Chamberlain - MyQ Garage Door Controller - Black

When you leave your home and have to go back because you might have forgot to put your garage door down, this app on your phone is great! You can see if it is down or up..If you forgot to put it down you can use your phone anywhere to control it...It works great!

The only reason I am not giving this 5 stars is because of the app. The set up was a breeze. I rent so this option being as simple as it is happens to be a great way to be secure and I dont have to "install" a piece of hardware that is semi-permanent. All the options are a breeze for setup. I have even had to factory default the product (problems with openers) and was still easy to set up again. The notifications come through push and email which is great. I bought because of security suspicions of garage being open when I came home each day. I was able to find out that someone else in the neighbor hood somehow had their opener programmed for my door. In the process of figuring this out I was able to close the door immediately after it opened by the app and its notifications. Back to the bad about this. The app for android was developed by a second year programmer at best. The app only works correctly if you keep the screen on and it was the first time you opened the app. If the screen shut off sometimes you can go back to the app and control the door but most you see that there is no door to be found. The only way to remedy the problem of a missing door on the app is to kill the app. Yep, if you dont exit the app (double tap back <--other commenter said there was no exit but is wrong) you have to kill it to use the app again. I am in the habit of not exiting apps everytime I go to use another so this can be cumbersome but I dont mind a bit because the notifications are 100% accurate. In fact the app may be bad but I deprogrammed my garage door and this is the only one set to work.

I wish the MyQ Garage Door Controller existed years ago! I've had the product installed for about a month now and it's exactly what I wanted. There is no more driving back home or calling a neighbor to ensure the garage door is closed. The product works well and has nice features. I've had no issues controlling the door via the app or the old remote control and the door responds to requests from the app within seconds. The status of the door in the app is even correct when I manually open or close the garage door without engaging the garage door opener's motor. There is a visual flashing light and beeping audio alarm to alert people in the garage before the door is closed via the app. Another nice perk is that you can customize alerts through the app so you can be notified on your phone when the door is opened or if it's been left open too long. You can even setup time frames for when you'd like to receive the alerts. The physical installation of MyQ Wifi Hub and door sensor was very straight forward and took about 15 minutes. A first time do it yourselfer would have benefited from slightly more detailed printed instructions about things like when & how to use the included drywall anchors. But the overall installation was pretty easy. The software portion of the installation wasn't too bad, but did have a couple hiccups. I was able to get the Wifi Hub connected to my home network & 8 year old Chamberlain garage door opener in about 15 minutes using the bluetooth configuration in the app. MyQ relies on the app to provide most of the instruction for configuration here, but the app did a decent job of walking me through the required steps. I can't remember exactly why, but it took me about a half dozen attempts to get the wifi hub fully connected to my home internet & registered to my new MyQ account. Pairing the Wifi Hub with the garage door opener was a snap. I have been very please with my purchase of the MyQ Garage Door Controller and the added peace of mind has made this purchase worth every penny. I have no reservations in recommending this product.

The Chamberlain MyQ Garage Door controller was quick and easy to set up, and works extremely well. You can set the app to get alerts when the garage door opens or closes, and even if it stays open for a certain amount of time. I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to make their old garage door opener "smart." The only thing I'd change, is to have it compatible with other smart home devices, currently it only works with its own app. It would be nice to interface with Alexa, HomeKit, IFTTT, or other similar products.

We wanted to automate our house after we purchased and installed our Wink and WeMo connected light switches, after getting two Nest 3rd generation thermostats. Brought two of these Chamberlain MyQ Controllers so we could open up our two garage doors using our phone. We braced ourselves for a difficult install because our Internet router was pretty far from the garage area. We we pleasantly surprised how easy it was to hook into our Chamberlain made garage door opener and our router. Installed the two controllers and the two sensors in just under 30 minutes. Both controllers linked up easily using our iPhones. Unexpected advantage was the units will give both push notifications and emails when each of the garage doors are opened and closed with the time and date. Best yet, in case you rush out of the house, and can't remember if you closed the garage door, all you have to do is check the status using the MyQ app. The App can also link to your Nest system to monitor you heating and cooling, although the Nest app interface is more user friendly. Tip: If you are installing two units for two separate garage doors, make sure you mount the MyQ units as far away from each other as possible. We didn't do that and when one door opens using the app, the other unit sounds the alarm.

Installing the Chamberlain MyQ Garage door controller was very easy. The 2 hardware components mounted without any problem. Syncing the unit to the wifi in my home took a couple of tries but it has been working well. With the smartphone app. downloaded to our I-phones we can control the garage door, check to see if it is up or down from where ever we are, and eliminate the nagging question, "Did I remember to close the garage when I left the house?" We also receive notifications on our phone letting us know whenever the garage door is opening or closing. Our existing remotes are also still usable and have not been made inoperable when I installed the Chamberlain. If you are considering purchasing one for yourself, you should check their website to see if your garage door opener is compatible with the MyQ.

The instructions and install were easy for this system. You must make sure you have a good wifi signal in your garage. It integrates well with my Xfinity home system and app so I don't use the Chamberlain app often. My wife likes it because she gets a message when the kids get home from school because they go in through the garage. My only complaint is that on occasion when I go the my Xfinity home app it doesn't show the garage door information, it says it's not available. Usually I close the app and open again and it's there, could be Xfinity problem too.

This is the device I've been waiting for! I can't tell you how many times that I've driven around the block just to come back and check to see if the door is closed. It took about 10 minutes to install and was really easy. It allows you to set alerts as well as show you how long the garage door is closed or opened. We have the app installed on multiple phones and there's no monthly fee like other similar devices. We've also uses it to open the door from the backyard when carrying something large to the garage so we don't have to stop and use the keypad. Highly recommend this device.