I know they just announced the IQ5 panel. Any idea on the release timeline?
I am hearing that it will likely be later in the year or possibly early 2026 for the release, but nothing firm yet.
It is similar to the current IQ Panel 4, with some improvements related to the OS and hardware, and using Android 14. The IQ Panel 4 does not have any timeline for end of life yet and I’m told will still be sold for a while.
Visually it doesn’t look like they changed much. Touchscreen seems same size rather than edge to edge which is what I was hoping for.
Is upgrading a panel painful as in you have to unpair and repair every sensor?
If you swap the panel manually, then you’d need to reprogram all of the sensors to the new panel. Unpairing security sensors isn’t required, but you will want to exclude Z-Wave devices from the old system if possible. You can then use the System Manager tool to swap the panel on your account.
There is also the backup and restore option. This is available when swapping between certain panels of the same brand. This process typically allows you to skip programming security sensors, panel settings, and user codes.
The backup and restore process will likely be available for users upgrading to the IQ Panel 5, but we don’t have any confirmed details.
More information about swapping the panel on your Alarm.com account can be found here:
That’s not too bad. My lights are on Lutron so the only Z-wave devices I would need to port are my two door locks. It’s doable. Let’s see how the specs of Panel 5 are.