Control Your SimpliSafe Home Security System Via Amazon Alexa

When SimpliSafe launched its latest-generation habitation security system in January, information technology said Amazon Alexa voice integration was on the horizon. Now, this useful feature has arrived.

SimpliSafe's newest system at present plays nice with Amazon's virtual assistant. And then, when y'all're heading out the door, y'all tin can say, "Alexa, tell SimpliSafe I'm leaving" to set the organisation to Abroad mode, which activates both the entry sensors and the motion sensors.

To set information technology upward, you'll need to enable the SimpliSafe skill in the Amazon Alexa app or via the Alexa Skills store. On the downwardly side, the skill is only compatible with the new SimpliSafe and requires an active SimpliSafe interactive monitoring plan, which costs 83 cents per twenty-four hours but includes 24/vii live alarm monitoring.

One time you become information technology set up, you'll exist able to utilize your voice to arm your system, lock your doors, and set your cameras. Y'all tin can ready it to Away style using commands like "Alexa, ask SimpliSafe to arm my system in Abroad manner," "Alexa, tell SimpliSafe to plough on," or "Alexa, tell SimpliSafe I'm going out."

When it'south time for bed, say, "Aelxa, tell SimpliSafe goodnight" to arm your system in Home fashion, which activates all your sensors minus motion sensors, closes your photographic camera shutter for privacy, and locks whatever integrated smart locks. Yous can likewise enable Dwelling house mode using commands like "Alexa, ask SimpliSafe to arm my system in Home mode," or "Alexa, tell SimpliSafe to lock upward."

You can check on the status of your system with commands such as: "Alexa, ask SimpliSafe if my home is secure," "Alexa, enquire SimpliSafe if I am protected," "Alexa, ask SimpliSafe for my current status," and—our favorite—"Alexa, ask SimpliSafe what's shakin.'"

SimpliSafe last month too appear an integration with Baronial Smart Locks, and plans to release several new products this year, including a video doorbell, outdoor cameras, and a smart lock.

"For united states, ease of use is a security feature," SimpliSafe CEO Chad Laurans said in a statement. "Nosotros aim to make our security systems a delight to employ, and beingness able to arm it with a voice command is just another way that SimpliSafe makes being safe, simple."

The new SimpliSafe earned an "first-class" rating in PCMag's review and our coveted Editors' Choice Honour.

Well-nigh Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag's expert on fitness and smart home products. Teaching yoga for nigh 10 years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, strength grooming machines, treadmills, and more. Angela also tests smart home devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, just to name a few.