"If This Then That" can connect your lights to Spotify, Google Calendar, and much more. David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps ...

IFTTT lets you link together the sites or devices you use in creative ways. When you do something with one site or device, something automatically happens elsewhere. This article is republished with ...

When my ignition turns on, that means that I am leaving my office, which could mean for lunch (I’ll be back in an hour), an off-site meeting (I’ll be back in an hour or two), or it’s the end of the ...

The irony of having a "connected home" is that if your devices run on different platforms, it's a challenge getting them connected. While Nest may play well with your Philips Hue or LIFX bulbs, a ...

In our new series Getting It, we’ll give you all you need to know to get started with and excel at a wide range of technology, both on and offline. Here, we’re arming you with everything you need to ...

Among the actions that didn’t make the transition from Workflow to the new Shortcuts app for iOS 12, built-in support for triggering IFTTT applets (formerly known as “recipes”) is perhaps the most ...

Ifttt is a free, fun service that lets you build interesting connections between various pieces of the Web. Think of social media—and the Web in general, really—as a game of dominoes: One action ...

Both Google Home and Alexa speakers work with IFTTT, but how they interact with the service differs quite a bit. Here's how IFTTT support works with Alexa and Google Assistant. Taylor Martin CNET ...

Your garage door just got a lot smarter. Skylink‘s ATOMs Garage Door Opener (GDO) is the first smart-home garage door opener compatible with the industry standard If This Then That (IFTTT) platform.

Microsoft has released Office 365 channels on IFTTT to aid automation between Office 365 and other Internet services and apps you might be working with on Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android. IFTTT (If ...

It's easier than ever to create custom voice controls for the Amazon Echo thanks to new trigger commands from IFTTT, or If This Then That. I call IFTTT an "API for Dummies" implementation because it ...

As useful as Internet switchboard service IFTTT can be, explaining how it works can be a challenge. Here’s an attempt: IFTTT connects disparate Internet services together, so if something happens ...