How to use conditions in Apilio to create smarter routines

[Anna]

I’ve updated this post to include the newly released time conditions

And we now have two dedicated articles for the different types of conditions that I hope will be useful:

• One for the new time conditions:

How to setup and use time conditions

In Apilio, you can setup time conditions to control when your actions are allowed to run. Conditions are the rules in your Logicblocks (your routines). Time Conditions are particularly handy as they allow you to reliably schedule automated activities at home or at work. Let’s see how you can set these Conditions up: What’s a Time Condition? Time Conditions relate to times of the day, the week, the month or the year, so they restrict the times when a specific logic can be run. Time events …

• One for the existing conditions that are applied to variables

How conditions applied to variables work in detail

In Apilio, you will specify Conditions to create a list of rules that must be met before your actions can run. For example, you must be home between Sunset and 12PM in order for Apilio to turn the lights on. Your Conditions can also be based on the state of a smart device or service, for example if you are close to home, or if your phone is connected to your home wifi. To allow you to connect with almost 700 brands of devices and services, Apilio is natively integrated with IFTTT. IFTTT will s…