What is a Smart Garage Door Opener?

Year after year technology continues to move forward seemingly everything has become “Smart” including garage door openers. Simply put a smart garage door opener is any opener that has built in capabilities that communicate with an app generally on a smartphone. The truth is that a majority of garage door openers now come with smart capabilities such as WiFi connectivity used through an app on your phone. New generation openers have even more built in features such as LED lights, cameras, and improved safety systems. Many of the smartphone apps have also become more user friendly and have more options and feedback for homeowners. 

The origin of smart garage door openers is their ability to connect with smartphones via an application, which is still a cornerstone to this day. Many manufacturers have updated and improved not only the user friendliness but also added more options to improve the homeowner experience. Along with improved home internet capabilities, setup is generally quick and easy as well as some installers such as Aegis Garage Doors LLC   will offer to assist with connecting the app with your new smart opener. New features include diagnostic tabs that track the cycles and other operational information, alerts when your opener improperly operates, multiple connections for families, restricted use options, end of day scheduled settings, and more. There are settings and options to fit most homeowners' needs using today's smart openers.

Previously even some smart garage door openers had signal issues when paired with LED lights but that is now a thing of the past! Get all the benefits of LED lights without losing range for visor remotes and keyless entries. New smart garage door models come with built-in LED lights that produce up to 2,000 lumens lighting up every corner of your garage, and you can even pair them with a motion sensor wall station for quick lighting whenever you enter your garage. Security is at the front of most homeowners' minds with many decisions around their home. Cameras have become a popular way for homeowners to watch and secure their home and now you can have a camera with your garage door opener too. New smart garage door openers can come with a built in camera as well as models with 2 way radio communication.

Smart garage door openers have also had updates to their safety systems to keep homeowners and their families safe. New safety reverse sensors are more accurate, compact, and have brighter indicator lights. These updates not only improve safety, but also function with the more compact form making them less likely to be bumped as well as the bright indicators more prominent for homeowners and professionals to quickly see them. Improved built in pressure sensors to prevent entrapment or damage from an opener closing a door onto someone or something. Lastly, some new models include a soft start/stop feature to help protect your door from slamming down or rising too high.

The definition of a smart garage door opener is that it has the built in ability to communicate with a smartphone via some sort of app. In all truth today in 2023 the majority of all garage door openers you buy are more likely than not a smart garage door opener. Your options have not only improved but there are even more of them than ever before in today's garage door industry. Starting with wall to wall LED light coverage paired with motion sensor wall stations for light at a moments notice. Also with built in camera options that can include 2 way radio communication. All topped off with improved safety for every home and family. Contact us today to learn more or review your options for a new smart garage door opener.