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Mobile Apps Overview

With the Alarm.com app, customers can use a wide array of devices to manage and control their home or business, anytime and anywhere.

Smartphone and Tablet

The Alarm.com Alarm.com app provides real-time on-the-go awareness with iOS and Android devices.

  • Receive instant notifications and alerts
  • Perform one-touch commands
  • Get at a glance views on one screen
  • Stream live video feeds
  • Arm and disarm the system remotely
  • Set location-based automation
  • View smart capture image gallery
  • Control lights, locks, thermostats and garage doors
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Smartwatch

Your customers can get instant awareness and control right from their wrist with the Alarm.com app for Apple Watch.

  • Arm or disarm the system
  • Control lights, locks, and thermostats
  • Manage garage door access

Additionally, Apple Watch users can use actionable notifications right from their devices.

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TV Monitoring 

Using the Alarm.com app on either Amazon FireTV or Apple TV, your customers can have instant access to their Video Monitoring feeds right from their couch. Customers just need an Amazon FireTV, Amazon FireTV Stick, or Apple TV (tvOS  15.0+) to get started.

  • View and control any camera on their account
  • Create a closed-circuit view of the entire home, with up to 4 cameras displayed
  • Lock certain cameras in place, so that they don't rotate off-screen if using more than 4 cameras
  • Get multi-system support
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Voice Control 

Alarm.com's Amazon Alexa Skill provides your customers with a hands-free, digital assistant for the home. Integrated with the Alarm.com platform, devices like the Amazon Echo gives your customers voice-activated home automation. Your customers can ask their Alarm.com powered system to perform a number of automation commands or check the status of smart home devices.

Tell Alexa to perform any of the following:

  • "Turn on the living room lights"
  • "Lock the front door"
  • "Turn down the thermostat"
  • "Close the garage door"
  • "Arm Stay the security system"

You can also ask Alexa any of the following:

  • "Are all the doors locked?"
  • "What’s the temperature in here?"
  • "Is my security system armed or disarmed?"
  • "Is my garage door open?"

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With all of these apps, there is no need for you to invest in additional hardware — if your new or existing customers have these devices, they can easily integrate them with their Alarm.com platform for an even richer Smart Home experience.

Visit Installation and Troubleshooting for more information.

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