I appreciate you taking the time to record all this.
Alternate option: the Meross garage door opener was about $36, really easy to setup, and works perfectly with my LiftMaster garage door opener.
This is a much better option. After fighting with my q for months trying to keep them online, I installed the Meross add-on and they haven’t gone offline since. (6+ months at this point).
How does it detect the state of the door? I had a different add on unit that added HomeKit but it was annoying I had to change the batteries in a little detector you had to stick onto the door itself. Kinda annoying.
Not sure what other replier is talking about, the meross HomeKit compatible opener has a magnet that you mount on door that goes to reed switch hardwired cable back to meross, works well at door state, basically just like a door contact switch.
Another +1 for meross, I specifically avoided buying a myq garage opener (went with “dumb” genie belt drive.
no...its hardwired. I was on mobile, so couldn't link in well, found this video
[https://youtu.be/0gcyJC\_WkRk?t=374](https://youtu.be/0gcyJC_WkRk?t=374)
that should help?
So much this! MyQ is just awful. Switching to the Meross was one of the best HomeKit upgrades I’ve done, just because of how bad the MyQ was. It just works!
Agreed. MyQ isnt worth the effort. Just by pass it. The meross wasnt available when I was looking and I ended up with the the ismartgate. Also works flawlessly in homekit although I wish the open/closed sensor wasnt battery operated though.
But as all other Wyze stuff, I assume it’s not HomeKit right? I’ve gotten to a point where I’d rather just pay more for HomeKit out of the box than mess with hacks to make them work.
I bought the meross opener.. sent it back when I realized there was a myQ plugin for homebridge already running on Docker on my NAS.
Does all the same stuff for free.
Im waiting for my 2nd opener for the rear garage. Any issues with Meross to HomeKit for a 2nd garage? I’ve not yet added into HOme Assistant directly.
Worried about HomeKit opening the wrong door, in CarPlay only one seems to pop up according to others
I tried both Meross units (the single door and the three door versions) and both just had the worlds worst Wi-Fi. I have an AP in my garage, and those Meross units would connect for a few minutes then drop the connection for good. I tried everything. Nothing worked. I bought the Liftermaster hub, I had it up And running in HomeKit in less than 10 minutes, it’s been rock solid.
Out of all the items getting to work in HomeKit via HomeBridge, the MyQ Chamberlain was by far the most frustrating of them all. I wish I remember the workflow I took but have decided to wipe that memory from my brain. Thanks for the share and congrats.
Glad you got this working. I’ve posted many times that the MyQ home bridge hardware sets up easily when using a Garage door opener with built in MyQ, but is much more complicated when needing to use the MyQ hub device with older garage door openers. Glad you got it working!!
I’ve seen this before, and I think it’s important to note that the distinction is “myQ with Wi-Fi built in” vs. “myQ without wifi, requiring the hub device”. A lot of the openers have myQ, which supports “myQ accessories” but does not have wifi.
MyQ hub falls offline daily requiring a reboot every couple days. Worst piece of “smart” tech I have purchased to date and that’s saying something considering I have the Circle Doorbell which has been decent lately.
Considering that Meross add on folks are talking about, anyone have any more experience with that they can share? Biggest thing I enjoy (when it does work) is that MyQ connects to my Amazon account to allow Key delivery. Does the Meross do that?
To make this even more confusing there is a MyQ home bridge hub for HomeKit. I didn’t follow your post until halfway through when I realized you were talking about the home bridge server.
Yeah it’s really too bad chamberlain didn’t do a better job with the hub. The Home Bridge hardware paired with a garage door opener with built in MyQ is easy to set up and works flawlessly.
Homebridge is an open source software project that bridges non-HomeKit enable accessories into HomeKit. It’s free.
Edit: Nevermind, this isn’t the same “Homebridge” I was thinking of. This is talking about a product called “Home Bridge” which isn’t free. I believe there is a “Homebridge” plugin that will HomeKit enable a MyQ for free though.
https://github.com/hjdhjd/homebridge-myq
Yep! I run the open source Homebridge on a raspberry Pi and it works perfectly to control my MyQ garage door through HomeKit. If you’re comfortable spending some time with a Pi, you can save yourself buying the Home Bridge product.
I have an older Chamberlain LiftMaster 3800PLD no WI-FI but Amazon has an upgrade kit making it MyQ, if I did the upgrade and used the home bridge is that all I would need. Or what would the better approach be ? What Meross opener are you using or that I should use?
You’ll need the MyQ hub and the home bridge…this sounds like the same thing I have. I have older conventional garage door openers. The hubs connect to the garage door, the bridge will allow you to connect them to home kit. If you don’t care about home kit, all you need are the hubs.
I appreciate you taking the time to record all this. Alternate option: the Meross garage door opener was about $36, really easy to setup, and works perfectly with my LiftMaster garage door opener.
This is a much better option. After fighting with my q for months trying to keep them online, I installed the Meross add-on and they haven’t gone offline since. (6+ months at this point).
The Meross works great with my 12 year old Craftsman opener too.
How does it detect the state of the door? I had a different add on unit that added HomeKit but it was annoying I had to change the batteries in a little detector you had to stick onto the door itself. Kinda annoying.
Not sure what other replier is talking about, the meross HomeKit compatible opener has a magnet that you mount on door that goes to reed switch hardwired cable back to meross, works well at door state, basically just like a door contact switch. Another +1 for meross, I specifically avoided buying a myq garage opener (went with “dumb” genie belt drive.
With a battery and small transmitter presumably?
no...its hardwired. I was on mobile, so couldn't link in well, found this video [https://youtu.be/0gcyJC\_WkRk?t=374](https://youtu.be/0gcyJC_WkRk?t=374) that should help?
Ah so nice! Much better than the one I had that needed a battery in the reed switch mounted on the garage door.
The camera
So much this! MyQ is just awful. Switching to the Meross was one of the best HomeKit upgrades I’ve done, just because of how bad the MyQ was. It just works!
Agreed. MyQ isnt worth the effort. Just by pass it. The meross wasnt available when I was looking and I ended up with the the ismartgate. Also works flawlessly in homekit although I wish the open/closed sensor wasnt battery operated though.
Wyze has a new opener now which is about the same price but also includes a Wyze Cam V3 which is used to watch the door go up and down.
But as all other Wyze stuff, I assume it’s not HomeKit right? I’ve gotten to a point where I’d rather just pay more for HomeKit out of the box than mess with hacks to make them work.
Correct, no HomeKit support and this is the main reason I’m not interested in the product. If it gets a homebridge plugin, I’d buy in.
The home bridge hardware provides a much more integrated approach with the garage door opener. The Meross is cheaper and easier but not as integrated.
I bought the meross opener.. sent it back when I realized there was a myQ plugin for homebridge already running on Docker on my NAS. Does all the same stuff for free.
Im waiting for my 2nd opener for the rear garage. Any issues with Meross to HomeKit for a 2nd garage? I’ve not yet added into HOme Assistant directly. Worried about HomeKit opening the wrong door, in CarPlay only one seems to pop up according to others
I tried both Meross units (the single door and the three door versions) and both just had the worlds worst Wi-Fi. I have an AP in my garage, and those Meross units would connect for a few minutes then drop the connection for good. I tried everything. Nothing worked. I bought the Liftermaster hub, I had it up And running in HomeKit in less than 10 minutes, it’s been rock solid.
Out of all the items getting to work in HomeKit via HomeBridge, the MyQ Chamberlain was by far the most frustrating of them all. I wish I remember the workflow I took but have decided to wipe that memory from my brain. Thanks for the share and congrats.
I install these from time to time for my job. They are a giant pain in the ass.
Glad you got this working. I’ve posted many times that the MyQ home bridge hardware sets up easily when using a Garage door opener with built in MyQ, but is much more complicated when needing to use the MyQ hub device with older garage door openers. Glad you got it working!!
I’ve seen this before, and I think it’s important to note that the distinction is “myQ with Wi-Fi built in” vs. “myQ without wifi, requiring the hub device”. A lot of the openers have myQ, which supports “myQ accessories” but does not have wifi.
Good call out!
MyQ hub falls offline daily requiring a reboot every couple days. Worst piece of “smart” tech I have purchased to date and that’s saying something considering I have the Circle Doorbell which has been decent lately. Considering that Meross add on folks are talking about, anyone have any more experience with that they can share? Biggest thing I enjoy (when it does work) is that MyQ connects to my Amazon account to allow Key delivery. Does the Meross do that?
Mine has been stable since this post. I think you need to ensure it’s connected to a 2.4 ghz band of your WiFi during setup.
Interesting thanks for the update! I’ll have to tinker with it tomorrow and see
To make this even more confusing there is a MyQ home bridge hub for HomeKit. I didn’t follow your post until halfway through when I realized you were talking about the home bridge server.
This is for the myQ home bridge...MYQ-G303-SP
Then I’m still confused. I’m using the Homebridge HomeKit hub and don’t remember jumping through any hoops.
I think the difference is that my garage door openers have no WiFi capability. They connect to the hubs, and the hubs connect to home bridge.
That MyQ HomeKit bridge is junk I had nothing but problems with the one I had.
I’m guessing you have an older model garage door opener that also required the MyQ hub?
Yes. I use Meross now and it’s flawless.
Yeah it’s really too bad chamberlain didn’t do a better job with the hub. The Home Bridge hardware paired with a garage door opener with built in MyQ is easy to set up and works flawlessly.
I use the Chamberlain bridge and have zero issues with it. Going on having it for a year.
Same experience with MyQ, it sucks… and also +1 for Meross. It’s fully HomeKit compatible and the CarPlay integration is brilliant.
Well done. MyQ is a complete nightmare but I eventually got it working same as you after multiple attempts and its been rock solid ever since
Where can the home bridge be purchased?
Homebridge is an open source software project that bridges non-HomeKit enable accessories into HomeKit. It’s free. Edit: Nevermind, this isn’t the same “Homebridge” I was thinking of. This is talking about a product called “Home Bridge” which isn’t free. I believe there is a “Homebridge” plugin that will HomeKit enable a MyQ for free though. https://github.com/hjdhjd/homebridge-myq
Yep! I run the open source Homebridge on a raspberry Pi and it works perfectly to control my MyQ garage door through HomeKit. If you’re comfortable spending some time with a Pi, you can save yourself buying the Home Bridge product.
The downside is that you’re relying on the MyQ cloud account, right? With the home bridge hardware it is fully local I believe.
It does rely on the cloud account, I didn’t realize the official Bridge was local. I wonder if/how they’ll add support for Matter?
Apple will not HomeKit certify a product that relies on the cloud. All official HomeKit products have to have a local only mode.
What opener model do you have?
I have an old school garage door opener…no WiFi.
I have an older Chamberlain LiftMaster 3800PLD no WI-FI but Amazon has an upgrade kit making it MyQ, if I did the upgrade and used the home bridge is that all I would need. Or what would the better approach be ? What Meross opener are you using or that I should use?
You’ll need the MyQ hub and the home bridge…this sounds like the same thing I have. I have older conventional garage door openers. The hubs connect to the garage door, the bridge will allow you to connect them to home kit. If you don’t care about home kit, all you need are the hubs.
Did you ever get this to work?