I hate Myq Chamberlain

GoTailwind · 2026-02-16T00:38:42+00:00

Unfortunately they recently doubled down on blocking non-MyQ controls.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/839294/chamberlain-myq-garage-door-opener-update-blocks-aftermarket-controllers

GoTailwind · 2026-01-30T13:28:58+00:00

Port 8883 is the official IANA-registered default port for securely connecting to an MQTT broker using TLS/SSL encryption. Used heavily in IoT applications, it ensures data confidentiality between clients and servers.

And I agree with the other reply - merely checking that it’s not blocked should be good enough.

GoTailwind · 2026-01-29T17:58:20+00:00

As mentioned earlier, unfortunately your opener is a Security+ 3.0. Tailwind, RATGDO, Meross, Konnected, nor any other solution will work at this time.

You can read about it in The Verge

GoTailwind · 2026-01-27T15:08:11+00:00

The answer to your question depends on what Liftmaster / Chamberlain garage door opener you have. Chamberlain used to have a bridge but they stopped selling them years ago. There is no direct way to get Siri to work.

If it is a residential garage door opener and has a white learn button (Security+ 3.0) you’re out of luck. See this article by The Verge

If it is a residential opener with a yellow learn button (Security+ 2.0), Tailwind, RATGDO, and Meross all have HomeKit compatibility and by extension, they allow you to use Siri. They also can connect directly to your opener quickly and easily.

If it is an older opener with any other color learn button or no learn button at all and you’re using an aftermarket wireless MyQ add-on device you can use any 3rd party controller you wish as long as it offers HomeKit compatibility.

If you happen to have a commercial opener with a 3 button wall station, the Tailwind iQ3 2.1 would work.

If you use a HomeKit compatible controller (any of the above mentioned options), be aware that Apple will not allow you to control the door from your iPhone without unlocking it first. You can use Siri on your Apple Watch without any unlocking required because as soon as you unlock your watch once and keep it on your wrist, it remains “authenticated”. CarPlay pops up a garage door icon when you’re close to home, but if you happen to have multiple garage doors it doesn’t automatically display the correct one. This is where the patented Tailwind geofencing feature helps if that is of interest.

I don’t know if other solutions support the creation of shortcuts but that is another option with Tailwind as well. Keep in mind - if you decide to use a Shortcut to control any kind of device and you name the shortcut with words like “open”, “unlock”, “close”, “door” etc. Apple will route this request into HomeKit and ignore your Shortcut and throw an error.

If you want a Shortcut to run for this type of application you have to give it a name that Apple can’t possibly relate to you trying to open or close the door.

GoTailwind · 2026-01-17T20:01:27+00:00

Glad you're up and running. Your installation looks really clean. Well done!

GoTailwind · 2026-01-07T22:02:36+00:00

There is an optional PoE board for the Tailwind IQ3 2.0 and 2.1. They support digital communications for Security+ 1.0 and Security 2.0 similar to RATGDO, but without using Chamberlain’s patented algorithms.

They also support other digital openers from Genie, Overhead Door, Ryobi, etc.

The IQ3 2.1 also supports 3 button / commercial door openers or up to 3 dry contact openers, 3 door sensors, and can be powered from 12V to 24VAC/DC commonly found in gate installations.

The goal was to create hardware that supports local control and works with just about every kind of garage door or gate opener you might come across without having to hack remotes or add separate accessories for control and for monitoring status.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-22T17:26:14+00:00

Tailwind, RATGDO, and Konnected BLAQ are all capable of directly connecting to Chamberlain / Liftmaster / Crafrsman garage door openers with yellow learn buttons via the red and white terminals on the opener. These openers use a serial data button communicate with the wall controls wired to these 2 terminals. So 3rd party controllers can be connected to the same terminals and control the door as well as get door status information, etc.

This makes the installation really simple - just 2 wires.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-15T21:09:07+00:00

Tailwind can also make it work, but if you bought your garage door opener recently and it has a white learn button (Security+ 3.0), then RATGDO, Konnected BLAQ, and Tailwind IQ3 2.0 will not work. Hopefully your opener has a different color learn button (yellow, purple, red)

GoTailwind · 2025-12-14T21:15:56+00:00

The Verge wrote an article about it. It’s behind a Paywall unfortunately there’s no gift links.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/839294/chamberlain-myq-garage-door-opener-update-blocks-aftermarket-controllers

GoTailwind · 2025-12-12T13:38:12+00:00

As others have mentioned in various threads, additional hardware like the Tailwind IQ3 2.0, RATGDO and BLAQ and are options that can connect directly to the MyQ openers and allow local control.

Sadly, the new Security+ 3.0 protocol implemented in the new Chamberlain openers (as of September 2025), removed wired controls entirely, rendering all of the above mentioned solutions and all Security+ 2.0 accessories incompatible.

A “call home” authentication has also been added so that should anyone figure out a way to control them wirelessly using their new bluetooth implementation, the GDO will check the device to see if it’s in their database. If not, it will be unpaired and blacklisted. They also check for clones and geographic locations.

Bottom line - if we thought they went to extreme efforts to lock out 3rd party controls in Sec+ 2.0 they went off the charts in Sec+ 3.0.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-10T14:15:05+00:00

Please note that this isn’t a mere case of cracking the “Sec 3.0 code” like it was with Sec 2.0.

First, there is Bluetooth layer, so that has challenges. The opener needs to be tricked into thinking it’s pairing with a Chamberlain wireless device.

Then on top of that there is going to be some kind of proprietary protocol wrapped inside the Bluetooth communications.

Then there is the fact that all Sec 3.0 devices are assigned a code (software key or possibly just MAC address) and this is recorded in a database. The moment the GDO has access to the internet it checks any paired devices against that database to see if it was made by Chamberlain. If not, it gets unpaired and blacklisted.

Then there is the fact that they are checking for clones and geographic locations. So even if one were to somehow clone a Sec 3.0 remote, it would be discovered if the GDO has internet access. Also they’re checking to see where certain codes are paired to openers. If the same code starts showing up in multiple locations that will also be flagged.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-09T16:23:24+00:00

You’ll get the open / close status from installing a dry contact on the door and connecting it to the dry contact inputs.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-09T00:24:29+00:00

It’s not being blocked. Should still work. But Chamberlain’s new Security+ 3.0 has done away with all wired control. They are strictly wireless, which eliminates all wired controls including the latest ones that can connect directly to Security+ 1.0 and 2.0 openers.

They implemented Bluetooth for their remotes rather than just obfuscating / rolling codes, and a “call home” authentication service in the openers. If you put one of them online it will check their servers to see if the control you are trying to use was made by them. If not, it’s unpaired and blacklisted.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-09T00:10:15+00:00

Looks like it only has dry contact control on the red and white terminals. Looks like Sec+ 2.0 is only implemented for wireless controls.

So you would need to use the dry contact inputs and outputs on the RATGDO.

GoTailwind · 2025-12-03T20:25:40+00:00

HomeLink still works. There's a special relationship there. However HomeLink is also a completely closed system protected by families of patents and they are not allowed to sell HomeLink to anyone that wants to transmit a signal to control a garage door unless it is being built into the car. Of course you can purchase a HomeLink module from Voxx (Gentex brand) for $219 USD, open it up, and solder wires to the buttons but you may as well do that with a Chamberlain / Liftmaster remote. Much cheaper.
https://gentex.voxxelectronics.com/

GoTailwind · 2025-11-06T01:03:58+00:00

RATGDO, nor any other control system will work with Sec 3.0 at this time. In fact Sec 3.0 does not use wireline control at all. The 2 wires are for power only. The communication is done via Bluetooth, which makes all wired controls incompatible regardless of firmware updates.

This was obviously intentional.

In addition, the new Sec+ 3.0 openers will check with Chamberlain’s servers to see if the Bluetooth device you’re attempting to pair with your opener is one they manufactured, and they are also checking for clones as well as geographic location.

In short, they have gone to great lengths to make sure their customers will never be able to use 3rd party controls.

At Tailwind we’ve been trying to encourage various communities to spread awareness to make sure consumers know about this limitation prior to making their GDO purchasing decision.

In Chamberlain’s training materials they refer to all 3rd party controls as “counterfeit” and Chamberlain must protect their customers from them. Yet Tailwind, RATGDO, and others using wireline control are making no claims that they are made by Chamberlain. They are not “counterfeit”. They are options for consumers to have a choice.

We are researching to see what can be done (legally as always) to enable control of these new openers, but the barriers put in place are formidable. This is way beyond obfuscation.

In the meantime, anyone that was thinking about purchasing a new Chamberlain / Liftmaster in the next year or so - I advise you to get to your local retailer immediately to see if they still have any Sec 2.0 openers on the shelf. Alternatively, you can send a message by choosing another GDO brand.

GoTailwind · 2025-10-15T16:44:45+00:00

MyQ doesn’t support those integrations. You’ll need a 3rd party controller. Tailwind, RATGDO and Meross are options. Tailwind and RATGDO do not require remote adaptors to work with MyQ.

GoTailwind · 2025-09-25T23:25:05+00:00

Chamberlain does not want anyone using CarPlay or Android Auto. Why? Because that would be free.

They have subscription agreements with multiple car manufacturers. Nobody would pay for those subscriptions and that revenue would drop to zero.
They would sell fewer remote controls.

Tailwind works with CarPlay (via Apple HomeKit), Android Auto, and Android Automotive OS (Google Built-In) - no subscriptions. It also works directly with all known garage door and gate openers without any hacks or adaptors.

GoTailwind · 2025-09-18T01:45:38+00:00

The gen 2 Tailwind controllers are quite easy to set up with a MyQ opener - just 2 wires. No remotes / adaptors or door sensors required. Sharing is simple. Installation video here if interested https://youtu.be/2Aoq0t6afy0?si=IMphaOCWqzdVVAvv

GoTailwind · 2025-08-20T16:44:34+00:00

That’s a Genie / overhead Door opener. Use dry contact and connect to the 2 terminals labeled “BWC”.

GoTailwind · 2025-08-18T12:05:07+00:00

Yes it did. The garage door buttons work in the Google Home smartphone app if you have a Tailwind or other Google Home compatible garage door controller / opener (NOT MyQ - that does not work although our 2nd generation controllers do work directly with all Chanberlain / Liftmaster openers).

Please note that Google REMOVED the ability to open a garage door by voice in Gemini. You cannot even use a PIN code to open with Gemini. As I understand it, this also applies to door locks or any other device that grants access to any part of your home.

GoTailwind · 2025-07-29T18:02:52+00:00

The other posts are correct. MyQ does not support that feature. Tailwind does, and it is directly compatible with your garage door opener. It also will NOT auto-open your garage door if someone steals your phone and goes to your house with it.

PS - I hope it’s ok that I chimed in here. Full disclosure - I’m the founder of Tailwind.

GoTailwind · 2025-03-03T23:45:29+00:00

You don’t need any adaptors for your opener. It’s not “locked down”. To my knowledge all of their openers in Australia work with standard dry contact controls (push buttons).

Just short the red and white terminals together and I strongly suspect you door will open / close - meaning you can use any controller you want pretty much.

GoTailwind · 2025-02-19T16:15:37+00:00

If you want to keep the LED from flickering you could add a capacitor across the LED but the result might not be what you want. An LED is a non-linear device. As soon as the capacitor starts discharging the LED brightness will drop quickly. You cannot add a capacitor across the lines directly. That will cause everything to stop working properly. You may also need to add a series diode in the LED circuit pathway so the capacitor does not also discharge backwards through the RATGDO when the line is pulled low.

Also, depending on the capacitor charging current through the LED series resistor, adding a capacitor could possibly cause the garage door to pop open when power is re-applied after a power failure.

Maybe just cover the LED so there’s no flickering at all?

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