Alarm.com for Apple CarPlay

[ryan.boder (Ryan)]

We’re excited to announce ‍Alarm.‍com‍ for Apple CarPlay - giving iPhone users quick access to your favorite smart security controls right from your vehicle’s built-in display.

Cruising with CarPlay

• Run Home and Away Scenes for warm welcomes and smooth getaways.
• Activate custom Scenes to simplify daily routines and manage connected devices with a tap.
• Remotely control compatible garage doors for worry-free exits and easy returns.
• Get on-screen, real-time critical alerts while on the go.

CarPlay offers a driving-friendly interface, helping you stay focused on the road ahead while keeping tabs on your property, no matter where your journey takes your.

To use this feature, you need:

• Alarm.com app for iOS version 5.10+
• A compatible iPhone
• A supported vehicle or aftermarket stereo system

Learn more here…

Alarm.com Apple CarPlay

Alarm.com for Apple CarPlay provides iOS users with easy access to security controls on the go. For more information about Apple CarPlay, refer to Apple’s iOS CarPlay. Features Scenes: Residential users can access Home, Away, and their chosen custom scenes Notifications: iOS Critical Alerts can be viewed from Apple CarPlay Garage Control: Seamlessly open and close eligible garage devices Note: Chamberlain does not allow its MyQ devices to be included in Alarm.com’s Apple CarPlay in…

[jpk911 (J.P.)]

Great news, been waiting for this for what seems like years

[spiff]

So I can control my garage doors through the alarm.com app on my phone, and through the IQ4 main and remote panel, but not through the CarPlay app? Such a fail. I’m so tired of corporate politics getting in the way of doing what is right for the consumers.

[jwcsurety (Jason)]

I’m so tired of corporate politics getting in the way of doing what is right for the consumers.

Agreed. I’m not sure the ultimate reasoning behind Chamberlain’s decision, but it stinks. The same limitation has been true for Android Auto.

[ryan.boder (Ryan)]

@spiff

So I can control my garage doors through the alarm.com app on my phone, and through the IQ4 main and remote panel, but not through the CarPlay app?

This workaround of using a Garadget dry contact adapter and connecting your garage door to Alarm.com with a Z-Wave or Aladdin Connect controller theoretically should work around the BS, making it available in Alarm.com for CarPlay and in the MyQ app at the same time. It should work for Android Auto as well.

@tyler

Another option that might work, in theory, would be to put the myQ garage doors on the myQ app instead of Alarm.com and add something like this:

https://www.garadget.com/product/security-2-0-dry-contact-adapter/

Then connect those inputs to a Linear Z-Wave or Aladdin Connect Garage Door Controller for Alarm.com. Since the Linear or Aladdin Connect could be controlled through CarPlay, this could be a workaround. Couldn’t say for certain as we haven’t tested this.

We haven’t tested it ourselves to prove it though.

[ryan.boder (Ryan)]

Or this…

Car Play Integration : Why Not?

It’s a huge issue to me. While looking into this I noticed that the Ecolink GDZW7-ECO supports LiftMaster Security+ 2.0 wireless control out of the box so you wouldn’t need the Garadget dry contact adapter. [Ecolink GDZW7-ECO Installation Snippet] It’s Z-Wave Long Range (LR) which should make communication with the control panel a lot more reliable than the Linear garage door controllers. This seems like the best solution and it’s fairly low cost. You could put yo…

[ryan.boder (Ryan)]

For anyone who reads this topic, the Ecolink GDZW7-ECO is confirmed to show up in Alarm.com for Apple CarPlay.

Solution to Using MY Q Garage Doors on Carplay - Inexpensive and Reliable

For those of you using MYQ Garage Doors, you have noticed that these garage doors will not show up on Carplay. This is probably the #1 feature you want with Carplay as you can have it on your dash, not fumble with your phone, not leave garage door openers in your car for security reasons, and not have to deal with Homelink Programing! I installed this inexpensive solution: Installation is very easy and there are not wires to hook up. you just program and everything is wireless. There is a t…

[jpk911 (J.P.)]

Chamberlain/Linear/myQ grrrrrrr

[sabre170]

I wish there was a way that you could see the status of the alarm system (armed or disarmed) from the car play screen. The Driver taps “Away” in car play, but after that there is no feedback as to if the alarm system is actually armed or not.

[tyler]

The integration is pretty new and I suspect other feature may become available in the future. As for arming status being visible through CarPlay, I could not say.

[DiamondDog]

They are probably weighing security concerns with what you are requested.

I wouldn’t want someone to be able to see if my alarm was disarmed from Carplay or have the ability to disarm it.

Imagine the screen is up, you valet your car. You get out. Valet says you left your phone. You get your phone. But he saw that your house is disarmed or he disarmed it really quick… Next call goes to his crime ring friends and they break into your house.

One solution would be to put a time out selection for the screen. Not like you need to stare at it for that long. Like 10 seconds and to re-view the screen you must enter a pin or face ID.

I cant think of much more I want to do with ADC Carplay than open garage doors and see that.

[matschat (Robert)]

I know it’s not CarPlay but If it helps anyone, as far as I know, MyQ devices like Chamberlain/Lift Master openers can still be included in Siri shortcuts. I created an Alarm.com scene that locks the door, closes my garage door, and arms my system then I just went under “Discover” in the Alarm.com app and created a Siri shortcut and linked it to the scene I just created. It’s been working for a few years where I just plug my phone into the car, CarPlay pops up, then I just hit the steering wheel button which triggers Siri and say “I’m leaving” and the door locks, garage door closes, and system arms. Then I have a “I’m home” which does all the same things in reverse.