorks]

Love this update, have been waiting for this for a while. I was hoping Apple would update their Home app with something just like this. I have the annual Controller subscription, but I may be upgrading when my renewal comes up!

[JohnSmoleskis]

This is so cool. Added my floor plan and accessories. The scanning process was simple, but all my rooms are small. I kept getting a 'Move further away' message. It picked up the cat as a small table and missed a couple of small storage units. I'll try again tomorrow.

[bjorn.holmgren]

Great Video Shane!

I have also the lifetime version of Controller. It’s really worth it. Floor plan I will setup today, Notifications is really useful too, a bit complicated to setup though.

I have planned to learn the workflow section also, it’s som kind of more complex automations I guess. I don’t see yet how to use it properly.

[Dr_Cole]

This is going straight on my wall-mounted iPads. I love this look and hope it will make it easier for the family (read: wife. The kids have mastered it for a while) or guests. I might even use a second build for guest mode when we are hosting a party so that I can limit the easily accessible devices.

[uniqueflh]

This is cool.
May do a test of it if I can find time. Previously, I used the Lidar to scan the house within one of the UniFi Apps and wasn’t getting good results. Perhaps this is a better process.

Your scans looked pretty decent.

Good video. Thanks for the content.

[jcm]

This looks awesome! Can you share this with spouse and kids? If so, can you just grant the kids certain rooms? Thank you....

[goingforgrapes]

Hey Shane! I’ve been following you for years, and I’ve gotten a ton of great advice from your videos, so thank you very much for all the smart home inspiration you’re giving us all! One thing that has been bothering me a bit lately is how your reviews are now almost always sponsored by the manufacturer of the product you’re reviewing. For me, this practice kind of changes the whole setting from a review to an infomercial.

For example in the beginning of this video where you say you’re a fan of using third party apps to compensate for the limitations of the native Apple HomeKit app.. in the old days you would have mentioned not just that one app you’re reviewing but also alternatives like the Eve app.

It’s great to see your hard work paying off and your channel growing but I’d be more careful to select sponsors for each video who have no conflict of interest with the topic of the video. Just my 2 cents, all the best from Denmark!

[jpileggi]

Shane, this is awesome, can the Aqara FP2 presence sensor be integrated into this new Controller feature?
It would be cool to see your location in the room/house on the dashboard. We could have seen you sitting at your desk during your video 😅.

[lowellbogard]

This looks fantastic !!! I have a couple of questions. I have BAF ceiling fans and other ceiling fans I use caseta switches with, they are in switch plates of 3 or 4 switches. How do you easily show these on the app? I also use starling and HOOBS sill these devices show up as well ? Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

[timothymason]

Darn I wish I could do this with my iPhone 12. Time to reach out to a friend. Haha. Thanks for the video.

[JimFlanneryDRONES]

I'm going to have to try using the Lidar camera OUTDOORS because all of my devices are on the OUTSIDE of my home. I have a great many WILDLIFE CAMERAS and lights outdoors. Of course, there are switches also so I can turn on or off banks of cameras or lights.

[erich]

Hi Shane, thanks for the video, very interesting. I was just wondering if there's an option in the Controller app (or another third party app maybe?) that would allow dimming the screen of the ipad and reactivate it when the camera is detecting someone ?
Basically I would not want my iPad screen to stay on 24/7 but only when I am in front of it ready to monitor or trigger some automation.
Thanks!

[movingloz]

Wow. That looks awesome. I like the fact that there’s a lifetime license too.

[martykng]

A lot of potential! I created the plan (which works great) but adding accessories on the plan does not work for many of my Homekit devices… It just does nothing. I’ll report the issues so the next version gets better. I’ve been a lifetime member with Controller for years.

[chadstackhouse]

I was hoping you would do a video on this. It’s a game changer.

[williammartinez]

Like always, Shane. Great video I have been looking for something like this for a while and definitely will be making the purchase for Controller for HomeKit.