On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:09:57 AM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
On 11/8/2019 6:33 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 2:32:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 19:50:16 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Does anyone have a wifi *add-on* for their garage door opener that allows them to open/close/check status with their smartphone? If so, what model are you using and are you happy with it? Ive read a lot of reviews and most complain about the door sensors battery dying too often, especially due to cold weather/winter. Thanks!
Theodore


This is just scary. People are getting to the point that if they lose
their phone, they are powerless and the person who has it is
omnipotent.
Any single point failure that can destroy or even seriously disrupt
your life as much as how much people have on their phone is simply
stupid.

Your phone can and should have a passcode and/or fingerprint authentication.
I would expect that the Wifi door app also has a provision for a passcode.
So, I don't see it as an unacceptable risk. If you lose your phone, the
odds that someone is going to get into it, use it to open your garage door
before you figure out your phone is gone and take action, is remote.
If I need a new unit, I'd look for it as a feature. There have been times
when I'm away and start wondering if I closed the garage door. Especially
if you're already a long way away, at the airport, etc., it would be very
handy to be able to check.


I was talking to someone recently after my phone quit accepting my
fingerprint or password who had the same thing happen to him. He had the
additional problem of having $10,000 in crypto currency that his only
access to was through that phone. He seemed to think that there was no
way for him to get access to that money again.

Guess that's what happens when you screw around with crypto currency?
Seems mighty odd to me. I don't know of any other app or accounts
that work that way. When you say your phone wouldn't accept fingerprints
or password? code?, what was it doing? Rejecting them as invalid or just
refusing to allow them to be entered? What phone?