How to Use IFTTT with Your Smart Lights for Advanced Automations (e.g., Flash Lights for Cricket Score Alerts)
Smart lights are fun on their own — you can dim them, change colors, and control them with your voice. But when you bring IFTTT (If This Then That) into the mix, the magic truly begins. With IFTTT, your smart lights can react to the world around you — flash when your favorite cricket team scores, turn blue when it rains, or even dim automatically when you start watching a movie.
In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through exactly how to set up IFTTT automations with your smart lights, using a fun real-world example: flashing your lights for cricket score alerts.
🧩 What You’ll Need
Before we start, here’s what you need:
- A set of smart lights (like Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi Batten, Philips Hue, or TP-Link Tapo).
- The IFTTT app (free on Android, iOS, or via ifttt.com).
- A compatible cricket score app or RSS feed that can trigger IFTTT actions.
- A Wi-Fi connection and your lights already set up in their native app (Wipro Next, Philips Hue, etc.).
⚙️ Step 1: Connect Your Smart Light to IFTTT
- Go to ifttt.com and create an account (or open the app).
- Search for your smart light brand — for example, Wipro Next Smart Light, Philips Hue, LIFX, etc.
- Click Connect and follow the sign-in instructions to authorize IFTTT to control your lights.
- Once connected, you can create applets that use your light as an action (the “Then That” part).
💡 Tip: If your brand doesn’t appear in IFTTT, you can use Smart Life or Tuya Smart integrations — many Wipro and Syska smart products run on these platforms.
🏏 Step 2: Create a “Cricket Score Alert” Applet
Now, let’s make your lights celebrate every six or wicket.
- On IFTTT, click Create → choose “If This”.
- Search for a service that provides cricket updates. Common options:
- RSS Feed (from ESPN, Cricbuzz, or NDTV Sports)
- Notifications via Webhooks from a custom app or Google Sheets
- Select your preferred trigger — e.g., “New RSS item matches ‘India scores a six’.”
- Then click “Then That” → choose your smart light brand.
- Pick an action like “Flash lights”, “Change color to blue”, or “Turn lights on/off”.
- Give it a name like “Flash lights for cricket score!” and save your applet.
✅ You can also use Google Assistant triggers, e.g., “When I say ‘How’s the match going?’, flash the lights blue.”
🌈 Step 3: Fine-Tune the Action
You can get creative with how your lights react. For example:
- Flash green for a six
- Flash red for a wicket
- Turn rainbow colors when the match ends
If your light supports CCT + RGB (like the Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi 24W Batten), you can choose from 16 million colors for each trigger.
🧠 Step 4: Add More Advanced Automations
Once you’ve mastered the basics, here are a few more clever ideas we’ve tested:
- Weather alerts: Lights turn blue when it rains, or orange when it’s sunny.
- Calendar reminders: Blink your light when your next meeting is 10 minutes away.
- Email alerts: Flash red when you get a message from your boss (or spouse 😄).
- Smart grouping: Group several lights to react together for a dramatic effect.
You can even combine IFTTT with Alexa Routines or Google Assistant Actions for extra layers of control.
🧪 Step 5: Test It Out
Trigger your applet manually or wait for the live cricket update.
Watch as your lights flash or change color — it’s a small but delightful moment that makes your home feel alive.
When we tested our Wipro Next Smart Wi-Fi Batten, the response was instant and bright — the batten’s high output made every flash visible even in daylight.
💬 Final Thoughts
Using IFTTT with your smart lights turns them from a simple utility into a part of your digital lifestyle. Whether it’s for fun (like cricket celebrations) or practical automation (like weather alerts), the possibilities are endless.
Once you get started, you’ll find yourself asking — “What else can my lights do?”
