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Control4 offers a complete line of home-automation products that makes sophisticated home-control solutions practical and affordable for every home. With Control4, everything works better because it works together - home theater, multi-room music, lighting, temperature, safety and security systems – are all controlled by a single platform. The largest public Control4 Programming and Control4 Support community. Established 2005.

The Control4 app turns your iPhone, Apple Watch, or iPad into the ultimate command center for your Control4 smart home automation system.-PLEASE NOTE: Prior to using this app, you need a Control4 controller and automation system running Control4 OS 2.6 or later (2.10 recommended) at your home or business. If you are unsure of the software version on your system, please check with your Control4 dealer or login to your Control4 account at for more information.-On your iPhone and iPad, use the Control4 app and enjoy the convenience of controlling and viewing the status of your entire smart home, including audio, video, lights, thermostats, security system and cameras, door locks, sensors, pools, and much more.Quickly browse your own music collection or find a favorite track on streaming music services like Rhapsody-and listen in one room or across every room in your home. Adjust your lights with interactive dimmers or use a lighting scene as a single button press to control lights across multiple rooms. Fire up the heater on your pool or spa.

Open garage doors or an electric gate, or use the app to unlock a deadbolt on a door.Connect to your system at home over your own Wi-Fi network. Home owner of Texas, Find the right installer!Had to learn the hard way. I originally had my system installed by our builders sub company “data smart” and they assured me that they were top notch and would do a great job. Turns out they just make a big show and promise allot of things but they never delivered.

As soon as they got my money it was all over with. Nothing worked right with constant issues. I finally did what I should have done the first time and did some research and found a highly customer related company that is a smaller company. Customer service is amazing and my system runs perfect! Don't just go with who your builder tells you to use. They make it seem like you have to but you dont!!!!

Gamer84277, Major disappointmentThis app has many problems:1) It is very slow. Every time I open the app it has to connect to my system. This takes several seconds. Not a big deal, but it constantly has to re-connect to my app while I’m using it. That makes for a frustrating user experience. 2) It crashes all the time.

I’m on the latest version of the app on on an iPhone XS so it is not my phone. 3) Basic tasks such as starting your music from Airplay require tons of actions. It should not be this complicated. 4) The camera portion is awful so I have to use a separate app, which defeats the purpose of having everything run through Control4. 5) i do not get alerts when basic things happen, such as the doorbell ringing or the alarm going off. This all makes me wish I did not have s Control4 system.

I think separate systems from Ring, Nest, etc are far superior and much cheaper. Developer Response,If you are still having issues after updating your Control4 for OS 2 mobile app to the latest version, please go to Settings, tap Preferences, and select Email Logs To Support to send your logs with any info about the issue to myhome@control4.com. We will have someone look into your issue to get this resolved and earn your 5 star rating.I'd also like to let you know about OS 3 with a complete refresh to the user interface and several performance improvements. Please contact your dealer to inquire about upgrading!

Learn more about Control4 Smart Home OS 3 at https://www.control4.com/os3/. Arizona SunDevil, ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE GARBAGEI installed a Control4 system in my home back in 2012 and have had nothing but problems, glitches, equipment failures, software bugs, and the worst thing is the technical support. Trust me, if you purchase a system, MUST get the installer to include a lifetime warranty to fix issues you will see arise. These installers charge up to $200/hr just to troubleshoot problems and you will either go broke or replace control4 with one of the competitor products. Just look at the reviews on this app to see how many people regret purchasing it. We absolutely hate this system and would rip it out tomorrow if I could guarantee it would not screw something up worse than what I already have. TOTAL GARBAGE!!The system also constantly says you need a 4sight subscription to use the iPhone app.

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This is a total waste of money and do not waste yours on it. Developer Response,If you are still having issues after updating your Control4 for OS 2 mobile app to the latest version, please go to Settings, tap Preferences, and select Email Logs To Support to send your logs with any info about the issue to myhome@control4.com. We will have someone look into your issue to get this resolved and earn your 5 star rating.I'd also like to let you know about OS 3 with a complete refresh to the user interface and several performance improvements. Please contact your dealer to inquire about upgrading! Learn more about Control4 Smart Home OS 3 at https://www.control4.com/os3/.

Control4
Private
IndustryHome automation
Founded2003
Founders
  • Eric Smith
  • Will West
  • Mark Morgan
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah
  • John Heyman, CEO
  • Mike Carlet, CFO
  • Charlie Kindel, SVP Products & Services
BrandsControl4, Triad, Pakedge
700
Websitewww.control4.com

Control4 is a provider of automation and networking systems for homes and businesses, offering a personalized and unified smart home system to automate and control connected devices including lighting, audio, video, climate control, intercom, and security.[1][2] The Control4 platform interoperates with more than 13,500 third-party products and is available in over 100 countries.[3] As of August 2018, it manages 370,000 homes.[2] The company is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Control4 was a publicly traded company (on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the stock symbol CTRL) from 2013 until 2019, when it merged with SnapAV.[4]

History[edit]

Founded in 2003 by Eric Smith, Will West, and Mark Morgan, Control4 debuted at the 2004 CEDIA Expo home technology trade show and released its first products later that year, as an early entrant in the home automation market.[5][6][7] Smith and West had previously created PHAST, an early home control system that was acquired by AMX in 1997;[8] and STSN, a provider of Internet service for the hospitality industry.[5] Control4 received funding from Foundation Capital, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, Signal Peak Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures, and Cisco Systems[9] prior to its IPO on August 2, 2013.[9][10] CEO Martin Plaehn joined Control4 in September 2011.[11] In August 2018, Charlie Kindel, former Amazon Alexa executive, joined the company as senior vice president of products and services.[2]

In August 2019, Control4 completed a merger with consumer technology designer and manufacturer SnapAV.[4][12]

Products and services[edit]

Control4's home automation systems have been likened to an operating system for the home.[13][14] The company offers products to manage climate control, home network, home security, intercom, multi-room audio, and smart lighting, offering a universal remote and voice control.[2][6][7][15] It offers items such as a smart doorbell, smart outlets, security cameras, thermostats, centralized lighting panels, motion sensors, and KNX devices.[6] The systems can be controlled from the Control4 smartphone app, keypads fitted to the walls, a traditional remote, or a portable touch screen.[1]

In addition to its own products and services, Control4 supports more than 13,500 third-party products,[2][3] including Amazon Alexa-enabled speaker devices,[3] the Google Nest smart home thermostat,[16] streaming services like Spotify and Netflix,[3]Sonos music system,[17]Apple TV,[6] and products from Sony, Sub-Zero, Roku, LG, Samsung, Bose, Denon, Honeywell, Yale, and Lutron.[1][18][19] With Control4, a homeowner could control 'the ventilation in the garage, the music streaming to speakers in multiple rooms of his home, every light, the TV, the thermostat, even the Blu-Ray player in the guest house' from an iOS device.[20]

Installation of the Control4 system is done through a network of dealers who install the hardware and configure and customize the software to unify the homeowner's technology. A Control4 controller acts as the 'brain' of the home, connecting to the home network and allowing the electronic devices and systems in the home to work together. There are various controllers available, including the CA-1, which offers Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Wi-Fi connectivity, and the EA-series controllers, which include streaming audio and HDMI out. The controllers come with touch screen panels or keypads, with versions available on both iOS and Android, and with Amazon Alexa compatibility.[6]

In 2012, Control4 released its Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP), which makes products embedded with the code automatically discoverable on a Control4 network.[21] The company licenses the protocol to other vendors for their products,[18] with more than 7,500 SDDP-embedded products as of June 2019.[22]

In May 2019, Control4 debuted a new version of its operating system, Smart Home OS 3.[7][23] The upgrade is designed to let users more easily customize and make changes to their Control4 Smart Home systems.[24] With the upgrade, Control4 added streaming of MQA files, making it the first home automation company to support the high-resolution audio format.[25]

In June 2019, streaming and download service Qobuz partnered with Control4 to bring hi-res music streaming to home automation installations, allowing Control4 users to upgrade to hi-res sound.[26]Baby boom generation uk.

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Control4 sells products under three brands:

  • Control4 for intelligent lighting, multi-room audio, multi-room video, HVAC, home automation controllers, and smart home interfaces such as touch screens, keypads, door stations, and the Control4 app.[27]
  • Pakedge for home network infrastructure products such as routers, switches, access points, IP cameras, and wireless controllers. [28]
  • Triad for speakers and audio amplifiers.[29]

As of June 2019, Control4 was selling its products through nearly 6,000 authorized Control4 dealers,[22] in addition to partnering with home builders including Toll Brothers and Arthur Rutenberg Homes.[1]

Acquisitions[edit]

Control4 acquired cloud enabled network hardware manufacturer Pakedge Device and Software in 2016; it largest acquisition. In 2017, Control4 acquired Triad, a high-end audio company. In February 2019, Control4 acquired Neeo, a Switzerland-based company specializing in multi-device remote controls, for $11 million plus the assumption of $4.6 million in debt.[30][31]

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  23. ^Whitaker, Joe (May 30, 2019). 'Hands-On: Control4 Smart Home OS 3 Kills 'Circle of Power' GUI'. CEPro. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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  25. ^Gramenz, Jack (May 29, 2019). 'Control4 Smart Home Update Adds High-Res MQA Audio'. Channel News. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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