Apple To Retire the Legacy Alarm.com Today Widget

Apple will end support for the legacy Alarm.com Today widget in its iOS 18 update, coming in September. As a result, Alarm.com will be removing this widget in app update 5.6.0, due in October. But widget lovers take heart! Alarm.com has plans for new widgets that will be available soon!

The use of the Alarm.com Today widget required that a user be on iOS version 11.0+, and Alarm.com app 3.7+. Successful use also required that the user be logged into the Alarm.com app with "Seamless Login" enabled and the "Remember Me" option checked upon logging in.

Without these login features set, each time the user logged out, the "Today View" widget for Alarm.com would be cleared. Once the feature was configured, up to twelve different items could be configured and organized within the view. This allowed a user to quickly determine the status of various elements of the system, and control them.

System Control Widget

According to Alarm.com: "The System Control widget empowers iOS customers with quick-access, one-touch command of their smart security systems at their fingertips. Customers can create custom widgets and place them conveniently on their Home screen or Today View for effortless control of their lights, locks, garage doors, gates, and security panels from anywhere. Plus, they can activate Scenes for whole-home automation."

Saved Clips Widget

According to Alarm.com: "iOS customers can create widgets for video clips to effortlessly keep tabs on their properties and monitor important activity—without having to open the app. Right from the Home screen of their iPhone or iPad, they can choose from a variety of size options to see thumbnails of their most recently saved clips at a glance. Customers can also long-press the widget to change the view to include only clips from a single camera, a camera group, or all cameras on the account. Once set up, they can simply tap the thumbnail of interest to quickly take a closer look and watch the recorded footage."

Safety Button Widget

According to Alarm.com: "With the Safety Button widget, customers have the comfort of round-the-clock personal protection with professional response when help is needed most. With the press of a button on their phones’ Home screen, customers can swiftly and silently summon police, fire, or emergency medical assistance from wherever they are in the U.S., day or night. Once activated, they’ll be connected directly to a trained operator who will promptly dispatch responders to their precise location. This feature requires the In-App Safety Button service package add-on."

Alarm Grid is evaluating the In-App Safety Button feature. If we determine it's a good fit for our customers we'll make it available. Once Alarm.com introduces the new widget, our customers will be able to enable this feature. Stay tuned for more information on this potential new feature.