August Home’s Package Theft Report

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Package theft is plaguing today’s consumers; nearly 11 million U.S. homeowners have had a package stolen within the past year. August Home Inc, one of the leading provider of smart locks and smart home access products and services that make life more simple and secure, yesterday released the results of a new study, Package Theft Report: Outsmarting Criminals at Your Front Door.

You can read the highlights in their Inforgraphic, or read their full Blog Post.

 

How to Automatically Close Your Garage Door When You Leave Your House

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You can now use Garageio and Stringify to automatically close your garage whenever you forget about it.

Using the new Stringify App in combination with your Garageio you can now completely automate opening and closing your garage door based on your location, time of day, or for your security. Whether you are simply coming home for the night, leaving for work in the morning Stringify will make sure your garage is always secure.

You can use Stringify for all of your smart home devices, but to do use it for your garage you will need a Garageio.  If you don’t have a Garageio yet, go here and use the code “STRINGIFY” to get 15% off.

 

Here are 4 quick guides to automate your garage using Stringify:

1. Download the Stringify App and set up a ‘Flow’ using the Garageio Icon.

2. Set Stringify to Close your garage when you are away.
Exact Flow: When I am not home and the garage door opens, send, close the garage and send me a notification.
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3. Set Stringify to Auto Close Your Garage when you are home.
Exact Flow: When I am home and it is late, if the garage door is open, close it and notify me.
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4. Set Stringify to Notify you if your garage opens unexpectedly.
Exact Flow: If it is nighttime and the garage door opens, turn on my room lights, and send me a notification.
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Stringify can be programmed to work with all of your smart home devices and they have Flow Ideas that include Phillips Hue, Amazon Echo, Nest and many others.
You can get and in depth use case of how to use Stringify and Garageio on their blog here.