Cumulative 5-IFTTT recipes to work with geolocation
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Popular IFFT automation service expands the channels, which can be vzimodeystvovat in their recipes: because recently there was the possibility to use as a trigger coordinates of the location of your iPhone. Immediately after that, users have begun coming up with new recipes that use geolocation and there was quite a lot. Today's selection IFTTT-recipes just to them and dedicated.
You'll learn how to notify friends about your return from a trip, how to set up the sending of messages your ward and care home mother how to automatically conduct periodical visits to certain places and something still.
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Briefly recall the principle IFTTT work. It is very simple and boils down to the fact that if (IF) Triggered a certain trigger (THAT), Then after that (THAN) Occurs a certain action (THIS). If Than That This or IFTTT. All recipes are based on the channel iOS Location, and select it when creating a recipe. Actions work through the channels we already know - Email, Facebook, Google Drive. Choose them and specify the desired options. On examples will be even easier to understand, let's get started.
1. The inclusion of lighting in the house
It is very necessary and useful recipe if uvas has a WiFi-breakers Philips Hue light or Belkin WeMo Switch. Incredibly cool things to buy that you might think about it, after reading this recipe, if you have not already.
This recipe uses iOS Location channel and using it, you can include a lamp or any other light, as soon as you vhodt house. In addition, the lamps can be used instead of any other electrical equipment.
2. Sending a message to his wife when you are away from home
Usually we send sms or call our relatives when leaving the house or going back. There is always a lot of small orders, which we are trying to hang on, and this home need to know the house you are in the moment, or beyond. Call or send a text message is easy, but as easy as possible and forget about it. This recipe uses the location of the channel and the email channel. With it, you can automatically send the email-message as soon as the device leaves a predetermined location. It was easier to use the SMS channel, but some users complain that this sms can not come - with no email this problem.
3. Sending a message to his wife when you get home
This recipe is similar to the previous one, with the only difference that it works when you get home. That is, it uses the trigger «enter a location», instead of «exit a location».
4. Alert friends of your return from the trip
No less useful recipe that is useful to those who mngo travels. I mentioned it Christmas collection IFTTT-recipes. Everything is simple, using the location of the channel, you can specify the address of the airport or station, and after you get back into it, work the trigger and update your status to Facebook. The only caveat - do not forget to turn it off before you leave and turn after you leave the city. Otherwise IFTTT will post messages about what you're back, while you leave.
5. Automatic registration of the number of visits to a particular place
Another scenario is the use of iOS Location channel. Now he will take your check-ins at a specified location. For example, you can thus keep track of how much time you spend at work; the number of trips to the cinema, or McDonald's favorite pub. Pritsipe action built on the use of triggers «enter a location» / «exit a location» and Google Drive channel. The data will be added to the table. In this recipe, a little more options, so I'll link to like, to make it easier to navigate.
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If you like to use IFTTT, you can read the previous articles on this subject, which are already on MakRadare:
4 Cumulative IFTTT-recipe to work with photos in iOS 7
5 Cumulative IFTTT-Christmas recipes
8 useful IFTTT-recipes for iOS on all occasions
Do you know any more cool recipes? Rasskzhite about them in the comments!