When it comes to your property, whether it’s your home or your business premises, it’s essential that it’s safe and secure at all times. You don’t spend all of your time at home or at work, so when you’re not there, it’s beneficial to have a watchful eye over your home or commercial property ensuring your belongings, important assets, and valuables are safe when you’re not there. In today’s age of technology, home automation has revolutionised the way in which we live, from smart thermostats to smoke alarms, this innovative technology has streamlined and improved many daily life actions and activities.

With the emergence of smartphones and Wi-Fi, this has made smart technology more convenient and affordable and now you can control all of the appliances in your home right from your smartphone.

Here are 7 ways how home automation apps and technologies are making life easier…

Home Security

Maybe you’d like to keep an eye on your home when you’re out of town, well with automated security technology, you can monitor your home security system 24/7 from your smartphone with a smart home security app. Security apps will give you a panoramic view of your home and notify you of any unusual motion that’s been detected. If your home is supposed to be empty during a holiday or break, security apps can notify you with a phone call, text or email, if for instance a window is opening or detects a loud noise on your property, some even show a video of what caught its attention.

Answering your Door from Anywhere in the World

When you’re on your summer holidays, no everyone may know that you’re away from home. People may drop by your house and ring the doorbell expecting to see you, today, some apps can show you people answering the door from the palm of your hand. Wi-Fi enabled doorbell cameras to allow you to video chat with visitors through your smartphone.

Control your Home Electronics Remotely

Maybe one morning you’ve had to rush to work and forgot to turn the TV off, through smart technology and Wi-Fi networks you can now turn your devices on and off, right from a smart home app. Another useful smart home technology solution is smart heating, you can connect your boiler to smart technology and control your central heating from your phone. Make sure that you come home to warmth by turning your heating on via your phone on your commute home, it couldn’t be easier. This new home automation technology can also show you how much power or energy you’re using on your electronics, giving you insight into how much your electronics and appliances are costing you, helping you to save on money and cut down on your energy consumption.

Water your Plants

One easy thing to forget when you go away on holidays is finding someone to water your plants. Don’t worry home automation technology has your garden covered. There’re smart apps that let you place devices around your garden to water your plants remotely using your smartphone. The mobile app is your own mini-horticulturist, reminding you when to water the plants.

Information on Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Levels

Fire and carbon monoxide are two of the biggest safety hazards in your home, it’s comforting to know you have the ability to monitor them from anywhere with a smart home app. Apps allow you to sync your smartphone to alert you if the smoke or carbon monoxide alarm goes off.

Feed your Fish

Beyond your home and garden, home automation technology can ever protect your fish, smart apps give you control over your tank from your smartphone. From ozone control to automated feeding, this device eliminates the need for someone to come to your home and feed your fish.

Lock your Door without a Key

Do you ever leave home and forget if you’d locked the door or not? Worrying about unlocked door can be a source of anxiety for anyone, what if you could easily control your locks from anywhere in the world on your smartphone, well you can. New smart apps give you a virtual spare key, so you don’t need to hide one under the doormat. Home automation technology means you can control your locks from anywhere with your mobile device, maybe you need to let in your dog walker whilst you’re at work, well now you can.