SIRI Control with Xiaomi Mi Home APP?! [Xiaomify]

Since a recent update, you can now use Siri from your iOS devices to voice control paired devices from the Xiaomi Mi Home APP. How does this work? Let's find out!

It's quite easy to set up these automation rules. -Keep in mind that (for now?!) only the automation rules that are set to 'Manual Control' are supported.

These "Manual input" rules can be triggered from within the Mijia APP, through the control center in iOS, and they can now also simply be added as a shortcut to Siri.

Once you have added a new 'manual' automation rule, you can find the "Add to Siri" button on top of that list. From there you can record a Siri command that will trigger that rule. It's that easy!

Good to know is that this only supports these rules, and only "Then This" type of products are supported. This means you can't inquire the status of your temperature sensor through Siri like you would when using the Aqara hub with Apple Homekit.

It does support a lot more products than the Aqara hub with Homekit, but in some ways it's also less convenient.
The Homekit integration of the Aqara hub will synchronize your paired Homekit devices to all the devices you have set up your Homekit on; including your iPad's, Mac's, etc.. The Siri shortcut commands from the Xiaomi Mi Home APP won't synchronize between your various devices, so you would have to set up the Siri Commands on each device separately. (The Automation rules, however, WILL be synced.)

Another downside is that you will have to use the EXACT same phrase, the way you have set it up. if your phrase is "Turn on desk light" you can not use the phrase "Enable desk lamp" for example. So you would have to remember the exact phrase you have set up. It would be great to add additional phrases to trigger the same command but I doubt this will be an option.

Overall it is a great step forward, allowing you to Siri control from within the Mi Home APP is something I did not expect to happen; but it did! I could control most of the products I have installed, these are the same products I can use 'regular' automation rules with, so it works with a lot of devices including the Vacuum Robots, Lights (Philips, Ikea, Xiaomi, Aqara, Yeelight), Power Sockets and Smart Power Strips (all of them), Air Conditioners & AC controllers, Heaters, Fans, etc.. I could not use it with the coffeemaker or the smart laundry machine, but these devices don't have "Start" functionality with automation rules at all so that does make sense.

I do hope to see some improvements with this Siri support, (Syncing phrases, several phrases to trigger, etc) but so far it is a lot more then I could ever expect in the first place!

[ysteinm]

Thank you so much! I've been struggling and frustrated by Xiaomi due to the lack of support to European customers purchasing from China (procucts/gateway they do not support in the European region). This solved (surprisingly) my biggest grudge, starting the vacuum cleaner, hidden under the couch. Cheers!

[shantamseth]

Setting alarm is really cool. Really was waiting for this. Really hopes it comes Google assistant too since I only use Ipad for ios

[FernandezGrill]

Thank you. I now am able to use my dreamerech D9 robotvac with Siri. I have an entire HomeKit setup this was the only thing missing from being able to control with Siri.

[Davehaha]

I love the Siri controls, you got the down sides I forget the TV command I recorded and had to change it to “TV power” and I love it now can control everything with the IR blaster it’s simple and amazing lol

[cristianeugen]

Doesn’t work anymore or at least in Europe

[gaminglt]

I need more xiaomify video's in my live. Keep up the verry good work.

[AhmadNazirAfiq]

I enabled this shortcut since the first day! My relatives were blown away how I was able to control Xiaomi devices via Siri, considering that Apple don't always play well with others.

You could also do a follow up video how to use Shortcuts app with the Mi Home scenes as well. This integration worked surprisingly well mostly.

[by_jiyam]

Thank you so This was so helpful after suffering for a year I finally found this!!

[ankuraggarwal]

Hi, how did you setup roborock to clean living room? I thought either clean all or manually setup zone options are available but I am not able to is save zone and name am I missing something here? Thnx

[debur]

Great to see that Xiaomi is working on integrating their devices with IOS Siri voice control, maybe in the future will relese alsoe with Amazone or Google (hope). It was expected to happen after they released the new Gateway.
Xiaomify: do you know something about the release of the Thermostat I was searching for some news about it but I didn't find nothing until now. Keep up the good work.

[tahadurmus]

My mi home app does not have automation button like you, how can i do that ?

[RailgunNZ]

Awesome video. Didn’t know you could do this. Know I can voice control devices that aren’t supported in homekit

[joshdax]

Can you please confirm I cannot see the option to manually add an automation in the latest update of the app?

[honorx]

Hi man! Like all your videos! Please review the mini project which came out recently when you got the opportunity! Thanks mate! Ps: just curiosity: which video editor program/app so you use to edit your videos!? Cheers man

[preslavlukanov]

I love your videos man! Because of you I have become a Mi-addicted and I continue ordering things, some of which I don't use, though everything Xiaomi produces is great! I am not a Siri fan as I only use Xiaomi phones, when will they adjust it to GOOGLE Home SO I would stop using my Broadlink devices in order to voice control everything over Google Home

[RaduBogdank]

@xiaomify Is "vacuum the living room" actually vacuuming "the living room"? Or is it just starting a new clean process for Roborock? I've been trying to create an automation that could start a ZONE cleanup but I can't find a way to do that.

[archhuman]

it's cool, i'm more excited to see the progression

[mathesonstep]

The reason you have to use the exact phrase is because you are creating a Siri shortcut for that phrase Siri in this case does not know that your desk light is a device it just knows that it needs to execute the shortcut when your prerecorded phrase is said. The solution to this would be for Xiaomi to create a HomeKit bridge for their devices to connect to or for you to use a DIY smart home Hub like home assistant which can connect to Xiaomi devices and act as a HomeKit bridge
EDIT: I didn't know the Aqura hub supported HomeKit

[gladysselebogo]

Thank you so much I have a question, I am in south Africa and bought the xiaomi lights and hub and when we have power, the problem is when the power comes back all the lights in the house switches on.please help

[teun]

Dope, I just created alot of siri shortcuts and It works great!