If you have wondered how to use Xiaomi IoT devices with Alexa , you are in the right place. Setting up Amazon’s voice assistant so that you can control connected Xiaomi devices, from your light bulbs to vacuum cleaners and much more, is really easy. So read on to find out how.
Xiaomi and its integration with Alexa
Xiaomi is not only one of the manufacturers with the widest catalog of smartphones on the market, the Chinese manufacturer can also boast of having one of the most prolific in terms of IoT or connected home.
Many users will know their RGB smart bulbs, but they have from connected coffee machines to various sensors and even fans among many other devices. All of them can be controlled remotely through the Mi Home application. What allows to establish even programmed actions.
Still, if you have already entered the world of home automation, you will agree with us that using an app is not the same as using a simple voice command. Xiaomi’s products support Google Assistant, Alexa and depending on which model can also be integrated into HomeKit to be controlled via Apple‘s Siri.
In this case we are going to focus on how to integrate Xiaomi products with Alexa , because Amazon’s voice seat is one of the most popular and the number one option of most users, regardless of what operating system they use. Because it is the one that best integrates with both Windows and Mac, Android and iOS computers.
How to connect Xiaomi devices with Alexa
We have already explained that one of the great advantages of Alexa and its platform is that it is based on the cloud. This greatly facilitates integration with other applications and services. You just have to develop a Skill that interprets the commands and that’s it, in a matter of minutes you already have access by voice to any device connected to your account and application of My Home.
However. The steps you have to follow to connect Xiaomi devices with Alexa are these:
- Open the Mi Home application on your iOS or Android terminal
- After logging in, configure all the devices you have in case you haven’t already done so
- Then open the Alexa app on your phone or mobile devices. You could also do it by accessing the Alexa web interface through this link
- Once inside one or the other option, go to the Devices section
- Activate Digital Home Skills
- Find and install the Mi Home Skill
- Follow the steps that will be indicated, logging in with your access data to My Home to grant permission
- Ready
Once activated and given permissions to access, the Alexa application will detect all your devices so you can select which one to add or not to the application to take control. A process that will not take more than a few minutes.
As last details, you should know that the integration is not exactly the same as with the Mi Home application . That means that you may not have access to all the settings that you could modify or configure with the Xiaomi application.
Despite this, it is worth being able to say “Alexa, turn on My Fan” and to turn on the fan. Something much more comfortable than looking for your phone, accessing the app and then selecting the device, option, etc. And logically that having to get up to touch his physical keypad.
By the way, remember that with the integration with Alexa you can take advantage of the use of routines to create actions that respond to a set of orders or conditioning factors. As always, it’s up to you to explore all the possibilities that Alexa has to offer once it has been integrated with any smart home device.
