If you are into home security as well as technology, Alarm.com is a popular choice to fill that niche. It is a smart home solution that, as you would expect, allows you to control your security system as well as things like cameras, lights, doors, and thermostats. It even supports Google Home and Amazon Alexa. Think home automation with a security slant, and you’ve basically got what Alarm.com is about. Initially, this post only set out to talk about the new features in the most recent update, but one of the changes was so incredibly well done that we couldn’t help but diverge in our discussion of it.
Developers, take note: Alarm.com’s latest update is the best example of app shortcut configuration we’ve ever seen was written by the awesome team at Android Police.