Voice control

Siri, your Apple Watch, and automations that follow your day

Save any Beakn action to Shortcuts and Siri will run it — in the phrase you choose. Then let your alarm, your Sleep Focus, your car or your front door run it for you.

You pick the exact phrase, so it can be something the whole family says naturally.

The automations are the interesting part. Dismissing your alarm starts the morning scene at the moment you actually wake. Sleep Focus turning on shuts the house down. Arriving home after sunset turns on the entrance lights. Leaving switches off everything you do not need.

Connecting to CarPlay, joining your home Wi-Fi, or plugging in your charger at night can each trigger a scene. You can also run scenes straight from an Apple Watch.

All 14 features in this section

Siri Voice Commands (Control Any Switch by Voice)

Any Beakn switch action saved to

Custom Siri Phrases (Name Commands the Way You Speak)

When you save a Beakn action to Siri, you pick the exact phrase. Make it natural and easy — something even your grandmother would say comfortably.

Apple Watch Control (Run Scenes From Your Wrist)

You can run Beakn scenes and switch actions from your Apple Watch — by voice or by tapping the Shortcuts widget.

Alarm Dismissed → Morning Scene (Runs When You Actually Wake)

When you switch off your iPhone alarm, a Beakn morning scene runs. It runs at the real moment you wake up — not a fixed time.

Sleep Focus ON → Night Shutdown (Automatic Good Night)

When your iPhone's

Arrive Home After Sunset → Entrance Lights ON

When your iPhone reaches home

Leave Home → Non-Essential Devices OFF

When your iPhone leaves the area around your home, Beakn turns off everything you don't need running while you're away.

CarPlay Connected → Car Routine (Reliable Arrive/Leave)

When your iPhone connects to

App Opened → Room Adapts to What You're Doing

When you open a certain app on your iPhone, a Beakn scene runs to match the activity.

Apple Watch Workout Started → Room Prepares for Exercise

When you start a workout on your Apple Watch, the room you exercise in gets ready — and when the workout ends, it adjusts again.

Charger Connected at Night → Bedtime Scene

Plugging in your phone at night becomes your bedtime trigger; unplugging it in the morning becomes your wake-up trigger.

Wi-Fi Network Connected → Home Responds to Your Presence

When your iPhone joins your home Wi-Fi, Beakn knows you're inside. This is more exact than GPS for indoor detection.

Bluetooth Device Connected → Context-Aware Automation

When your iPhone connects to a certain Bluetooth device, a matching Beakn scene runs. Each Bluetooth device usually means a certain activity.

Battery Level Trigger (Automate by Phone Battery)

A Beakn scene can run when your phone's battery drops below or rises above a set level. It is a niche but handy trigger, mostly for night-time.

Every one of these is explained step by step in the Apple Siri & Shortcuts manual page.

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