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I have a MyQ door opener (and home assistant)

This is bullshit. Their app is bloatware that they use to try to push additional services like Amazon home delivery etc. I mean it’s just a button, that’s all it needs to do.

I’m going to replace it with one of the recommended devices. This is such an overt money grab.



This. Chamberlain/homeassistant user here too.

In the past the app has gone the lengths of make us try to use their own assistant (!).

Why the fuck would I ever want to use a voice assistant from my garage door provider? Seems like a desperate attempt to enter a market that doesn't even make sense for them as they currently are.


I have the MyQ app (iOS).

I don't mind it at all. App works, fairly fast, the stupid extra stuff is just a chunk of the screen I can ignore / don't have to do / interact with.

I don't approve of the API situation but the app itself doesn't feel particularly bad.


I do agree that their app works perfectly fine. And it's as responsive as HomeKit, but I don't want to have to launch 20 apps for my various devices.

In fact, after my initial irritation, I thought "at the end of the day, if they made a couple shortcuts available then I could still say <Hey Siri> Open the Garage door" – It's not perfect like homekit but it'll go a long way to placating many of us who don't want to keep launching a separate app.


The iOS app sounds like it's better than the Android one.


Ah, ya that might be it. I use the iOS version and it works well.


What is the Android app like?




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