Ikea Smart Home

Ikea is not only known for its versatile furniture, but can also impress with some smart home devices. So if you’re thinking about equipping your home with smart lamps or speakers, you don’t necessarily have to go to a special store, you can find a good and extensive selection at the nearest Swedish furniture store near you.

1. Ikea Smart Home: what is it and what does it offer?

2. What do I need to build an Ikea Smart Home?

3. Ikea products at a glance

   1. Ikea smart lighting

   2. Ikea Smart Speakers

   3. Smart roller blinds and blinds from Ikea

   4. Smart cleaning filters and room air sensors from Ikea

Ikea Smart Home: what is it and what does it offer?

With the Ikea Smart Home you can use your home even more functionally and make living more comfortable. With various smart devices and the Home Smart app from Ikea, you can not only create a pleasant ambience in your four walls with just the push of a button or through direct voice commands, but also save a lot of time and energy.

No matter whether you want to set up party lighting with smart lamps or want your blinds to be lowered automatically at sunset. At Ikea Smart Home you will find the right products that make your everyday life easier. We will show you in more detail what other advantages and functions the different smart home devices from Ikea have to offer in the following instructions.

What do I need to build an Ikea Smart Home?

In your Ikea Smart Home you have four options for taking control of your smart devices. These include remote control, motion sensor, the practical Home Smart app or the “Dirigera” hub. When choosing the right operation, you can decide which form you like best. We explain the differences in smart home control of your devices.

If you get an Ikea Home remote control, you can not only turn the lights on and off, but also dim the lights and even adjust the light color. The blinds can also be raised and lowered without having to move them manually.

You can also use a motion detector to operate your smart lights. The sensor detects your movements and the light turns on as soon as you come home. You can specify how high the brightness should be set and how it should vary depending on the room and time of day.

Another alternative is the Ikea Home Smart app, which you can use to set up your smart products and then take over the control. You can set up your Ikea devices in different rooms of your smart home and adapt them to your daily routine using practical functions such as a timer. Even when you’re on the go, you have access to the processes in your four walls and can check how the lights are turned on or whether your smart speakers are still playing music.

Since the Ikea Home Smart app can also be connected to all voice assistants, you can easily make adjustments to your smart home using your voice. The Ikea Home Smart app is compatible with your Google Home, Apple Home Kit and Alexa and is therefore also available for both iPhone users and Android.

Ultimately, you can also take over central control of your smart home via the “Dirigera” hub. In this way, your numerous smart devices such as lights, blinds, WiFi speakers and air purifiers can be easily connected and operated.

You can even combine different scenes with each other in the settings of your app and you can coordinate the music with your lighting conditions via your smart speaker. It doesn’t matter whether you’re hosting a party or planning a cozy get-together with your family, your everyday life can be made much more pleasant by simply controlling your smart devices.

Ikea products at a glance

In addition to numerous pieces of furniture, you can also find many smart household appliances at Ikea. In order to be prepared for your next purchase, we give you a helpful insight into the various smart home devices such as lamps, speakers, roller blinds and blinds and also room air sensors. This way you can find out which products suit you and are a good addition to your home.

Ikea smart lighting

The “Trådfri” series from Ikea offers many different smart lamps that can make your everyday life easier. If you want to be gradually woken up by the light system in the morning or return to a cozy home in the evening after work, you will find the right devices here and can set them up according to your own needs.

You can also connect your lighting to voice control using the Ikea Smart Home app and operate it easily using a voice assistant of your choice. This saves you time and you don’t have to constantly look for a suitable remote control or switch the lamps on and off manually. It doesn’t matter whether it’s with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple’s Siri. We’ll show you how to control your Ikea smart lamps using voice commands in the following instructions:

Ikea Smart Speakers

If you are looking for a smart speaker at Ikea, you will find various models such as “Symfonisk” and “Vappeby”, which will create the right musical atmosphere in your home. It all depends on what kind of use you intend to use and what functions you are looking for.

The “Symfonisk” shelf WiFi speakers also fit perfectly into any environment as they can be set up vertically or horizontally and can even be attached to a wall. They also offer expressive sound through built-in Sonos speakers and can therefore be optimally set up with the Sonos app.

At Ikea you can even find floor lamps from “Symfonisk” that are equipped with WiFi speakers and can impress with an impressive 180-degree sound.

The “Vappeby” Bluetooth speakers are not only suitable for indoors, but also for outdoors. So if you want to host a party on the balcony or terrace, the practical Ikea speakers are the best choice. Thanks to the Spotify Tap Playback function, you don’t have to think for long, you can listen to music and access your playlists on the streaming service at the touch of a button.

Smart roller blinds and blinds from Ikea

At Ikea you can find the “Kadrilj” series, which can be used as translucent roller blinds in all rooms in your home to protect against sunlight or to maintain your privacy. On the other hand, the “Fyrtur” series offers matching blackout blinds that can ensure nighttime peace and a balanced sleep in your bedroom without being disturbed by light.

Smart cleaning filters and room air sensors from Ikea

The “Vindstyrka” room air sensor from Ikea can also be easily integrated into your smart home and has precise air quality measurements. This way you can check air pollutants, temperature and humidity in your home and always keep an eye on air quality.

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IKEA offers you a selection of three different air purifiers, such as the “Starkvind” air purifier. This can be connected to the “Vindstyrka” room air sensor and also switched on via auto mode. It is also particularly practical that the room air sensors, like many other smart devices from the furniture store, can be connected and controlled via the Ikea Home Smart app. To be paired with the Dirigera Hub.