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Connecting to smart lights
Can SimpliSafe work with other smart devices. For example, turn on the lights when I open the front door? Or remind me to close the garage door if it's been open for 5+ minutes?
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Can SimpliSafe work with other smart devices. For example, turn on the lights when I open the front door? Or remind me to close the garage door if it's been open for 5+ minutes?
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captain11
Captain
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6K Messages
2 years ago
@eysteinngudni From your lips to the ears of Simplisafe product development engineers. Unfortunately, the answer is a hard no currently. The digital assistant "integration" is virtually useless (yeah, they can arm the system and tell you if its armed (oooh, ahhhhh) but that's about it. I am sure there are valid reasons for not providing this capability but still would like to see it yesterday. I have nine indoor and outdoor lights I would like to integrate with SS3 to turn them all on in an alarm event!
Simplisafe, another topic for an interactive webinar in the online community!
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eysteinngudni
2 Messages
2 years ago
Thank you for the reply.
Are you SS development engineer?
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davey_d
Community Admin
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5.6K Messages
2 years ago
Hi all,
The Captain is correct, the answer is currently no. I can tell you that from a technical standpoint, it's likely possible to have that kind of deep integration with third party platforms, but would take a lot of time and effort to implement, especially in a secure way. So I wouldn't say never, just not at this time.
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jghandy1124
10 Messages
2 years ago
Alexa has a option to create a routine. Creating a name or saying to Alexa that involves SS + whatever smart lights or settings to link with that routine name.
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steve_18e2ce
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2 years ago
Why would this "take a lot of time and effort"?
SimpliSafe already passes the "Armed" "Disarmed" even "HOME" and "AWAY" status to assistant.
Just also make available "TRIGGERED" and maybe "DISARMED" and let Google Home handle the routine building.
IF "TRIGGERED" turn on ALL LIGHTS
IF "DISARMED" wait 5 minutes and TURN OFF outside LIGHTS
And really any concern about "false triggers of the routine" is trivial if the SimpliSafe alarm is already screaming its head off.
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theguys
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11 months ago
So, how about SimpliSafe creating their own control? Thus, there would be no third-party involved.
I just replaced three CO2 / smoke detectors in my home with the SS ones, now that SS offers them. That got me thinking about what else I'd like to add to my SS system. The first thing that came to mind was the lamp that I have on a WeMo. It'd be nice to add that to my SS system and ditch the WeMo.
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