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How to Automate your Home with Android or iPhone

Last Updated on March 27, 2020 by Amar Ilindra Leave a Comment

Do you know you can automate your home with your Android or Apple devices. You can control lights, fans and lots more in your home using smartphones. The world has changed rapidly in regards to technology, and home automation has become one of the popular trends in today’s society. Isn’t it amazing that an individual can monitor or control most of the activities far from home by just the mere use of a computer? Thanks to the current operating systems on the market today, life has become comfortable if one owns an Android or IOS. If you are not aware about how to automate your home using iPhone or Android, this guide will show you how it works.

How to Automate your Home

Some stipulate that Android is better that IOS and vice versa due to the apps provided by the developers used in home automation as shown below:

Spotlight GPS Locator

how to automate your home

This is a very handy application for pet lovers who occasionally lose their pets and desire to keep them under surveillance. The Locator is a hardware device placed around the dog collar that emits a signal that links with the app and helps one to monitor the pet thanks to actuators that assist in emitting the signal. Incase ones pet wonders off the system one the GPS Location for the Pet, this is very common with Apple device users.

Xfinity home system

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According to website where you can get linear motion systems, this is very popular with fans that use the Apple devices since they all run on IOS. The Alarm system works together with the application that is downloadable from the internet that has many fantastic features, but you have to pay for it. Thanks to the actuators in the Alarm system, there are motion sensors, smoke sensors and carbon monoxide detectors that help one monitor the home and answer a distress signal in seconds.

Smart Home

automate your home with android

This is an IOS App that helps an Individual control the lighting systems in at the leisure of  their work place one thing to consider though  is that  you have to pay for the Application. The system works hand in hand with actuators fitted in the door systems that have sensors that automatically open and close when they detect home owners. The App must merge with the technology that is used in the system since the two must be compatible.

Vivint App

how to automate your home with iPhone

This is an Android Application that acts a security system for locking doors thanks to the incorporated actuators in the system. The app functions with the Vivint home security system that is familiar with all apps although one must consider that the price of the system is very costly.

Canary

This is a security application with multiple functions integrated with many actuators in the system that perform many functions. One can download the Application from Google store that will work hand in hand with the Canary home security device. This system is very costly one has to consider the cost factor and if they are willing to stretch their budget since it works together with cameras, sensors, temperature regulators  etc.

At Home

This is a mobile application that your home computer or turns a computer into a surveillance camera. The application on Google store has compatibility with any Android device that works hand in hand with at home video streaming. Actuated motion sensors that work hand in hand with the surveillance cameras record the slightest movement in a 30second interval. The home system later sends the video to your phone directly which is a brilliant way to handle emergencies.

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Both Android and IOS apps are very handy when it comes to automate your home, but the reason using IOS is better than Android is due to the cost, functionality and Availability. Android hasn’t done a good job in producing a compatible application for the homeowner that is pocket-friendly.

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Amar Ilindra is a gadget freak, tech enthusiast and full stack developer. He loves to try everything with technology and blog about his tech experience. Apart from writing, he spends most of this time developing useful web apps and mobile applications for Android and iOS.

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