Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
Karen, The ring doorbell might work for you I understand that it has different alerts for when the motion sensor is alerted and when the door bell on the device is pushed. It also allows you to have a conversation with the person that pushed the door bell before opening the door. > On Feb 6, 2018, at 11:32 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Oh no, I carry two other cell phones, one for each country. I have no > intention of using this IPhone as my actual cell phone, in fact will find a > keyboard for it if I can. > I would aim for the same concept if I had a macbook pro, or an ipad. a > device assuming there was a monitoring app, that would send an alert to one > of my actual cell phones. In truth I could choose a vibration for the alert > on the phone itself. > the IPhone has more app options, since my cellphones are rather basic, as > with buttons etc. > Does that make more sense? > > > > On Tue, 6 Feb 2018, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Sorry, I'm not sure I follow. You mean a doorbell that would call your >> regular (I'm assuming that's a landline) phone? Where does the iPhone come >> into the mix? >> >> -- >> Alex Hall >> >> >> >> >>> On Feb 5, 2018, at 14:23, Karen Lewellen wrote: >>> >>> 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 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 > > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
Well, you need to somehow get the iPhone to recognize the doorbell press. Generally this would require some kind of wireless networking either Bluetooth or WiFi but if the current doorbell is older than 10 years there is little chance that it has this technology so you would need to either replace the doorbell or find something that listens specifically for the doorbell and then communicates to your monitor iPhone device. Since you are indicating that there is quite a bit of ambient noise in the environment I would expect that the ability for a device to isolate a doorbell chime would be almost as difficult as it is for you. So I don’t think there is a easy way to jury rig your spare phone into the gateway between your doorbell and other phones in the house. So: other possibilities: 1. Upgrade the door bell. If you want it to communicate with a iPhone there are a few things out there, but I have no idea what accessibility is available on any of them. 2. Look at your Rogers Home security plan. I would expect they are required to provide reasonable accommodations so could cost less than finding a feature not through a service provider, and since they see this as a way of locking you into there Cable, Phone, and/or Internet services the cost are lower than with traditional home security systems. I believe their systems will communicate with your iPhone and will also have different alerts for different events. Also, I was not implying that you were deaf / blind but that deaf / blind solutions might be a direction to look at. I’m sorry if I offended you. HTH, Jonathan -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
well there are other reasons why I may not manage the doorbell. 1, I run a production company, my flat is several feet above the door and also above a business. 2, as a result there are so many things going on that the doorbell, which is on a totally different floor from my flat may get lost in translation. 3, given there are home environment monitoring programs / services, I thought there might be a simple ios solution, incorporated either in a large package, or as a single application. One of our telecommunications companies here rogers provides a home monitoring smart home service as a part of cable for example. Actually I did not follow why a sensor monitoring the door would fall, nor do I follow why wanting something to attract my attention, translates into deaf blindness. More clear? On Tue, 6 Feb 2018, Jonathan Cohn wrote: OK, reading between the lines here, please correct me. 1. You can not hear the doorbell. 2. You want something that can hear the current doorbell and notify you via vibration. You would be happy if it is this iPhone but it does not need to be that. I don't know much about deaf-blind solutions. I wonder if there is anything listed at able data? Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Feb 5, 2018, at 2:23 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: 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 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 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any ques
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
Oh no, I carry two other cell phones, one for each country. I have no intention of using this IPhone as my actual cell phone, in fact will find a keyboard for it if I can. I would aim for the same concept if I had a macbook pro, or an ipad. a device assuming there was a monitoring app, that would send an alert to one of my actual cell phones. In truth I could choose a vibration for the alert on the phone itself. the IPhone has more app options, since my cellphones are rather basic, as with buttons etc. Does that make more sense? On Tue, 6 Feb 2018, Alex Hall wrote: Sorry, I'm not sure I follow. You mean a doorbell that would call your regular (I'm assuming that's a landline) phone? Where does the iPhone come into the mix? -- Alex Hall On Feb 5, 2018, at 14:23, Karen Lewellen wrote: 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 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 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
OK, reading between the lines here, please correct me. 1. You can not hear the doorbell. 2. You want something that can hear the current doorbell and notify you via vibration. You would be happy if it is this iPhone but it does not need to be that. I don't know much about deaf-blind solutions. I wonder if there is anything listed at able data? Jonathan Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 5, 2018, at 2:23 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > 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 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you >> can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
Sorry, I'm not sure I follow. You mean a doorbell that would call your regular (I'm assuming that's a landline) phone? Where does the iPhone come into the mix? -- Alex Hall > On Feb 5, 2018, at 14:23, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > 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 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you >> can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at htt
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
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 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 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Can I do this with an Iphone?
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 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 > > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
