A Google user
Excellent addition to a SmartThings security system. I use it for chiming when a door is opened and to alarm (in addition to louder zigbee/z-wave sirens). I also use it to issue voice alerts about intrusions, AC turned off, and even to announce when I've arrived home--my kids like to swarm on me when I open the door. Setup is relatively easy but does require the SmartThings IDE and either some programming knowledge or the ability to follow directions very carefully. You can send commands to LANnouncer in many ways, such as using CORE, but I simply write my own scripts in the SmartThings IDE. I like this so much that I went ahead and donated $10 to the developer. Great work! Understandably, the developer does not make this app professionally, so in the year or more that I've used it I haven't seen added features or anything like that. But I know how much time it takes to update an app like this--I've done it myself--so I don't expect anything more than for it to keep working. And, in fact, it has always continued to work very reliably. One last thing: You need at least Android 5.0 lollipop for this to work. I bought a cheap Android tablet that I have mounted on the wall.
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A Google user
Registered premium user, no longer seems to work. on s9 note doesn't seem to function. worked with s6 edge. took away SMS with latest release and took gcm away next month. are you updating to fcm I think Google is calling it?
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