Honeywell Releases Home App for Smart Devices, Launches Membership Plans
Honeywell built the new Home app from the ground up to replace the Lyric app. It also added paid membership plans for its WiFi security cameras.
Honeywell built the new Home app from the ground up to replace the Lyric app. It also added paid membership plans for its WiFi security cameras.
The integration allows for Amazon Alexa users to use the Alexa app to enable or disable new voice unlock functionality for their Schlage Sense and Connect locks.
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PSA Security’s Bill Bozeman moderated a captivating dialogue with industry leaders, covering a range of market trends and challenges facing security and A/V integrators.