Monitoring apps can provide information about your home, from the status of the current moment in time to a detailed history of any past movements. Check on your security system’s status, whether the lights are on, the doors are locked, the current temperature of your home and much more. With cameras as part of your Home Automation System, you can even pull up real-time video feeds and see what’s going on in your home while you’re away.You can program your system to send you a text message or email whenever your security system registers a potential problem; from severe weather alerts to motion detector warnings and fire alarms. You can also get notified for more mundane events, such as programming your “smart” front door lock to let you know when a family member has come home.You have the ability to lock and unlock doors, reset the thermostat and adjust the lights all from your phone from anywhere in the world. As manufacturers are creating more and more “smart” devices and appliances all the time, the possibilities for home automation are virtually limitless.