Summer is one of the times when more thefts occur in Europe because the further we are from home. It’s also one of the biggest concerns for Spaniards when they leave home, along with squats and house fires. This is why more and more people are installing security cameras, alarms and other devices to protect their homes.
Besides protecting our mobiles when we are away from home, it is a good idea to protect our house even if we are not inside. For this we can put alarms and security cameras, but we can also simulate human presence through other devices that can be controlled remotely.
And that’s the key, the power pretend we haven’t left the house using programmed lights and sounds and random that we can configure so that it is not easy to decide if there are people or not in our houses. For this we will use an application, Google Home, and several devices.
different devices
Lights and sockets. They are the cheapest devices that we can buy to create routines when we travel. The bulbs can be placed in any compatible lamp, being able to turn it on and off and, in some cases, even change color. The sockets are also used to activate other appliances, but in this case it is better to use them only with lights because switching on the toaster or the coffee maker, for example, is not useful if you are outside.
TV. Another device that goes a long way in making it look like there are people in the house is the television. We can turn it on and off whenever we want, change the volume and even change stations. If you’re using a TV that doesn’t have the smart switch on option, devices like the Broadlink RM can be used to control it remotely, from your mobile.
vacuum. Cleaning the house without being there is another action that projects the idea that someone is home. In addition, these devices generate a very particular noise. moreover, the house will be clean when we arrive. Of course, it is important not to forget to pick up the objects that are on the ground so that they do not stumble or get tangled with the cables.
Blinds. It might be the best option we have for simulating presence, but not many people have their blinds motorized. By automating them, we can make them go up and down like when we are at home, giving the feeling that the house is not alone.
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Music. Por último, podemos poner música si tenemos altavoces inteligentes de Amazon or de Google, pudiendo no sólo cambiar el tipo de la misma, sino también el volumen, e incluso hacer alguna llamada usando Google Meet o Drop In de Alexa par que suene nuestra propia voz at home.
How to Create a Routine
In order to control these devices, we need to configure them with your app, but to create routines it is best to use Google Home. This application, which installs on all Android phones, allows you to activate and deactivate them whenever you want, by following these steps:
- Open Google Home.
- Click the Automatic option at the bottom.
- Click the + icon.
- Select the routine type.
- Select Add trigger.
- Click At a specific time.
- Choose the time and days when the action will be executed.
- Click Add activator.
- Select on add an action.
- Press to turn on or off.
if we have the Alexa app the process is similar:
- Open the Alexa app.
- Click on the More option which is at the bottom.
- We select Routines.
- Click the + icon in the upper right corner.
- We give it a name.
- Click when.
- We select Hours.
- We set the schedule we want and the rehearsal.
- Click add action.
- We select Digital Home.
- Click on the corresponding section.
- We select the device we want.
- Click Next.
- We establish if we want it to turn on, turn off…
- We click on next.
- We save.
Keep in mind that if you configure, for example, a lamp to turn on at a certain time, you must configure another action to turn it off at another time. It’s a good idea not to do it every day, but alternatelywith different times, so you don’t notice there is a pattern.
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