Voice Control Brings a New Level of Integration to Your Home Automation System

The purpose of bringing smart technology into your home is to make life more convenient, and it doesn’t get more convenient than integrating voice control into your home automation system.

Instead of grabbing your smartphone or walking to a remote to lower your smart thermostat or open your motorized shades, you can control all your smart technology with a simple voice command.

Sounds pretty nice, right? Keep reading to find out how voice control can help you make the most out of the technology in your Lafayette, LA home.

Make daily activities faster and simpler by using voice activation to manage your smart home devices

Voice control is now a reality for smart device control and not just an unbelievable plot detail in sci-fi books. If you have a Lafayette, LA, smart home, consider adding voice assistant integrations to simplify and streamline processes you use daily.

Integration is simple with voice assistants like Siri and Amazon Alexa, which are compatible with hundreds of third-party companies and devices. Keep reading to learn 6 of the most convenient (and fun) ways you can use voice commands at home.

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.