3 Situations Where Voice Control Swoops in to Save the Day

Master the technology in your home without even lifting a finger

Alexa, what’s the easiest way to control my smart home? If you guessed voice control, you’d be correct. Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant offers you a hands-free, hassle-free way to control the audio/video, lights, thermostat, door locks, and other smart devices with simple verbal commands. Voice assistants like Alexa, Google, and Siri can be integrated with hundreds of third-party smart devices, and Alexa and Google have native integration with a Control4 home automation system. 

Keep reading to learn three situations where voice control is the ideal assistant in your Lafayette, LA smart home! 

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1. When Your Hands Are Otherwise Occupied

Let voice control be an extra set of hands when you have an armload of groceries, laundry, or anything else. Verbally ask your home to turn on exterior porch lights when you’re walking up with hands full of pizza boxes for dinner or interior laundry room lights when you’re walking down the hallway with a full load of dirty clothes. 

While your hands are occupied in the kitchen, ask Alexa or Google to brighten the overhead lighting by 25% for better visibility while you’re dicing vegetables or play some music over the in-ceiling speakers for entertainment while you cook. 

2. When You’re Sick

The last thing you want to do when you’re sick is spread germs all around the house and potentially infect others in your household. Luckily, voice control offers you a hands-free way to make your environment more comfortable during recovery. While you’re in bed, ask Alexa or Google to lower the motorized shades so you can get some sleep and adjust the thermostat if you’ve got the chills. You can also ask your voice assistant to turn on the bedroom TV so that you can binge-watch your favorite TV show while you’re recuperating.   

3. When You’re Rushing to Get Ready Before Work

You don’t have time to waste in the morning rush before work. One benefit of using smart speakers for voice control is that your speakers connect to the internet — meaning you can ask Alexa or Google about the forecast and weather conditions while choosing an outfit for the day. As you move through the house on the way to the door, ask your voice assistant to turn off the lights behind you and switch the thermostat into an energy-savings mode. Finally, use a voice command to lock the door and arm the alarm on your way out of the house, saving precious minutes that you don’t have to fumble with an alarm code or your keys.  

Let Electronics Professionals be your smart home guide in Lafayette, LA — from installation and programming of new smart devices to effortless control with the smart interface or voice assistant of your choice. Call us today or fill out an online contact form to speak with one of our home technology experts.