Gogogate - Open garage door - for Android
Works well but events and notifications not always logged / sent. Uses media stream for notifications and adjusts media volume when loaded. Should be using notification stream. I'd like the option to be able to only receive notifications where a door has been opened outside of certain hours. **Does not support the updated webview component**
Programed smart phone is pain in the neck
Stupid hard to program the hardware (it already has a usb port so it is beyond me why they didn't use that so you can program it via your pc, instead of holding up your phone for a few minutes and crossing your fingers). Also, my hardware failed after two days. No customer support you can call either... Revised up to 4 stars. While you can't call support, email support is adequate and helpful. Firmware update (cumbersome process) solved my issues. Would have 5 stars if not for the hassle factor.
Works just as advertised. I use it every single day to open and close my garage door at home, or by using the remote access feature. Would be cool if it had IFTTT support so I could use it on my Android Wear.
Had some issues at the start but with some help from tech support via email it worked well in the end. The only issue is that I can't access it remotely. No link to that feature exists beyond the range of my home network.
Today it has used 21% of my battery and I've only opened it once and I don't have the video feature enabled yet. The log isn't always showing every event, but it gets most. Otherwise it's a good app, it's more responsive than my HomeLink transmitters in my car, so that's handy. Programming was tricky, it took multiple attempts at the complete configuration before it could hold a connection and update the firmware. Once the firmware was updated it was rock solid. More of the settings and features should be accessible via the app rather than having to enter the remote connection state.
The latest update messed up the app when connected to your local network. Before everything used to look all evenly spaced out, now everything is cramped at the top of the screen. Remote access works and looks great though.
Just what I needed and an update a while ago took care of the battery hog issue. Highly recommend it!
Basic app but performs its task adequately. Updated firmware and added IP camera, works perfectly now.
Works well but events and notifications not always logged / sent. Uses media stream for notifications and adjusts media volume when loaded. Should be using notification stream. I'd like the option to be able to only receive notifications where a door has been opened outside of certain hours.
Basic app but performs its task adequately.
Stupid hard to program the hardware (it already has a usb port so it is beyond me why they didn't use that so you can program it via your pc, instead of holding up your phone for a few minutes and crossing your fingers). Also, my hardware failed after two days. No customer support you can call either... Revised up to 4 stars. While you can't call support, email support is adequate and helpful. Firmware update (cumbersome process) solved my issues. Would have 5 stars if not for the hassle factor.
Had some initial bugs but good tech support came through. Just what I was looking for!
Overall a simple way to check on and operate your garage doors. The app did not work for programming and had to use the 'default' connection options. The instructions could use a little clarification. Some initial thoughts: 1) Change the icon for each door to a solid red or green circle to indicate the status. Add a widget for this too. 2) Add an option to email/text the door status. 3) Allow easy disabling of single Guest access without changing the password for all users.
I would like the software to be a little more sophisticated... an Android widget would be great and notification when garage door is opened might stop a burglary.
Stupid hard to program the hardware (it already has a usb port so it is beyond me why they didn't use that so you can program it via your pc, instead of holding up your phone for a few minutes and crossing your fingers). Also, my hardware failed after two days. No customer support you can call either... Revised up to 4 stars. While you can't call support, email support is adequate and helpful. Firmware update (cumbersome process) solved my issues. Would have 5 stars if not for the hassle factor.
Had some initial bugs but good tech support came through. Just what I was looking for!
Overall a simple way to check on and operate your garage doors. The app did not work for programming and had to use the 'default' connection options. The instructions could use a little clarification. Some initial thoughts: 1) Change the icon for each door to a solid red or green circle to indicate the status. Add a widget for this too. 2) Add an option to email/text the door status. 3) Allow easy disabling of single Guest access without changing the password for all users.
I would like the software to be a little more sophisticated... an Android widget would be great and notification when garage door is opened might stop a burglary.
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Alert notifications stopped working after the update. Please roll back to previous version that worked.