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Chamberlain shuts off access to MyQ’s APIs, breaking smart home integrations (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude the swap is amazing. No more beeping and flashing, precise opening/closing percentages, no lag time with api communication, or downtime when the myQ servers go down. It is such an amazing improvement. Night and day to even the official app, even if you wanted to just replicate what it already does.

The one thing I wish I could do however, is access my camera from home assistant. I didn’t realize it was so locked down when I made my initial purchase, I just thought it would be similar to my ring doorbell. (Another piece of tech I’m planning on replacing, actually.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beeping and flashing is actually a UL safety requirement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s annoying as fuck, and these doors already have obstruction sensors. I get that it’s a requirement, but it’s still dumb and annoying.