Now compatible with Apple HomeKit, Juke can be controlled via voice activation from any Apple product ranging from iPhone to Apple HomePod. Whether you want to start an audio stream in various rooms, adjust volume level, or pause audio, the process is made simple through seamless voice commands. In addition to voice control, you can also set up automations to have music played in your desired rooms whenever an action is performed such as arriving home or it reaching a certain point in the day for a use case like a dinner time playlist coming on at 5pm.
Set Up
In order to begin utilizing these functions there is an initial setup process that can be completed.
Download the Apple HomeApp, hit the plus button in the top right corner, and select “Add Accessory” Select more options and then you will see a list of all your Juke zones that have been enabled in Airplay 2, which will be every zone on your Juke unless disabled in the zone settings of the Juke app Pick your zone name and then tell the Apple Home app the location of that speaker which essentially then pairs that zone of the juke with that room you’ve established in the Apple Home app. Example: If one of your Juke zones is named “living room” then you’d select “living room” as the speaker location. Repeat this process for all of the zones on your Juke
Voice Control
Now that you have aligned your Juke’s speakers with the various rooms in the Home app, you can now use Siri to pick and choose where you want your audio to play. Various commands might be something like “Hey Siri, play audio to the living room and kitchen..” or “Hey Siri, increase the volume in the living room by 50%”
You can select one room at a time or pick multiple in your initial request. You can also add or remove rooms from the audio being played in real time as well.
Automations
In the middle portion of the home app, you will see the automation section. Once selected, you can establish events that occur when triggered by certain actions. In the screenshots provided, you can see an automation is set up to trigger music in my living room at 7am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
You have full control over which audio is played, what volume it comes on at it, as well as the events that trigger the automation to occur. For example, if instead of the trigger for the music to come on being the clock hitting 7am, you could instead make it when your house detects that your phone is in proximity of the house to have music triggered when arriving home
This new functionality offers the ability to integrate Juke into your home with an immersive “smart home” experience. With less reliance on manual control, you can establish presets catered to all of your preferences in a way that at times can feel like the system controls itself.
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