# SmartHome Integration **URL:** https://community.garadget.com/c/integration/home-automation-plugins/12.md [Latest](https://community.garadget.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.garadget.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.garadget.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the SmartHome Integration category](https://community.garadget.com/t/about-the-home-automation-plugins-category/21)
**Author:** [@garadget](https://community.garadget.com/u/garadget)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Triggering a wall tablet page once after the garage door closes](https://community.garadget.com/t/triggering-a-wall-tablet-page-once-after-the-garage-door-closes/10160)
**Author:** [@Cagatay\_Aydin](https://community.garadget.com/u/Cagatay_Aydin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/triggering-a-wall-tablet-page-once-after-the-garage-door-closes/10160 "2026-07-25T07:26:07Z")
Hi, I am experimenting with a small arrival automation using Garadget, Home Assistant and a wall-mounted Android tablet. The intended sequence is: The garage door opens. The car enters. The garage door closes. Garadg… --- ## [New Homebridge Plugin: homebridge-garadget-cloudmqtt](https://community.garadget.com/t/new-homebridge-plugin-homebridge-garadget-cloudmqtt/10088)
**Author:** [@joelcard](https://community.garadget.com/u/joelcard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/new-homebridge-plugin-homebridge-garadget-cloudmqtt/10088 "2026-03-31T17:12:52Z")
Hey everyone! I’ve been using my Garadget for years and honestly love this little piece of hardware. I know this board isn’t visited much these days, but I wanted to give back what I could. I put together a new Homebrid… --- ## [Update firmware?](https://community.garadget.com/t/update-firmware/10028)
**Author:** [@dormouse](https://community.garadget.com/u/dormouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/update-firmware/10028 "2026-01-06T16:03:22Z")
How can I update the firmware on my Garadget? I want LWT support (in MQTT) and I see there’s an implementation at Commits · Garadget/firmware · GitHub, but it appears to be in 1.25 and my device only has 1.24. --- ## [Smart things / Google Home errors](https://community.garadget.com/t/smart-things-google-home-errors/10057)
**Author:** [@WT9BIND](https://community.garadget.com/u/WT9BIND)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/smart-things-google-home-errors/10057 "2025-12-24T03:16:04Z")
Hello Denis, I hope all is well. I am unable to link my smart things or google home to Garadget. I get a “that’s an error” message with google home and smart things connects but says no devices are registered. I am uns… --- ## [Migrating from Control4 to HomeAssistant](https://community.garadget.com/t/migrating-from-control4-to-homeassistant/9989)
**Author:** [@bharat](https://community.garadget.com/u/bharat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/migrating-from-control4-to-homeassistant/9989 "2025-08-17T01:36:21Z")
Hey team. I’ve been a happy Garadget user for many years. I have a Garadget C4 (Hardware 2.8, Firmware 1.0.4). I’m in the process of migrating off of Control4 and onto Home Assistant. For that to happen, it looks like m… --- ## [Gardget & Home Assistant](https://community.garadget.com/t/gardget-home-assistant/9647)
**Author:** [@BigPaul](https://community.garadget.com/u/BigPaul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/gardget-home-assistant/9647 "2025-01-11T16:20:51Z")
Does anyone have any knowledge around Garadget and Home Assistant? I have had mine running really well for a good few years however over the past few months, a HA Automation runs telling me my front gate is opening yet t… --- ## [Can't connect Garadget to Google Home](https://community.garadget.com/t/cant-connect-garadget-to-google-home/9106)
**Author:** [@tlovitz](https://community.garadget.com/u/tlovitz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/cant-connect-garadget-to-google-home/9106 "2025-01-08T16:59:28Z")
Google Home had been telling me that Garadget was offline for a while, so I removed Garadget from Google Home, with the intention of immediately reinstalling, assuming this would fix the problem of an old password or som… --- ## [Add Garadget IP Address to MQTT get-status](https://community.garadget.com/t/add-garadget-ip-address-to-mqtt-get-status/9689)
**Author:** [@Ehryk](https://community.garadget.com/u/Ehryk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/add-garadget-ip-address-to-mqtt-get-status/9689 "2024-05-09T20:58:08Z")
I’d like the garadget IP to be reported in the get-status MQTT string, so I can show it in Home Assistant. Is this feasible? Is the firmware open source? --- ## [Google Home/assistant integration](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-assistant-integration/4719)
**Author:** [@markdj](https://community.garadget.com/u/markdj)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-assistant-integration/4719 "2024-06-06T18:30:20Z")
Please can you add direct support for Google Home and the Google Assistant? IFTTT is unreliable and it’s impossible to control the garage door from a Google Home device, ifttt integration only works on the phone. The Gar… --- ## [Alexa skill not working](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-not-working/9644)
**Author:** [@sps](https://community.garadget.com/u/sps)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-not-working/9644 "2024-02-07T04:07:11Z")
My Alexa / Garadget integration has worked flawlessly for years. Anytime I had an issue, I’d disable the skill and log back in. All was good. Alexa keeps telling me I “must have a Garadget account and it needs to be li… --- ## [GoControl + HomeAssistant Reports Door Open](https://community.garadget.com/t/gocontrol-homeassistant-reports-door-open/9643)
**Author:** [@TechnicallyBob](https://community.garadget.com/u/TechnicallyBob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/gocontrol-homeassistant-reports-door-open/9643 "2024-01-24T00:24:57Z")
I bought the Security+ 2.0 Wired Dry Contact Adapter, attached it to my Chamberlain opener, then to my GoControl. I paired it to the opener, and everything works. The problem is when I close the door with the MyQ app, t… --- ## [Garadget Device in Alexa](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-device-in-alexa/9556)
**Author:** [@TheMerg](https://community.garadget.com/u/TheMerg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-device-in-alexa/9556 "2023-10-05T16:40:10Z")
So I am to the point that in order to do smart home automation from my watch, I need to use Alexa. I was able to add the Garaget skill to Alexa, but can’t figure out how to add Garaget as a device into Alexa. Does anyone… --- ## [Delay or unavailable Garadget with Google Assistant](https://community.garadget.com/t/delay-or-unavailable-garadget-with-google-assistant/9176)
**Author:** [@DaveJFT](https://community.garadget.com/u/DaveJFT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/delay-or-unavailable-garadget-with-google-assistant/9176 "2022-12-26T11:11:41Z")
Hi Folks, I’m experiencing delays of 15-20 seconds with Garadget actioning my command via Google Assistant, and worse than that Google Assistant timing out and reporting that “Sorry, it looks like the Garage Door isn’t … --- ## [Alexa Skill removed from Amazon](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-removed-from-amazon/9097)
**Author:** [@jase\_bates1](https://community.garadget.com/u/jase_bates1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-removed-from-amazon/9097 "2022-11-05T05:59:49Z")
Amazon advise the Garadget skill has been removed from Alexa so the device cannot work via alexa and ifttt - what’s the story? --- ## [Hubitat Without MQTT?](https://community.garadget.com/t/hubitat-without-mqtt/9039)
**Author:** [@muzicman82](https://community.garadget.com/u/muzicman82)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/hubitat-without-mqtt/9039 "2022-09-28T17:14:26Z")
Ok, so I’m switching to Hubitat from Smartthings. While I’ve done a bit of reading so far, is there any way to integrate Garadget without a MQTT Broker? I realize this is idea for local integration but right now, I’m loo… --- ## [Hubitat Support](https://community.garadget.com/t/hubitat-support/3953)
**Author:** [@edash](https://community.garadget.com/u/edash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/hubitat-support/3953 "2022-09-06T23:48:11Z")
Just wanted to let everyone know that Garadget works great with Hubitat with only a few minor modifications to the SmartThings code. I haven’t posted anything to my github because I wasn’t sure if @garadget wanted to hos… --- ## [Google Assistant suddenly can't control Garadget via IFTTT](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-assistant-suddenly-cant-control-garadget-via-ifttt/5897)
**Author:** [@firerock](https://community.garadget.com/u/firerock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-assistant-suddenly-cant-control-garadget-via-ifttt/5897 "2022-08-04T01:52:01Z")
I have been using Garadget for almost a year now. It’s a great little gadget and I love it that I can control open/close my garage door via Google Assistant (through IFTTT). Just yesterday night, such function no longer … --- ## [SmartThings App](https://community.garadget.com/t/smartthings-app/24)
**Author:** [@garadget](https://community.garadget.com/u/garadget)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/smartthings-app/24 "2020-10-04T00:42:35Z")
Thanks to the open nature of Garadget and enthusiastic support from the developer community, now your Garadget can be used with SmartThings home automation system. https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-garadget-co… --- ## [Control4 AND other apps](https://community.garadget.com/t/control4-and-other-apps/8878)
**Author:** [@JDR](https://community.garadget.com/u/JDR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/control4-and-other-apps/8878 "2022-06-20T03:11:18Z")
Hi, Got the Control4 integration version. Works great with control4. Very easy to set up. Can I also connect the Garadget to other apps, including the native app? Partly it’s to get a lightweight app. Partly, I see so… --- ## [Garadget, MQTT, Node-RED, Home Assistant, Homekit (or any other voice assistant with HA)](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-mqtt-node-red-home-assistant-homekit-or-any-other-voice-assistant-with-ha/8081)
**Author:** [@Lebowski9000](https://community.garadget.com/u/Lebowski9000)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-mqtt-node-red-home-assistant-homekit-or-any-other-voice-assistant-with-ha/8081 "2022-06-14T01:42:51Z")
As requested, here a quick guide on integrated Garadget with MQTT, Node-RED, Home Assistant. You will need to install the custom component in HA for Node-RED. I installed this via HACS. This allows Node-RED to create… --- ## [Alexa pin security](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-pin-security/8822)
**Author:** [@John\_Gorst](https://community.garadget.com/u/John_Gorst)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-pin-security/8822 "2022-05-14T18:40:56Z")
I see that Alexa skills can have PIN security developed in Is this possible for Garadget? --- ## [Operating 2 doors - Alexa](https://community.garadget.com/t/operating-2-doors-alexa/8796)
**Author:** [@Jasosta](https://community.garadget.com/u/Jasosta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/operating-2-doors-alexa/8796 "2022-04-19T12:13:44Z")
In Alexa I am using Garadget - Smart Garage with the phrase “Alexa, tell smart garage to open/close…” and it has worked well for several years. I added a second unit for my other door and now I can only get the Alexa int… --- ## [Google Home integration with Garadget](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-integration-with-garadget/744)
**Author:** [@jrfarrar](https://community.garadget.com/u/jrfarrar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-integration-with-garadget/744 "2022-04-14T18:19:45Z")
Just as an FYI because I haven't seen anything here. I have my garadgets (3) working with Google Home via smartthings. Nothing extra was requried other than to setup the Garadget smartapp which I will link to at the bott… --- ## [HomeKit Integration with Homebridge-Garadget Plugin](https://community.garadget.com/t/homekit-integration-with-homebridge-garadget-plugin/664)
**Author:** [@xNinjas](https://community.garadget.com/u/xNinjas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/homekit-integration-with-homebridge-garadget-plugin/664 "2022-02-19T07:25:43Z")
I wrote a Homebridge Plugin for Garadget. Right now its only an accessory. I plan to move it into a platform to have multiple garadget devices under one roof. Technically you can add multiple accessories if you wante… --- ## [Adding second Garadget to Smartthings](https://community.garadget.com/t/adding-second-garadget-to-smartthings/5211)
**Author:** [@Craig](https://community.garadget.com/u/Craig)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/adding-second-garadget-to-smartthings/5211 "2022-01-28T17:54:59Z")
I added Garadget to my second garage door because I liked the the first one so much. I’m fairly new to Smartthings but I did get the first Garadget working with Smartthings without a problem. My questions is how do I add… --- ## [Smartthings Behavior](https://community.garadget.com/t/smartthings-behavior/8669)
**Author:** [@muzicman82](https://community.garadget.com/u/muzicman82)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/smartthings-behavior/8669 "2022-01-20T02:27:56Z")
So, my Garadget integration with Smartthings dates way back to the old app. In the new app, the Device for both of my Garadget has an ON/OFF function, a door function, a garage door function, and a sensor. How can I chan… --- ## [Alexa skill not working?](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-not-working/7549)
**Author:** [@johnbravenec](https://community.garadget.com/u/johnbravenec)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/alexa-skill-not-working/7549 "2022-01-16T20:55:25Z")
My family has been out of town for several months and returned two weeks ago. When we try to use the alexa skill (“Alexa, tell smart garage open the garage door”) all we get is “sorry, i’m having trouble accessing your g… --- ## [MQTT brightness with garage closed](https://community.garadget.com/t/mqtt-brightness-with-garage-closed/8455)
**Author:** [@Cooper](https://community.garadget.com/u/Cooper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/mqtt-brightness-with-garage-closed/8455 "2021-11-30T05:09:22Z")
When the garage is closed the brightness reported is always 29 or 30%. If I cover the reflector (opening the garage without actually opening it) the brightness immediately drops to ~3%. When I actually open the garage d… --- ## [Google Home voice](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-voice/8567)
**Author:** [@haryvincent176](https://community.garadget.com/u/haryvincent176)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/google-home-voice/8567 "2021-10-26T01:53:28Z")
A few months back my Google Home Mini’s stoped opening and closing the garage door. They would acknowledge the command “\[open\] and \[close\] the garage door” and the Mini’s would respond with opening or closing but nothing… [Next page](https://community.garadget.com/c/integration/home-automation-plugins/12.md?page=1)