LiftMaster and Chamberlain Integrate with the Google Assistant and IFTTT

    OAK BROOK, IL, September 22, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chamberlain and LiftMaster, innovators in garage door opener and home access technologies, announce IFTTT integration and compatibility with the Google Assistant on smart devices like Google Home, iPhones, and eligible Android Devices. The new integrations deliver new levels of flexibility, convenience, and enhanced control of the garage door opener to users. The combination of MyQ, which provides consumers essential home access information and smartphone control of their garage door with the Google Home and the IFTTT platform, will deliver advanced time-saving and convenience benefits to MyQ users by automating other smart devices and software platforms.

After linking their MyQ account to the Google Assistant on devices like Google Home, users can ask MyQ to check the status of their garage door opener or close it hands free. Making Chamberlain and LiftMaster's smart home technology more accessible and convenient than ever, phrases used with the Google Assistant include:

1. "Ok Google, tell MyQ to close the garage door."
2. "Ok Google, ask MyQ if the garage door is open."
3. "Ok Google, ask MyQ if the garage door is closed."

IFTTT integration (https://www.chamberlain.com/ifttt/) provides a pathway for a host of automation Applets. The combination of MyQ, which provides consumers essential home access information and smartphone control of their garage door with the IFTTT platform, will deliver advanced time-saving and convenience benefits to MyQ users by automating other smart devices and software platforms. Examples of IFTTT Applets available for MyQ-enabled products include:

• Close garage door when homeowner leaves the house; MyQ device owners can program their garage door to automatically close if a specific condition is met, such as when they leave an assigned geo-fenced area around their home.
• Confirm garage door is closed at a predetermined time each night.
• Turn down thermostat when homeowner leaves house.
• Turn on lights and activate thermostat when homeowner returns home.

Both LiftMaster and Chamberlain continue to lead the industry in establishing strategic relationships with category innovators including Apple, Nest, Xfinity Home, and now the Google Assistant and IFTTT. Chamberlain and LiftMaster Google Assistant and IFTTT integration services will each be available for $1 per month or $10 for a year-long agreement. A free 30-day trial access to Google and IFTTT functionality will be available to new subscribers.

"Google Home (https://www.chamberlain.com/google-home/) and IFTTT support are important steps in delivering the depth and breadth of functionality smart-home users seek," said Cory Sorice, Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Business at Chamberlain Group. "We look forward to continuing to expand and innovate with tech leaders, and make the connected home a reality for every household."

About MyQ Technology from LiftMaster and Chamberlain
MyQ technology connects consumers to essential home functions in the most convenient, popular and practical manner available: a smartphone. MyQ technology is integrated into most Chamberlain and LiftMaster garage door openers, and is also available in MyQ Garage, a retrofit device and universal solution for adding smartphone control to garage door openers. Consumers can easily install MyQ Garage to upgrade most brands of garage door built since 1994. MyQ Garage installs in minutes without any rewiring, and is available at Amazon, Apple Stores, Best Buy, The Home Depot, Verizon and other retailers for $129.99.

About Google Home
Google Home is powered by the Google Assistant. Ask it questions. Tell it to do things. It's your own Google, always ready to help. And when you ask for help, it can distinguish your voice from others in your home for a more personalized experience. Just start by saying, "Ok Google" to get answers from Google, enjoy music, manage your everyday tasks, and easily control your smart home.

About IFTTT
IFTTT empowers people to do more with the services they love. We work with over 540 apps, services, and devices including Facebook, Twitter, Philips Hue, Dropbox, Google, Nest, Fitbit, BMW, and Slack, with Applets. Applets bring these services together to create new experiences of all types, from automating simple tasks to transforming how someone interacts with and controls their home. We believe creative control of the services we use should be intuitive and accessible to everyone.

About Chamberlain Group
Chamberlain Group (CGI), the corporate parent company to LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Merlin and Grifco, is a global leader in access solutions and products. They design and engineer residential garage door openers, commercial door operators and gate entry systems. CGI's innovative MyQ technology empowers users to control or monitor these products through smartphone access. They are also the parent company to Controlled Products Systems Group, the largest wholesale distributor of perimeter access control equipment in the U.S.

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