So this is what's going on with HA... They don't have a solution either. They do seem to have more detail though
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Not directly. But they have moved a bunch of their cloud backend, and had some transitory breaking changes in that process.
One could assume they moved around the backend for cost savings/restructuring.
One could just as easy assume they moved around their backend in preparation for making a pay to use model...
With a lot of people slamming Life360's cloud servers with high frequency refresh requests that their backend was never designed for, it is only a matter of time (my OPINION) before they Cry Uncle and have to do something about the reverse engineered access...
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Similar.
Go local. Works with any garage door.
I went with a Zooz Zen16 relay, Aeotec/Smarthing Content sensor which has a title mode (and temp), and this app instead of the Zooz one. [Release] Garage Door Opener App - LGK Virtual Garage Door - #119 by SoundersDude
Can't remember why, but this app worked better for me vs the Zooz version.
Interesting article about MyQ with some alternatives:
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I just purchased two of these units from Konnected as a possible solution, will update once I get them delivered and installed.
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@aaron.robinson
Looks promising
Yes keep us updated. Im interested
Update: 5 days, after two spontaneous garage door openings this morning I've removed the Konnected blaQ. After two years with the MyQ device I've not had an unexpected door opening. It no longer works with Hubitat but works fine with their mobile app and all I really need is a way to double check that the doors are closed and the ability to remotely close them and MyQ performed that. I can live without the almost never used dashboard closing and would never automate garage door closing. Back to Amazon. I'll watch its evolution.
I just installed the Konnected Garage door Opener blaQ device for my 17 yr old Chamberlain opener. I had previously bought a myQ device to control it from Hubitat and Alexa. I now have local Hubitat control again via the blahQ as well as maintaining the Amazon Garage deliveries and the MyQ app still works from the phone if need be.
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that's interesting... The BLAQ libraries are based on, but forked, from the original ratgdo libs. I wonder if they've done something janky. Either that, or something was wrong with your installation (bad unit, loosing wiring, etc).
Has anyone with a ratgdo experienced the same? I haven't had any unexpected openings over the course of 10 months. Two in five days seems ridiculous!
That was two in a couple of hours after five days of working as expected. I ended up buying an inexpensive additional car remote. Soldered in a couple of pairs of wires to the remote button contacts and connected them to a Zooz Zen16 multi-switch's dry relay contacts. Local Hubitat garage door open close capability is restored.
Unrelated, not Blaq, or whatever, just me trying to be too fancy, but...I had an unexpected garage door closing...on the car, lol.
No harm done; thankfully the top spoiler was pretty rugged.
ZEN16 was my previous solution. For simple operation, it works just fine. Weird stuff like you experienced is just part of the journey in the hobby I guess!
yeahhhhh... That almost happened with me as well, but more due to the car's automated dumb opener that doesn't know if the door is open or closed.
I’ve had the RATGDO for several months now, and never had a garage do something that I didn’t specifically ask for or program in… So no issues here.
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