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Chamberlain's 'MyQ Home Bridge' Launches, Adding HomeKit to Compatible Garage Door Openers

profets said:
To consolidate everything into the home app, access from control center, use Siri, create automations..

You might not care for it, but there are plenty who do. The garage door is one device. But once you have many home automation devices from many manufacturers, it can get annoying having to jump into several different apps to perform such actions.
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Annoying, yes. $65 annoying? Not really.

IMHO, the primary advantage of going to the HomeKit-enabled MyQ is that HomeKit requires the devices implement proper encryption rather than just being open to anything that lands on your network. Security might be worth $63.
 
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MotherFinMike said:
Liftmaster 8500
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tried it coupon code does not work with this item.
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pesos said:
Can anyone recommend what model opener to buy if starting from scratch?
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Look at the Liftmaster 8550W its their top of the line Garage door opener and they have one below it the 8355W its also good too.
 
rselover said:
2. So what exactly do I need for an old school (but compatible) opener? Just this next to my opener? This + internet gateway? This + old bridge + internet gateway?
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You need this plus your old gateway. I am a beta tester for this product and I discovered that I needed both.
 
I wonder if it still need the MyQ Control panel to get to work?
If it does, that is $50 for the panel and $50 for this new Bridge...
 
jettredmont said:
Annoying, yes. $65 annoying? Not really.

IMHO, the primary advantage of going to the HomeKit-enabled MyQ is that HomeKit requires the devices implement proper encryption rather than just being open to anything that lands on your network. Security might be worth $63.
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To you, maybe not. How about having a dozen individual apps to jump into manually (especially when several of these apps can be quite terrible to use)? And of all things, I'd say having control centre or Siri access for opening a garage door be quite useful, especially if driving or cycling home.

Or how about when setting up automation, like a Goodnight scene in Home.app. Part of that routine can be to make sure the garage door is closed.

Obviously not everyone will care or want home kit support for all of these devices, but there's definite value in it.
 
thebroz said:
I have a relatively new (purchased 3 months ago) Liftmaster opener that works with the MyQ iOS app. The free app tells me whether the door is open, and allows me to open/close it remotely.

Why would I spend $50 just to be able to open/close the door with Siri?
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This is probably intended more for people who don't already have a MyQ Internet Gateway (essentially an older version of this product without HomeKit support) or an opener with WiFi and a MyQ Internet gateway essentially built-in. In that case, if they buy this instead of the regular gateway, they'll get MyQ plus HomeKit support. Like you, I have the older gateway (or maybe yours is built-in, but either way) and have made it unofficially work via HomeBridge, which is good enough for me. If you're OK with unofficial support, I think we'll be OK for a while. :)

rselover said:
1. Website crushed for everyone else?

2. So what exactly do I need for an old school (but compatible) opener? Just this next to my opener? This + internet gateway? This + old bridge + internet gateway?
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1) Yes, or at least the CSS was not loading for me.

2) Chamberlain has a questionnaire you can run through on their site that will tell you want you need for different types of doors/openers. The easiest kind to work with are ones that are MyQ compatible but need some sort of external Internet gateway (plugged into your home LAN via Ethernet). Some have this gateway built-in to the opener itself (reachable from your home LAN via WiFi), in which case I suspect the new HomeKit-compatible gateway could supplant that. I'm pretty sure it can also be made to work with about any garage door if you use extra sensors Chaimberlain sells, but the MyQ-compatible ones (with or without built-in gateway) "know" the door status and don't need those.

guibo said:
Agreed, this is so complicated. For my craftsman door openers, I would have to buy two new motion sensing control consoles + assurelink gateway + myQ home bridge. ...Can't someone come along and make a single device that consolidates all this? Should directly wire into the openers and control older ones that are not wifi or wtv.
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For openers that are MyQ compatible, you just need that opener plus this bridge (or, if you don't care about HomeKit, their older non-HomeKit MyQ Internet gateway). Doors that are not MyQ compatible out of box do require the additional hardware so the door can report its status: open, closed, opening, closing, or paused/stuck/errored. However, if you don't care about HomeKit and have an existing HA system (e.g., SmartThings), you might be just as happy with a regular Z-Wave garage door opener. GoControl and, I think, Lowes/Iris (likely the former rebranded) seem to be two of very few on the market right now.

gsmornot said:
I have an 8 year old Liftmaster. I'm still waiting for the "other" bridge that has not yet been released. This is just for people with MyQ openers that also want Homekit. Right?
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From their website, it appears you're correct. Non-MyQ openers can be made MyQ compatible with the MyQ Garage kit, but that Wi-Fi bridge doesn't seem to be the HomeKit version (MyQ Home Bridge), nor is it clear whether the latter could be made to work with the former instead. It's also not clear to me if the MyQ Home Bridge can supplant MyQ + Wifi openers' built-in Wi-Fi/MyQ bridge to use the HomeKit-compatible one instead (as I previously assumed they could). What is clear is that the Home Bridge will work on MyQ openers without built-in Wi-Fi.
 
fhall1 said:
OK...I can see them keeping the Android app updated, but why expend more effort on the old the iOS app?
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Dunno. It just updated today for me. I don’t remember the Schedules or History sections being there before, but I don’t use the app too much.
 
MotherFinMike said:
Liftmaster 8500
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That code doesn't work on this, it says it only applies to clickers.
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antnee said:
Do you have Wifi control now?
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I haven't tried to set it up yet, but I assumed I needed an internet gateway, which this new bridge replaces while adding HomeKit at the same time.
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RMo said:
What is clear is that the Home Bridge will work on MyQ openers without built-in Wi-Fi.
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How exactly does that work? Is MyQ some sort of proprietary connection like Bluetooth or something? How does a non-WiFi opener connect to the Home Bridge?
 
thebroz said:
I have a relatively new (purchased 3 months ago) Liftmaster opener that works with the MyQ iOS app. The free app tells me whether the door is open, and allows me to open/close it remotely.

Why would I spend $50 just to be able to open/close the door with Siri?
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It's more then just using Siri. You can then setup rules.

Example would be when you open garage door with Siri or other opener then that can trigger other things, turn on outside lights if it's past sunset(works for me since my garage is detached, change thermostat setting in house or pause sprinkler. With iOS 11 rules should be getting more detailed so you can add "if statements to rules.
 
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profets said:
To you, maybe not. How about having a dozen individual apps to jump into manually (especially when several of these apps can be quite terrible to use)? And of all things, I'd say having control centre or Siri access for opening a garage door be quite useful, especially if driving or cycling home.

Or how about when setting up automation, like a Goodnight scene in Home.app. Part of that routine can be to make sure the garage door is closed.

Obviously not everyone will care or want home kit support for all of these devices, but there's definite value in it.
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I agree, there is definite value in it. I don't use the app to open the garage door if I am in my car etc, opting instead for a standard remote because the app is cumbersome to get into. That said, I have remotes in my car, and if I wanted to use the app to get in from a bike ride or jog it just means I pull it up while I'm getting off and unloading instead of as I'm cycling up. So yeah, being able to say, "Siri open the garage" would have value. Just kind of "meh" for me personally, because what I have already works.

Now, if I didn't have a MyQ at all, this would definitely be worth the $63.

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It's more then just using Siri. You can then setup rules.

Example would be when you open garage door with Siri or other opener then that can trigger other things, turn on outside lights if it's past sunset(works for me since my garage is detached, change thermostat setting in house or pause sprinkler. With iOS 11 rules should be getting more detailed so you can add "if statements to rules.
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I can see turning on the porch light similar to the garage light turning on when the door opens. But, changing your thermostat setting? Wouldn't you want that based on a geofence instead, since the garage door opens the same when you are coming in as when you are leaving, right?
 
Does anyone know if Liftmaster intend to update their openers with built in HomeKit? Would quite like a couple 8500's and would be nice to not to have to buy an add on device just for HomeKit.
 
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aristobrat said:
Dunno. It just updated today for me. I don’t remember the Schedules or History sections being there before, but I don’t use the app too much.
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I got the update too, and I wasn't saying they would discontinue the iOS app and older Gateway on the first day they finally introduce the new capability. But, I am wondering how long they will keep supporting it.
 
jettredmont said:
I agree, there is definite value in it. I don't use the app to open the garage door if I am in my car etc, opting instead for a standard remote because the app is cumbersome to get into. That said, I have remotes in my car, and if I wanted to use the app to get in from a bike ride or jog it just means I pull it up while I'm getting off and unloading instead of as I'm cycling up. So yeah, being able to say, "Siri open the garage" would have value. Just kind of "meh" for me personally, because what I have already works.

Now, if I didn't have a MyQ at all, this would definitely be worth the $63.



I can see turning on the porch light similar to the garage light turning on when the door opens. But, changing your thermostat setting? Wouldn't you want that based on a geofence instead, since the garage door opens the same when you are coming in as when you are leaving, right?
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Out of pure curiosity - why do you have the myQ garage door opener if you’re using the button most of the time? Is it just that it was included when you needed to buy an opener?
 
GOAT4521 said:
Has anyone received shipping confirmation for their homekit bridge?
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I received the shipment notification by email at 8:03 PM Eastern time last night (August 9). It was shipped from Tucson, Arizona, and is scheduled for delivery in Ohio tomorrow (August 11). The weight is 1.20 pounds (0.54 kgs).
 
Muero said:
I received the shipment notification by email at 8:03 PM Eastern time last night (August 9). It was shipped from Tucson, Arizona, and is scheduled for delivery in Ohio tomorrow (August 11). The weight is 1.20 pounds (0.54 kgs).
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Thanks
 
archvile said:
How exactly does that work? Is MyQ some sort of proprietary connection like Bluetooth or something? How does a non-WiFi opener connect to the Home Bridge?
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Probably the same way your garage door opener remote works. The MyQ Internet Gateway connects to your network via Ethernet (or Wi-Fi on the new Home Bridge or openers with Wi-Fi built in). It then is just able to send open/close commands to your garage door opener the same way the remote in your car might work (and maybe additional proprietary information in some RF band for additional MyQ features).
 
rselover said:
1. Website crushed for everyone else?

2. So what exactly do I need for an old school (but compatible) opener? Just this next to my opener? This + internet gateway? This + old bridge + internet gateway?
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I have the Internet Gateway and ordered a Bridge yesterday. Couldn't find any clear information on whether or not I needed the gateway with the Bridge, or if the Bridge would replace it. I'll let you know as soon as I find out. I have a return label prepped for the Internet Gateway... hoping I can just return it.
 
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