Many drivers use to store their car in the garage to keep it safe from bad weather or possible acts of vandalism. However, many of them are opened manually, a hassle, or with a remote that will run out of batteries on more than one occasion. Why not open the garage with your mobile ?
We always carry our mobile with us and on rare occasions it will run out of battery. Therefore, using it to open our garage doors will give us the best results in terms of comfort, since doing so is as simple as pressing a button on the smartphone or sliding your finger.
Here’s what you need to know about using an opener? of mobile garage doors
Can I open my garage door with my mobile?
Without problems, once you buy a smart garage door opener, you can download the application recommended by the manufacturer to connect the application with the device in charge of receiving the mobile order.
When everything is configured you can open and close the garage door from anywhere with a simple press.
How does an opener work?
Each unit has its own technology, but in general, the garage door opener and your smartphone communicate with each other through the home router and WiFi settings. If you are using the phone to operate your garage door, the phone will send a signal through its modem to the garage door opener.
Similarly, when the door is opened, a signal will be sent to the router and it will send the signal to your phone.
The most modern ones do not even require Internet access other than for the configuration of the device. The connection between the mobile and the device can be made via Bluetooth, so access to any network is not required.
System benefits
Greater comfort
With a telephone garage door opener, you have the ability to open your garage doors from anywhere. This feature is beneficial if multiple family members use the garage and there are not controls for everyone.
Self-closing
For added peace of mind and security, mobile garage door openers can be set to close after a certain period of time.
Protection and security
Some of these systems incorporate a camera that allows you to verify if the door is open or closed when you are not at home. Thanks to the garage door opener application for your smartphone, the phone will notify you when the garage door has been opened while you are not at home.
In addition, through this system it is impossible for criminals to get the key to control your garage door to enter your home. The security codes are sent from the phone to the device in charge of opening the door, without risk.
Virtual keys
Some systems allow you the ability to create ‘virtual keys’ that you can send to anyone you want to have access. Your family or friends can use their mobile to open the parking door without having to leave the house to lend them the key.
Synchronization with virtual assistants
Most of the current systems that allow you to open the garage with your mobile have the ability to connect with voice-activated devices from Amazon and Google, creating routines and automating processes.
The best systems for mobile
HOMYHUB Starter Kit, the most complete
Thanks to the app of this system, you can not only open the garage with your mobile, you can also monitor and manage access to your garage from wherever, and whenever. Everything from your smartphone.
One of the great advantages of this system is that the device that is placed in the garage will recognize your smartphone when you approach home, and will automatically open the door without you even having to take your mobile phone out of your pocket or bag.
ParkingDoor, via Bluetooth
A system that you can connect at home wirelessly or by cable and whose main virtue is being able to open the garage door even if your mobile is not connected to the Internet, since it uses the Bluetooth community to open and close the door.
In addition, it also allows you to share “keys”, so that only certain “guests” can enter and leave the garage in the periods that you give them permission. For greater security, the app will allow you to consult a record of the openings made throughout the day.
Wi-Fi door controller, the economical option
To open the garage door with your mobile you do not need large investments since one of the best valued devices on Amazon barely costs 25 euros.
Through the eHomeLife app you can close or open the garage door from anywhere , control it by Alexa or the Google assistant and check the history of opening and closing doors in a convenient calendar. In addition, this smart garage door opener is compatible with most of the garage door motors used in our country.