How Geofencing Makes a Smart Home Even Smarter
Imagine having a smart home so smart that you do not have to issue voice commands for simple tasks like adjusting the thermostat and turning the lights on. The system anticipates when you are on your way home and makes the adjustments automatically. Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Such advanced smartness is now possible with geofencing.
For the record, geofencing is far from mature. We have a long way to go before it is considered mostly reliable, most of the time. But we are getting there. Furthermore, geofencing has come a long way in the last five years. Its gradual maturity is the result of constantly evolving smartphone capabilities.
Assuming you already have some smart home devices working for you, check the app that controls them. It may have a geofencing setting you can enable. If so, you have the foundation for making your smart home even smarter.