Hi Alex,
This seems to be a Mercedes solution to a Volkswagen bug kind of problem.
I do not want to buy allot of technology that I may be physically unable to
use.
My hope was an app that could send a message to a different contact if
that makes sense.
say use the IPhone with keyboard largely to manage the application, with
it calling my regular phone when the bell is rung.
mounting the sensor so it does not fall would not be that challenging if I
understand them physically at least.
Other simple solutions?
Kare
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Alex Hall wrote:
Two options come immediately to mind, though I may be missing obvious other
options. First, to get HomeKit working beyond your home or to allow automation,
you'll need a hub. This can be an Apple TV 4 or newer, an iPad that's turned on
(but can be locked), on your network, and running iOS 10 or newer, or a HomePod.
Once you have that, you have a few choices I can come up with. First, you could
get a HomeKit-enabled security camera aimed Through a window at your door.
Second, you could get a simple motion sensor and mount it above the door. This
option would probably fire constantly, though. Third, you could get something
like a Ring doorbell, which uses HomeKit to alert you when it rings and can
even allow two-way audio communication between you and whoever is at the door.
It does video from the door to your phone, too, but I doubt that matters as
much.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 5, 2018, at 00:10, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote:
Hi all,
Sorry if my question seems out of step, but if this is possible, I want to
make the effort.
I have no idea what homekit does, might include my goals I suppose.
I have an IPhone 5se?, recently unlocked by a co-worker, but not used for
anything at all yet.
Here is my desire.
I just found a new apartment which is a flat above a business.
Because mine is the only dwelling and said business closes rather early, I am
considering a touch of extra well monitoring in a way.
What I want is something that sends a vibrating indicator if someone rings my
doorbell at the very least.
I do not wish to need a browser for this, nor am I interested in a text message.
The apartment has a doorbell already, but I have not checked it closely enough
to learn if it is wireless. My hope is the application can detect its
presence. If I need to add a simple sensor I am willing, frankly I am asking
for ideas because I have not needed to consider this sort of thing before.
thoughts?
Kare
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