IFTTT update: Home hubs, data flows, safety alerts & more — new on IFTTT

The end of the year is always a busy time at IFTTT HQ. In between bites of turkey we managed to help thirteen new apps and devices launch their services. Here’s what’s new!

New ways to manage your smart home

With CES just around the corner, devices and apps are getting ready for the big show and an IFTTT service is a must. SwitchBot, eWeLink Smart Home, digitalSTROM, iO.e, and sRemo all offer different ways to build a smart home command center and control all your devices. And Somfy brought two services online this month: the TaHoma hub and their Connected Thermostat.

Robot takeover

Well, not quite — but the popularity of the new iRobot service from Roomba shows that people are ready for more automated help in the home. Luxafor’s smart lights and BOND’s system for controlling fans round out the new devices launched last month.

Tracking and safety

Keep yourself and your stuff safe with these new partners: SafeTrek offers new ways to send for help and tracMo’s Bluetooth finder can keep you connected to all your important items.

Data, data, everywhere

Finally, we know that this time of year there’s probably a mountain of work sitting between you and your holiday vacation. We got you: data.world works with all your datasets and streams to help automate and save time. Sync it with our newly revamped Google Drive, Sheets, and Docs services to take your productivity up a notch.

That’s a wrap on November launches on IFTTT! Check back in January to see what launched in December — or use these Applets to find out the minute something new hits the platform.

Interested in seeing your service on IFTTT? Visit the platform to learn how to build, and get started.

IFTTT update: Google Drive is new and improved

The Google Drive service is a cornerstone at IFTTT. It keeps our businesses and households running smoothly. It helps us organize research and store precious memories. It can even automatically build an archive of awe-inspiring NASA images. That said, we're always working to improve our services to better meet your needs.

Historically, Applets that interact with Google Sheets or Google Docs have fallen under the umbrella of Google Drive. Today, we’re excited to introduce new, separate services for Google Sheets and Google Docs — and some big improvements to the original Google Drive service.

Get to know Google Sheets and Docs

These new actions and triggers will help you keep your life organized and effectively collaborate with friends and colleagues across the globe.

From creating a social media archive and recording your work hours to tracking your caffeine consumption and reminding you to call your mom more, the Google Sheets service allows you to keep track of, well, pretty much anything.

Google Sheets triggers include:

• New row added to spreadsheet
• Cell updated in spreadsheet
• New spreadsheet added

Google Sheets actions include:

• Add a new row to spreadsheet

Whether you’re trying to remember discussion points from a meeting or rushing to finish up your honey-do list, Google Docs Applets make lingering fears over forgetting your action items a thing of the past.

Google Docs triggers include:

• New document added

Google Docs actions include:

• Create a document
• Append to a document
  

Meet the improved Google Drive service

Even the most internet-savvy among us sometimes have trouble keeping track of our favorite articles, songs, and images. Applets for Google Drive can help you save and easily search everything — and automatically share the right files with the right people.

Google Drive triggers include:

• New file in your folder
• New video or photo in your folder
• New starred file in folder

Google Drive actions include:

• Upload a file from a URL (Note: there’s a 30 MB file size limit)

We hope these changes will encourage the creation of more Applets specific to Google Docs and Google Sheets — we can't wait to see what you do with these new tools. If you already have Applets that worked with Google Drive and now fall under these new services, don’t worry — you don’t have to take any action!

Spend some time with Sheets, Docs, and Drive, and let us know what you think.

IFTTT update: Air quality updates, task managers, smart plugs & more — new on IFTTT

October wasn’t just about scaring trick-or-treaters — we put the candy bowl aside and took some time to help eight new services launch. Here’s what came to IFTTT last month.

New ways to stay on task

We were delighted to add two often requested apps to the platform — Remember the Milk and Asana. Use them to update projects automatically, keep colleagues and collaborators in the know, and even — yes — remember to pick up milk!

Monitor and manage the air up there

Last month was a tough one for all our friends and family in the Bay Area. We launched the AirNow service to help everyone in the area track the air quality as they were out and about.

We know for some people air quality is an everyday concern: Air by Propeller works with IFTTT to track and alert people to asthma conditions in their neighborhoods, so they can breathe easy. Or maybe you just want to keep a closer eye on the weather. WeatherFlow Smart Weather Stations can help.

Tools for the home and the office

We also welcomed some new services that can augment your living and working space. Fortinet’s FortiVoice system makes office phone headaches a thing of the past.

After the work day is done, come home to a smart home powered by CNCT Life’s intelliplug and the Invoxia Triby portable speaker hub. You can easily use them together now that they both work with IFTTT!

That was October! Check back in a month, and we’ll round up November’s launches. Can't wait? Turn on these Applets to find out as soon as new services come to IFTTT. 

Interested in seeing your service on IFTTT? Visit the platform to learn how to build, and get started.

IFTTT update: Google Calendar got a huge update

Fitting your entire life into a teeny tiny screen can be a daunting task. Thankfully, Google Calendar and IFTTT are here to help! Applets have always helped you quickly create events and bring important information into your calendar, but now they can do even more. Here’s what we updated:

Choose different calendars for each Applet

Got both a work calendar and a personal calendar? Got a family calendar, and one just for you? In the past, you could only link one to IFTTT at a time. Now you’ll be able to turn on Applets that work with any calendar you own.

Hot tip: If you've enabled Applets in the past and would like to change the calendar they work with, just click the gear icon in the top right to reconfigure. No need to make brand new ones!

Run Applets when events end

Automate all those post-meeting tasks, like turning your ringer back on or creating a doc for meeting notes. Or just get a final reminder, to make sure you don’t forget to send a birthday greeting. You can run these Applets for every event, or get specific and only run them when an event has a certain name or keyword in the description.

Run Applets when you respond to an event

Keep track of your packed schedule — and share it with the people who need to know. Super handy if you manage a group calendar for the office or your home.

Quickly sync event details between calendars

You’ve always been able to quickly add events to your Google Calendar via IFTTT. Now, with the “Create a detailed event” action, you can seamlessly sync calendars by pulling over start and end times, titles, descriptions, locations, attendees, and even whether an event is all day or not.

We’re heading into the busy holiday season, so these updates came at the perfect time. Give them a try, and let us know how it goes! Want to know as soon as any other Google Calendar improvements are made? Turn on these Applets to stay in the loop.