Heres What To Do With Your Smart Home Devices When Moving

Moving Out Of Your Smart Home Here S What You Need To Know Rent Blog

Amazon Astro is one of the most anticipated smart home technology launches in 2022. Think of it like Alexa on wheels. Equipped with a 1080p mobile periscope camera, the Astro will roam your home and offer Alexa services like video chat. It can also be tightly integrated with Amazon Ring products to improve home security.

In fact, smart home devices are rapidly evolving to make our home life more enjoyable and convenient, as well as increase the value of the home. When you sell your connected property, you're likely to be leaving built-in items (like thermostats, security cameras, light bulbs, door locks, and landscape watering systems). Knowing what to do with these devices will help protect your privacy and security, as well as the privacy and security of the new owner.

Restoring your devices to factory settings

Before you leave your property, log out of all your accounts and remove all your devices (including door locks, security cameras, sensors, and thermostats) from smart home apps on your phone so you can't access them. You should also factory reset other devices (Figure 1) to reassure the customer that they can no longer access home cameras and locks.

Some devices can be reset using the companion app, while others can be reset on the device itself. However, other devices may be more complex. For example, if you leave a smart ceiling, then the corresponding hub must also be saved. If the light does not have a hub, it can be reset using a smartphone app, and the new owner can connect the light bulb to their phone and WiFi router.

Delete your accounts (or not)

You can remove accounts associated with abandoned smart devices. For example, if you are ditching your Rachio irrigation system and not buying one for your new home, you can factory reset your device, delete your account, and exit the app.

However, it is not always necessary to delete an account. You can easily reset your device and keep your Rachio account if you choose to set it up in your new home. For example, you can also keep your Google Home or Alexa accounts when deleting devices and resetting them to factory settings. You can then move other devices to your new home where they will work with your existing apps.

While it's an exciting time, moving can be overwhelming, especially for kids. That's why it's important to properly control the movement to keep kids happy. Knowing that the smart devices you bring into your new home will work immediately, you can enjoy a smoother move.

Provide useful information

New owners will likely appreciate detailed information about the manufacturer, exact model, and age of leftover smart devices. Factory reset instructions are also helpful. Finally, when transferring new products to new owners, proper documentation is required to obtain a warranty.

Knowing exactly what to do with your smart devices when you move will make the process a lot easier. Reset your devices to factory settings; delete accounts, if possible; and leaving useful information protects your privacy and security, as well as the security of the new owner.

— Jocelyn Brown is a freelance technology writer. This article was originally published on www.iotglobalnetwork.com.