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Don’t rely on Zendo alone in critical or life-threatening situations. Sensor readings can be delayed or missing because of network problems, device settings or faulty hardware. Always keep dedicated safety systems and a backup way of being alerted.

Intro

With Zendo, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, gas leak detectors, and water leak detectors live on your floorplan, giving you an instant view of any active alerts across your property. Safety sensors are visible in Security & Safety mode.
Safety alerts show up at the top of the Safety & Security activity feed, so you can review when an alarm was triggered.

Add sensors to the floorplan

Add an accessory for each room where you have a smoke, CO, gas or water leak sensor, and pick “Safety Sensor (Smoke, CO, Gas and Water Leaks)” as the type. You can add multiple sensors to the same room and their status is aggregated automatically.
Set up a critical push notification to alert you immediately when a sensor triggers. Critical notifications bypass mute and Do Not Disturb settings, so you won’t miss an alert even if your phone is silenced.

On the floorplan

Sensors are grouped by room. The room icon turns red when any sensor in the room detects an issue. The Activity & Cameras button at the bottom of the floorplan turns red when any sensor detects an issue, regardless of which floor you are currently viewing. That’s a critical security alert. Unlike locks, doors and gates, safety sensors have no setting for it: they always alert, because a fire, a gas leak or a flood is something you should always be told about.

Safety sensor detail

Tapping a safety sensor on the floorplan or in the Tiles view opens the detail overview. It shows “No Safety Issues” when all sensors are clear, or a list of active alerts (e.g. “Smoke detected - CO detected”) when one or more sensors detect an issue. If you’ve added a CO sensor and the sensor reports CO concentration, an air quality indicator bar is displayed showing the current level.

Safety alerts in the Activity & Cameras view

When one or more sensors detect an issue, a Safety Alerts section appears at the top of the Activity & Cameras view, under your security system if you have one. Each affected room is shown. Tap a tile to open the activity history for that room.

Restrict access to safety sensors

With Family Sharing (Access Control), you can decide who can control your safety sensors.

In a home setup, you could hide them from kids and guests.
In a commercial property, you could hide them from visitors and non-admin staff.

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