The smartphone app is an extremely powerful tool that transforms your mobile device into a portable base station. Once the application is installed, it provides all the functions the console offers. While effortlessly navigating through the different menus, you only need a quick touch command to remotely lock the front door, arm or disarm the security system, instruct the intelligent thermostat to raise the temperature, or schedule the lightings. You can also view the video footage from afar, or receive weather forecasts. It substitutes your keys, and grants constant feedback on your home’s status. Security companies either license an existing app or develop their own, but they are always available for Android and iOS users.