How to Use Siri Voice Commands to Control Your Smart Shades

1. Opening and Closing Your Shades

Siri understands natural spoken language, even if you don’t say the exact device name as listed in your Apple Home app. For example, if your shade is named “Kitchen” and you say “open the kitchen window,” Siri will still open the Kitchen shade.

Basic Commands

• “Hey Siri, open <shade name>.”

• “Hey Siri, close <shade name>.”

These commands will move the shade to its fully open or fully closed limit.

2. Controlling Groups of Shades

If you want to operate multiple shades at once, you can organize them into groups inside the Apple Home app. Groups can represent:

• A single room

• Multiple rooms

• All shades in your home

Once your groups are set, you can control them with simple voice commands.

Group Control Commands

• “Hey Siri, open <room name>.”

• “Hey Siri, close <room name>.”

Siri will operate every shade assigned to that room or group.

3. Additional Voice Commands

Siri can also help you check the status or battery level of your shades.

Check Whether a Shade Is Open

• “Hey Siri, is <shade name> open?”
  Siri will respond whether the shade is currently open or closed.

Check Battery Level (for battery-powered shades)

• “Hey Siri, what is the battery percentage of <shade name>?”
  Siri will reply with the current battery level.

4. Tips for Naming Your Shades

To improve Siri’s recognition accuracy, we recommend using clear and simple names inside the Apple Home app.

Recommended Naming Style

Use shade type or room-based names such as:

• “Kitchen Zebra”

• “Living Room Roller”

• “Bedroom Blackout”

Avoid Using

• “shade”

• “blind”

These words may conflict with some system-reserved terms and reduce the accuracy of Siri recognition.

5. Adjusting Shades to a Specific Percentage

Siri allows precise control by setting the shades to a percentage of openness.

• 100% = Fully open

• 0% = Fully closed

Percentage Control Commands

• “Hey Siri, set <shade/room name> to 75%.”
  Moves the shade three-quarters open.

• “Hey Siri, open/close <shade/room name> to 25%.”
  Moves the shade to one-quarter open.

• “Hey Siri, open/close <shade name> halfway.”
  Moves the shade to 50%.

This is especially useful for managing sunlight while maintaining privacy.

6. Full Siri Commands Reference Table