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LiftMaster's Garage Door Openers Will Support HomeKit in April

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Following in the footsteps of its parent company Chamberlain, LiftMaster today announced that all of its residential garage door openers can be upgraded to work with HomeKit using the new MyQ Home Bridge starting in April.

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HomeKit compatibility will enable users to open, close, or check the status of their garage door, and turn MyQ-connected lights on or off, using the MyQ Connected Home app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Siri voice commands and HomeKit scenes will also be supported on compatible devices.

The MyQ Home Bridge will have an introductory price of $49.99, and cost $69.99 afterwards.

Article Link: LiftMaster's Garage Door Openers Will Support HomeKit in April
 
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BuffaloTF

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Ok. Cool. But does it simultaneously support a hub like Wink or SmartThings? I'm such a newbie in this, it seems like the beauty of it all is creating triggers across connectivity standards so that different behaviors happen... like all the doors unlock if the fire alarms go off, maybe even add the garage door to that.
 
ArtOfWarfare

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I already have an existing bridge I bought from LiftMaster... can I exchange it for the new one at a discounted price or something?
 
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BuffaloTF said:
Ok. Cool. But does it simultaneously support a hub like Wink or SmartThings? I'm such a newbie in this, it seems like the beauty of it all is creating triggers across connectivity standards so that different behaviors happen... like all the doors unlock if the fire alarms go off, maybe even add the garage door to that.
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MyQ already works with Wink so I don't think they would take that functionality away. I imagine that this just adds HomeKit. It'll probably be similar to Ecobee, where the Wink Hub doesn't control the device directly, but communicates through the API, and that way other devices can also control it simultaneously.
 
consumerDan

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Michaelgtrusa said:
Give Apple credit.
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At least they are supporting it, but I bought replacement garage doors and openers back in November. Before purchasing I asked Liftmaster if model 8550W openers would support HomeKit. They said yes, in a free update because the hardware supports the encryption level that HomeKit requires.

Now there is another piece of hardware involved and additional cost. I probably would not have purchased if I was told what would have happened. Oh well...
 
Drumjim85

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ArtOfWarfare said:
I already have an existing bridge I bought from LiftMaster... can I exchange it for the new one at a discounted price or something?
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You'll need both bridges. The new one you can get at a discounted price for a little while, and it will allow for homekit.
 
fhall1

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HomeKit compatibility will enable users to open, close, or check the status of their garage door, and turn MyQ-connected lights on or off, using the MyQ Connected Home app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Siri voice commands and HomeKit scenes will also be supported on compatible devices.
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I already have their current bridge - it does all this already (except for the Siri and Homekit stuff). Since I don't have any other Homekit items yet I see no reason to jump on this for a $20 savings over the future price.
 
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Drumjim85 said:
You'll need both bridges. The new one you can get at a discounted price for a little while, and it will allow for homekit.
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ok can someone let me know what the part number is to to get the HomeKit bridge I have the old one and I am not sure it is compatible with HomeKit.
 
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emck said:
ok can someone let me know what the part number is to to get the HomeKit bridge I have the old one and I am not sure it is compatible with HomeKit.
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Your current one is definitely not compatible with HomeKit since this is the announcement for its release in April. The new HomeKit bridge is model number 819LMB.
 
emck

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WilliamG said:
Your current one is definitely not compatible with HomeKit since this is the announcement for its release in April. The new HomeKit bridge is model number 819LMB.
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Thanks for the info, I guess I will have to wait until April to get the new bridge.
 
RightMACatU

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or check the status of their garage door, and turn MyQ-connected lights on or off
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Just LOL! Grasping at straws here...
As a house owner with a garage door opener for many many years such requirement has never cross my mind and not about to.
 
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bsbeamer

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Considering they killed SmartThings "support" (that was figured out by the community) after they complained their servers were being used too much, I cannot see this being a great version 1.0 offering for HomeKit. Those with MyQ already probably should wait to see how this works long term. Until companies offer support for both SmartThings and HomeKit in the same product(s), I cannot see these being extremely popular choices for consumers.
 
macduke

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I'll have to check, but I think I have a LiftMaster at home. For $49 I'll add that to HomeKit no problem! It's not something I'd consider essential to my smart home setup, but for the price? Sure!
 
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saulinpa

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Kind of disappointing that new hardware is required. I have their old gateway and am fine with the ios app. A friend bought their deluxe opener with built-in wifi but will need a separate box for Homekit.
 
MattG

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I already have my Chamberlain garage door working within my Wink setup but, I'm hoping they'll offer Alexa integration soon.
 
splogue

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First, I can do all this already from their app, so that part isn't new. The article implies it is, which is incorrect.

Second, woo hoo! Kudos to Apple for not just laying the framework for consolidating the disparate home automation field, but for doing so with good security.

You can bet I'll be replacing my bridge as soon as this comes out. The more companies that see there is money in it for them for adding Homekit support, the better off we will all be.
 
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