Hi, DI Wires.
I'm Jorge from Alarm Grid.
Today, we're going to be going over whether or not
the Qolsys IQ Panel 2, or the IQ Panel 2 Plus
is compatible with HomeKit.
So the quick and easy answer to this is, no.
There is no HomeKit support for the IQ 2 or the IQ 2 Plus.
What is HomeKit?
HomeKit is an app for you iOS users out there,
apple, that allows you to integrate
a lot of different HomeKit devices
together such as HomeKit has lights, they have locks,
thermostats, switches.
They have a whole bunch of different automated devices
for your home that make it a little more convenient
to control from your phone.
So if you have an IOS device and an Apple device,
you have HomeKit devices.
Right now, there is no HomeKit support
for the IQ 2 or the IQ 2 Plus, and there
has been no talk of it.
So the only options for the IQ 2 or the IQ 2 Plus
is the Alexa or Google Home Assistant.
So there's no HomeKit, but if you guys
are interested in getting Alexa or the Google Home Assistant,
you guys can integrate the IQ 2 Plus to that
because the system comes already ready to be
used with that service.
Now, the way that these integrations work,
because a lot of people do get confused at how it works,
you're never going to be able to directly connect the IQ 2
Plus to Alexa or to Google Home Assistant.
The way that it works is with the service integration.
So when you get the IQ 2 and the IQ 2 Plus,
and you get Monitoring Service through the alarm.com platform.
Once you have alarm.com, then that
is when you can integrate and link the accounts together.
So, for instance, for Alexa, there's
skills that you have to enable.
If you go to the Alexa Library where
you can search for the skills, you
will see if you type in alarm.com when
you search for the Alexa skills, an Alexa skill, alarm.com,
will show up.
After you download or enable that skill,
you then have to enter in the login information for alarm.com
to link in your remote control of the system
into the Alexa app.
After you've done that, you can then tell Alexa,
Hey, Alexa tell alarm.com to arm my system away,
or to arm my system stay.
You can tell Alexa to tell you the status of the alarm system.
So there a couple of different things you can do.
The same thing would apply for Google Home Assistant.
I'm sure there's something that you
have to enable in Google Home Assistant, where
you have to download the alarm.com feature.
Again, you need your login credentials and password
to link in the accounts.
And then you'll be able to use the Google Home
Assistant to control your alarm.com system, which
will be the IQ 2 Plus.
Now, if you guys are looking for HomeKit support,
right now, the only systems out there that do support HomeKit
are the Honeywell Lyric Controller, which
is this panel off to the side.
And we also have the DSC iotega.
Both of these systems are great systems.
If you are looking at going with one or the other
and you're looking for DIY control of your own system,
I would recommend the Honeywell, or now known as Residual,
lyric controller.
And the DSC iotega, it is HomeKit compatible.
But the thing with that system is
when you guys are programming it or setting up,
anything you guys ever want to add to that DSC iotega system,
it would have to be done with your alarm company on the phone
because that system doesn't have a local programming.
It needs to be done with programming with the dealer
or the alarm company.
So like I said, the IQ 2 or the IQ 2 Plus
does not have HomeKit support.
It does have Google Home Assistant and Alexa.
If you guys need help setting up your IQ 2 Plus or the IQ 2
for monitoring to get this integration,
feel free to contact us.
You can email us at support@alarmgrid.com.
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I'm Jorge, and I'll see you guys next time.