Opening Garage Door with Fenix 5

It kind of depends. There are CIQ apps in the app store that may allow you do something like this, based on how your garage door is controlled.

How would that work?

Run an app or widget, and direct it to open/close the door. But it would need to be able to "talk" to something that does the actual open/close.

Not sure if this one would work, but as an example:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f75f52c4-c832-43e8-8f82-7178a9da1985

Here's one that mentions garage doors in the description:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/da3db127-3938-4dac-bcf1-e30324fd0d20

(I've not used either myself)

I think I need to have a certain garage door opener that is connected to a smart home system. It would be nice if I can program the watch to pickup my remote code.

I have this working on my f5 and my 935.

I use the ConnectIQ IOT widget and send HTML call to my Vera home control system that is linked to my Chamberlain Garage controller.

As this requires you to be connected to the phone and also that the phone be on my home network, I use a VPN to ensure it is connected whether or not I am on the WiFi with my phone.

I think I need to have a certain garage door opener that is connected to a smart home system.

Generally true, yes. Then you would need a connectIQ app/widget on the fenix that would talk to a BT paired phone to do a web request out to your smart home system.

It would be nice if I can program the watch to pickup my remote code.

If you mean that you want your fenix to use garage door opener compatible RF commands to open the door like a usual "HomeLink" or "visor remote", that's not possible given the wireless communication capability of the Garmin.

Dog tracker...

Garage door opener...

What's next?

maybe a can opener?

:rolleyes:

Yeah well, did you try and use that method? It was a giant PITA, and I could never get it working right.

Now with IOT Widget it took 2 minutes to cut and paste URLs into widget set up and worked perfect.

So while not new, maybe it is a little new for the unwashed masses ;)