Possibly true. Blocking unauthorized/non-paying users could very well be an early step along the way to building something official. Still, I don’t get the impression that they’re very far down that “path,” which means in the interim I still need to find an alternative. I do, however, agree wholeheartedly with @ONI1013’s comment …
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14 posts were split to a new topic: Do you use ST to automate a garage door?
Official statement from Chamberlain published recently on this topic:
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I noticed that.
However, their Statement pertains specifically to “unauthorized use”: “…to prevent unauthorized usage of our myQ ecosystem through third-party apps…”
This purpose of this topic is to get Chamberlain on board with an Official MyQ Integration with SmartThings.
Come on Chamberlain… offer “choice” to your customers! Allow them to choose the SmartHome Platform that best suits their needs. If your MyQ Ecosystem is better, bring them to it without being so narrow minded.
Remember, as it stands now for NEW Garage Door Opener Purchases, Genie DOES offer choice and will be my “go to” on new home builds going forward ! Full Disclosure: I have no financial interest in Genie… I just like CHOICE !
I’ll be editing the main post to reflect this thought for new users deciding which Garage Door Openers to buy!
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A long time ago when IOT and HA was young MyQ promised an ST intergations, it even made a Keynote if I am not mistaken and then “soon” turned into “Lawyers say it is a liability” then to "not happening.
As I recall some lawyer thought if you could accesses MyQ via ST and ST got hacked and a bad guy used that to open a garage door and then clean a persons house out, then MyQ would be on the hook for the liability.
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Or if someone made some (stupid?) assumption that if motion was detected in the garage, some rule should open the door…
Having seen way too many false positives on both motion and contact sensors since venturing into SmartThings in 2016, no way I will trust ST to control any door access in my house.
Closing the door when evening comes along and the door remains open? Perhaps.
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While this is likely true, it will be short-lived as that will create a 3rd party need for a device that WILL work with integrated systems without a subscription.
They will have to find out the hard way once people no longer buy their money-grabbing subscription schemes or products.
Speaking of 3rd party designs, does anyone have any recommendations? Or should I just bite the bullets and swap out my opener now?
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I don’t agree. More services are switching to subscriptions. Examples are storage for cameras, security and monitoring. You only need to look at others: Ring, Arlo, Google Nest, IFTTT and many others that are tacking on subscription fees. I am sure there are many more to come. Users who want the service will pay.
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Paying for monitoring is much different than paying for an integration. I pay for Google Nest Aware, not an for an integration to Lifx, Smartthings, Hue, or any other service.
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As @jkp said, we’re seeing more of this recently, and we will just have to see how it plays out in 2024. Even Amazon is going to start charging for some Alexa features, like Alexa Guard, that were previously free. Clouds have turned out to be very expensive for the companies as the services become more popular.
Amazon to change Alexa Guard features, begin requiring paid subscription
I’m not sure which way this one will go: the market will tell us. I think it’s a little bit like ads on streaming services. Even Netflix offers an ad supported tier now, after more than a decade of saying they never would. 
I’m sure there will always be some free option somewhere, we will just have to wait and see how customers respond to the ones that are actually changing. I think we’ll know within the first year one way or the other.
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Check the discussion here:
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did anyone start getting iOS myQ notifications today about what transmitter accessed their GDO? Any idea how to disable without disabling all myQ notifications?
from the ST app or MyQ app? if the ST app, MyQ is in the process of terminating their API.
the myQ app…yes, i’m aware and have switched to Meross but today started getting these notifications via myQ and had never received them in the last couple years I have had myQ.
I have not seen it myself so I can’t answer
This is what I’m getting with any remote that opens my garage door (traditional visor remotes, integrated rearview mirror remote, Meross remote) and see no way to disable in the app without completely disabling all MyQ notifications.
I know I can take this up with MyQ directly, just curious if others here are seeing this with the latest MyQ iOS app update and have found a way to disable.
You checked in Device Settings > Remotes in the MyQ app? Other than that… I have no clue.
yeah, and it bombs out when I try to go through the process of renaming my transmitters (the only option available currently), so I don’t know if there is further notification granularity in that module of the app once they are named…I’ll deal for a bit longer to see if I can get that function to work and find out.
Y’all must have a completely different MyQ than me.
I’ve got two Chamberlain GDOs that have MyQ built in. Came with the usual wall buttons and visor clip-on remotes plus one keypad outside. And I’ve programmed the homelink transmitters in both cars to open the doors. All done exactly as for a non-connected GDO.
I’ve never had to bother with setting up remotes in the app. Why/when is that needed?
for myself… I have never used the remote setup through the app. I was only offering a place to check for the notifications.
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