The Siedle app

Mobile and secure: The Siedle app has access to the door intercom system at all times – at home, on the move or from all over the world. Users can see who is at their door live on their smartphones or tablets. The IT processes behind this, which also include data exchange with our cloud-based server in Germany, are certified according to ISO 27001.

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The Siedle app is such a practical tool

Siedle IQ with Classic door station

Be there when it matters

Answer your door when you're on the move: this is particularly useful when there's a real problem, such as when someone has forgotten their key again.

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Go to the door, without getting up

Sometimes there are more important things to do than answer the door, sometimes it's just not possible. Thanks to the Siedle app, you can speak directly to your visitors and open the door for them. Or not.

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Open the door, even when you're not there

Whether it's the courier, a tradesperson or cleaner: sometimes people need to be let in without having to wait for you to return. The Siedle app lets you do this, even when you're out and about.

Siedle IQ with Classic door station

Be there when it matters

Answer your door when you're on the move: this is particularly useful when there's a real problem, such as when someone has forgotten their key again.

Siedle IQ man on a deck chair

Go to the door, without getting up

Sometimes there are more important things to do than answer the door, sometimes it's just not possible. Thanks to the Siedle app, you can speak directly to your visitors and open the door for them. Or not.

An overview of the Siedle app

The Siedle app for communication on the go

Communicate on the go

At home, near to home, on a business trip or on holiday, via WLAN or mobile phone network: The Siedle app monitors the entrance. It receives the door call, transmits a live video feed from the door intercom system, establishes a speech connection and opens the door. Additional convenience, such as the handy image memory included.

Download the free Siedle app here:

For Android

For Apple iOS

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All locations. All systems. One app.

Up to four locations can be added to the Siedle app: apartments, holiday homes, offices, branch offices or storage spaces. The Siedle app reliably connects smartphones and iPads to all stored intercom systems – regardless of where you are and the installation system used.

This feature will be released with the next update of the Siedle app. Installed apps are automatically updated depending on the settings on the smartphone.

Siedle app hosted in Germany

Smart Home. Hosted in Germany.

At the heart of the Siedle app lies a cloud-based server. It makes mobile door communication possible for all Siedle systems: Access Professional, In-Home bus, 1+n and 6+n. Communication is encrypted – both between system and server and between the server and the Siedle app. So there is no personal data on the server that could be used by unauthorised persons.

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Siedle Smart Gateway Vario set with app

With app: our cost-effective starter kits

The easiest and most cost-effective way to create a door intercom system: The Siedle sets with app. Including door station, Smart Gateway and mains supply. And five app licences, for the whole family, for example.

View our sets with app

Goodbye old, hello app!

Ready. Steady. App!

The Siedle app is ready for use in just a few seconds. Just scan the QR code, and you’re done!

FAQs – frequently asked questions

There can be several different reasons for this, please try to resolve the error as follows (the settings paths given may vary slightly between Android versions):

  • Restart your device.

  • Check that you have a stable Internet connection.

  • Make sure that app notifications are activated in the Siedle app: To do this, go to Android settings → Apps & Notifications → See all apps → Siedle app → Notifications → activate "Show notifications".

  • Check whether background data is limited for the Siedle app: To do this, go to Android settings → Apps & Notifications → See all apps → Siedle app → Mobile data and WiFi → activate "Background data" and "Unrestricted data usage".

  • Deactivate the battery stamina mode or exclude the Siedle app from this function: To do this, go to Android settings → Apps & Notifications → See all apps → Siedle app → Advanced → Battery → Battery optimisation. Find the Siedle app in the list and select "Don’t optimise".

  • Check whether you have the latest version of Google Play Services installed and update this if not.

  • Ensure that the ”Do not disturb” function is deactivated in the Siedle app. You can find this setting on the Siedle app start screen directly above the door release. It has a bell icon. If the bell is grey with a line through it, then you will not receive any notifications for the currently selected location.

Please also note the following:

If you actively stop (force stop) the Siedle app via the task manager or the Android settings → Apps & Notifications → See all apps → Siedle app → "Force stop", then no further notifications will be shown for a short period (max. 90 seconds).

There are several third-party apps that can affect how push notifications are shown. These include anti-virus, energy-saving and system optimisation apps. Please disable these apps for test purposes and check whether this improves the Siedle app signalling.

Camera

This is required for registering the app on your Siedle system using the QR code. The permission is therefore required for registration in every case, even when there is no camera on the system side. Afterwards, you can disable the permission for the camera in the operating system settings if you wish.

Microphone

This is required for door communication. Access to the microphone is needed to use the Siedle app. Without this access, door calls cannot be established with the mobile end device.

Location

The Siedle app requires location access for commissioning the IQ device via Bluetooth. It communicates using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). For BLE there are two usage scenarios:

  • Transfer of small data volumes to devices in proximity

  • Interaction with proximity sensors such as Google Beacons to offer users information based on their current location (used, for example, for key finders)

Siedle uses BLE for the first scenario. Compared to classic Bluetooth, BLE uses considerably less power. This is needed so that Bluetooth transmission with the IQ device is possible without requiring additional power. Android does not differentiate between the usage scenarios, basically all required permissions are requested. To support the second usage scenario, location access is required, even though no location data is required or used by the Siedle app.

Each time it is used, the Siedle app also checks whether an audio output device is connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth to enable voice output via this device. Permission to access location is also required for this Bluetooth query.

Contacts and call list

Access to the contacts and call list is not required to use the Siedle app. Nonetheless, a few mobile device types ask for permission to do so as part of the pairing process. Pairing can, however, be carried out without permitting access. The contacts and call list are not accessed.

  

In the case of the Siedle IQ in-house telephone for the 1+n system (Siedle IQ HTS), the QR code is on the device (under the receiver). This is reused for each log in. If the QR code is missing, a second QR code can be found inside the device.

If it is a Smart Gateway or Access Professional, the QR code can be generated in the administration interface in the browser. The QR code is generated when a new app user is created in the system. This can only be used once. Please ask your administrator/electrician about it.

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Connect several locations

Those who are responsible for different apartments, branch offices or buildings, appreciate security, flexibility and convenience: The Siedle app can access the mobile door communication system for different locations – regardless of the user's location and across all systems. The Siedle app brings door calls from all stored intercom systems to smartphones and iPads.

This feature will be released with the next update of the Siedle app. Installed apps are automatically updated depending on the settings on the smartphone.

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For all installation systems

The Siedle app works in systems with Siedle IQ, Smart Gateway or Siedle Access Professional. If several locations are connected, systems can be combined as desired.

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Full function for all entrances

When there's a door call, the Siedle app shows the location it's coming from and which entrance. Users can open the door, talk to visitors and – if there's a video system – also see them.

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All locations in a single menu

Location management is extremely easy: Navigate to the relevant menu item, create, change or delete new locations, entrances, names or individual icons. It really is that easy.

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Image memory for security

Who stopped by, at what time, location and at which door? The Siedle system's image memory sees it all. Image data can be called up at any time and deleted in line with data protection regulations.

Residential building example

A practical solution for owners: in addition to your own apartment, you can monitor your child's student flat or your holiday home. Even across countries.

Residential and commercial example

The ability to connect several systems provides literal freedom of movement: lawyers, doctors and tradespeople can link their homes and their offices, surgeries or workshops with a single device.

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Industry and logistics example

The multiple connection feature is particularly effective in industry and logistics – it enables caretakers to keep an eye on the door communication systems of office buildings and warehouses or several branch offices.

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The Siedle app is available to download

The Siedle app is free; you can download it here:

Siedle app for Android

Siedle app for Apple iOS

 

How secure is the Siedle app?

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Keep an eye on everything with video

Compare to a conventional intercom system, video surveillance provides significantly more security and convenience. Thanks to the Siedle app, you can view the video feed on your smartphone.

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Smart door release

A simple question to ensure complete security: If the user really wants to open the door, they have to tap to confirm so that nobody is let in by accident.

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Know what the system’s doing

Siedle app users are always up to date: Notifications for system updates, maintenance windows or – if necessary – faults are automatically sent to the end device.

Siedle app server located in Germany
Server located in Germany

Data security as it should be: The Siedle server is located in Germany. All data is protected according to the European General Data Protection Regulation; thus unauthorised access or access by authorities is prevented.

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Documented data security

Data in the Siedle system is encrypted such that no-one can access it. Rights governing who can work with data are strictly controlled.

What do you need to use the Siedle app?

Siedle Smart Gateway
Smart Gateway interface

The Smart Gateway interface establishes a connection to IP networks, the Internet and mobile door communication. Installed in a door intercom system, it transmits call, voice and video signals from the door to the digital end device.

More about Siedle Smart Gateways
Siedle IQ HTS plus App
Goodbye old, hello app! – with Siedle IQ

Upgrade older Siedle intercom systems and benefit from mobile door communication: Simply exchange your existing in-house telephone for an Siedle IQ in-house telephone. And connect to the Siedle app.

More about Siedle IQ in-house telephones
Siedle IQ
It’s all new with IQ

In new systems, our IQ in-house telephones and the Siedle app connect you to the mobile future. They can be combined with all Siedle door stations.

More about Siedle IQ in-house telephones
Siedle Starter-Set mit Compact Unterputz
Smart Gateway starter sets

This is all you need to get started with mobile door communication: one of our starter sets, consisting of a door station from the Classic, Compact or Vario design lines and the Smart Gateway – both in conjunction with the Siedle app.

View our sets with Siedle app

How the Siedle app can be upgraded?

Siedle Smart Gateway
Supplement Smart Gateway

The Smart Gateway is the interface to IP networks, the Internet and mobile door communication. Installed in an existing door intercom system, it transmits call, voice and video signals from the door to the digital end device.

More about Siedle Smart Gateways
Siedle IQ HTS plus App
Goodbye old, hello app! – with Siedle IQ

Mobile door communication for older intercom systems too: Simply exchange your existing in-house telephone for an Siedle IQ in-house telephone. And just connect to the Siedle app.

View the Siedle IQ in-house telephones
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Siedle door communication is incredibly versatile.

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Durable and retrofittable

A Siedle system is a safe investment. Because we develop our systems for a long service life. And when developing new products, we attach great importance to backward compatibility and update capability.

Quality and sustainability

Made in Germany

We are a high-tech company that uses the latest production methods. It’s also traditional human qualities and skills that give our products their very own character.

Made in Germany

Simple. Secure.

Siedle products provide functions that make the lives of the people using them simpler and more secure. We avoid excessive and fussy complication in favour of greater clarity.

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