The Right Security App Can Make It Feel Like You Are Home
Picture that a person approaches your Oakland home while you're a few states away, enjoying a pina colada at your coastside resort. A smart phone text asks you to check out your doorbell camera video feed. It seems to be a Amazon delivery person, but to be sure, you thank her through the security app’s two-way talk feature. Then you turn on the hallway smart light and assign a relative a temporary smart lock PIN so they can place the package into the front hall for you.
A modern home security system should come with a robust smartphone app that lets you manage a lot of your safety and home automation components. The app should let you:
- Receive phone alerts when a component detects unusual motion
- Arm and disarm your security system
- Make lock PINs and see the status of your locks
- Watch live feeds of your Oakland security cameras
- Create rules for your devices
- Turn down and dim your smart lighting