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Hey, DIYers.
It's Jarrett here from Alarm Grid,
and today we're going to cover if you can view the Lyric's
Disarm photos in Apple HomeKit.
The answer is no, you unfortunately cannot view
the photos within Apple HomeKits.
The photos are only able to be viewed within Total Connect
2.0, which is the application that Honeywell
created specifically for their Honeywell systems.
Now, the Disarm photos are essentially there
for security purposes.
It's therefore to be able to confirm who is actually
arming or disarming the system so
that you know if that person is somebody
that should be disarming the system,
or if it's somebody that isn't and it might be an intruder.
Now, there's different things between HomeKit
and Total Connect 2.0.
One of the biggest things that you want to keep in mind
is that HomeKit is there more for the expanded automation
part of things for the Honeywell Lyric.
Like, if you wanted to set up more automation
with the system, if you wanted to have more of a bigger
control with your automation devices,
then using HomeKit with the Lyric system is a great choice.
But you want to keep in mind it is not completely
there for the security.
You could do certain things within it to be able to,
like, arm and disarm, get notifications and stuff,
but it's not actually meant for the full security
of the system.
What I mean by that is Total Connect 2.0 is.
Essentially, Total Connect 2.0 was built for the Honeywell
systems so that you can be able to do really what you need to
with the system.
If you want to view the photos, the photos
are going to be viewed right there in Total Connect.
If you want to arm and disarm, it's
going to all be right there.
If you want to control automation,
it is there as well.
Not as complex as what HomeKit would give you,
but it is all there.
Total Connect 2.0 is really meant more for the security
part of the devices or the systems
compared to Apple HomeKit.
Now, if you did want to use Apple HomeKit,
we can definitely set you up with it.
And if you did want to go ahead and use the system
to be able to work with that, the Honeywell Lyric
is going to be the best compatible system with Apple
HomeKit at this time.
We have many people who currently use it.
It does work very well.
So if you are looking to set up HomeKit with your system,
then I would strongly recommend the Honeywell Lyric.
Now, the other thing about devices or systems
that are compatible with Apple HomeKit, the Lyric
is one of the few that are able to be used within HomeKit.
However, the Honeywell Lyric is the most recommended
because it gives you full control over the system
via the user interface, and then the integration
between the application is also very simple as well.
So compared to other systems, not as easy,
but they can be set up, right?
But again, the recommended is the Honeywell Lyric.
Now, if you did want to go ahead and set up something
so that you can get Disarm photos within Apple HomeKit,
you technically can, but the only way
you'll be able to do that is if you set up an Apple HomeKit
compatible camera.
And you either set it up right here,
right above where the actual camera is on the Honeywell
Lyric so that when somebody does disarm it,
you could take a photo of that person right there.
Or you can have a camera anywhere else.
You know, up on the ceiling, up in the corner--
wherever you want to have a nice view
to be able to take that picture.
Now, if you did want to set that up,
you would basically just set up an automation scene
within Apple HomeKit so that when it picks up
the system being disarmed, you can trigger that camera so
that it takes that picture, and then you
can go ahead and see that photo within Apple HomeKit.
But again, the actual Lyric's Disarm photos
are not going to be viewed within Apple HomeKit.
It is going to send that picture directly to Total Connect 2.0.
And in case you were wondering, the camera is right here
on the Honeywell Lyric, so it does
have a very nice view of whoever is disarming that panel.
Now again, Total Connect 2.0 is meant for the security
part of things on the Honeywell Lyric,
so that is solely why the photos are
going to be sent over to Total Connect
2.0 and no other third party type of platform,
because it is meant there for security reasons.
It wouldn't really be--
it would be kind of a security risk
there if you can go ahead and send
those photos to other people.
Or I mean, not other people, but different platforms and stuff,
because at that point, I mean, it's there
for the security of the system.
It's really kind of voiding that point if you
have other people that are able to view that,
unless you have Total Connect 2.0
and you want to delegate those people to be able to use it.
So keep that in mind whenever you're
trying to get some photos and stuff within HomeKit
so that you can see who is disarming your system.
Very important to know.
And that answers the question on whether you
can view the Lyric's Disarm photos within Apple HomeKit.
If you have any further questions about the Honeywell
Lyric or alarm systems in general,
please reach us at support@alarmgrid.com,
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This is Jarrett with Alarm Grid.
You have a great day.