r/myq

Middle of the night or during the day…even when I’m in the garage, the door will open or close on its own. It’s happened three times in two months. Will there be any functional loss if I remove WI-FI controls? I have a keypad outside, a push button inside and Homelink in both my cars. I’m not positive that deleting the app will fix it, but I don’t know what else to do. The door control on the wall in my garage is also on my suspect list since I have to push it a couple of times to operate the door half the time. Do you have any tips. Brand new belt drive garage door opener. Brand new door. TIA

Need to monitor remote garage door status. Considering LoRa wireless link or cellular.
If the latter, need minimalist traffic. Already have Netgear LB1120 LTE modem and suitable Ethernet router.

Reading where 7-6-2026 infotainment update has the MyQ option. Last update I can find is from 6-26-2026 for my Cali Pali. Can someone walk me thru the process to force the update either thru the dash or the BlueLink app?
I’m on version 264P.LX3.USA.ccNC.001.002.260425

July version is showing
2658.LX3.USA.ccNC.001.002.260508
with the MyQ update along with some CarPlay features. Help!!!!

I use the MyQ as a convenience not as any kind of deterrent. I live in a rural area with two different buildings that have the MyQ garage door openers - it will be a pain to need to stop and get an email to get a code to open the door on one of my outbuildings. - I don't allow access for anyone else via the MyQ

I can only assume that the MyQ app must have updated and no longer works with my older Garage door opener. When I go through the steps to connect the MyQ device with the opener the instructions state to select the color of the learn button of either white or yellow, my unit has a purple learn button. When I select “other” for the button color it conveniently takes me to the MyQ site to purchase the device. Any way to go backwards to the older app and reconnect to my opener? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I’m close to ripping out the physical openers and tossing the whole ecosystem

The app is horrible, messes up the local network stack

Grabs audio for no reason, even on opening

Doesn’t reliably work

What’s the current alternative either keeping the openers and a local hub, or junking the entire system

Is there any way to tell that your Apple Watch myQ app on its next launch will require you to login to the iPhone it’s tethered to?

I had set up the Apple Watch app a few months prior logged in on the iPhone and did everything I was supposed to tested it. Everything worked well a couple of times without the iPhone with me on my dog, walk, bike ride, etc.

Then one day on my way back from a bike ride I went to use the Apple Watch app an it prompted me to launch the iPhone app and re-login, etc. It was effectively useless, and I had to call my wife and have her remotely open the garage door for me, as we don’t have a keypad because we figured going all digital/app-based would NEVER have any issues, because the MyQ ecosystem is so well thought out.

Anyway, moral is to launch your myQ Apple Watch app before you go out without your iPhone, defeating the entire purpose of trying to be a high-tech citizen who relies too heavily on this crap.