What is IFTTT?
FTTT is the free way to do more with hundreds of the apps and devices you love, including Twitter, Nest, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. On IFTTT, those are defined as services. To see all of the services on IFTTT, check out their services list.
IFTTT brings services together into Applets. Applets are specific things that can happen when you connect services - things your apps can't do on their own. For example, you could use an Applet to sync Amazon Alexa to-dos with your Google Calendar. Or one that lets you create events in your iPhone Calendar, via Google Assistant.
IFTTT is pronounced like "Gift" without the "G". It used to be called "if this, then that" because Applets would have one trigger and one action. If this happens - then that happens. For example, when you come home, then turn on your Yeelight lights. Now they just go by "IFTTT", because there's so much more you can do with it: Applets can run when you tell them to, with a tap via widgets (That!). Applets can have multiple actions (e.g. if this, then that... and that). And some Applets even have filters that mean they only run when a specific condition is met (e.g. if this and that, then that). You can turn on Applets that already exist or you can make something custom for yourself.
How does IFTTT work?
IFTTT helps you connect all of your different apps and devices. When you sign up for a free account, you can turn on Applets that help your apps and devices work together to do specific things they couldn't do otherwise. For example, you can back up your Instagram photos to Dropbox, have your lights turn on when you enter your home, or automatically remind a Slack channel about a meeting. There are millions of Applets to explore.
Here's how it works:
1. Create a free account.
2. Browse the IFTTT website or app to find an Applet that interests you.
3. Click into the Applet and turn it on.
4. Connect the services that are involved in the Applet - this is only so we can use them to run Applets on your behalf. IFTTT provides a layer between different services to only allow them to do what you specifically tell them to do.
5. Find more Applets and repeat!
How to setup?
Once you have setup your bulb and your IFTTT account separately, you're ready to go. Check the following step-by-step instructions to link Yeelight with your IFTTT.
Link Yeelight with IFTTTExplore the Applet templates that Yeelight service offers. You can also customize your own Applet with Yeelight service!