The ultimate trick for this summer: this is how you can control your ceiling fan with your mobile phone.

The arrival of summer has led to an increase in the purchase of various devices to cool down and maintain a better temperature at home. In addition to air conditioners , there are also smart fans , which can be controlled from a mobile phone. You can adjust the direction of the blades to adapt to warm or cold temperatures, control the speed, and other functions.

As we said, the best thing about these fans is that they not only cool you down, but you can also control them from your phone or with your voice , without having to use a remote control . Therefore, we're going to explain how to do it and how to configure them.

How to set up my fan with my phone and voice

Some modern fans can be integrated with a home automation controller like Broadlink , available on Amazon. They scan the remote control signal and allow you to replicate it from a mobile app. That app can then connect to voice assistants like Alexa, Gemini , or Google Home .

Once you've set it up, you'll be able to perform various actions and also create custom routines. It's important to always keep the light switch on , though, as otherwise, it will lose power and won't respond to the app or voice commands.

For example, we are going to explain how it would be done with Alexa , Amazon's assistant.

You can also create routines so that if you say "Alexa, it's too hot," the fan will automatically turn on, and you can even schedule it to turn on when the temperature exceeds a certain limit.

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