# Grid Connect

> Home, Smart Home.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arlec.gridconnect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arlec.gridconnect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.arlec.gridconnect`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Grid Home
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 1,099,658
- **Rating:** 2.69 / 5 (3,013 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-30
- **First published:** 2018-11-20
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 237 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlec.gridconnect)
- **Website:** [http://www.grid-connect.com.au](http://www.grid-connect.com.au/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://grid-connect.com.au/pages/privacy](https://grid-connect.com.au/pages/privacy)

## Description

Grid Connect is a versatile home automation Chrome extension designed to seamlessly integrate and control a variety of electronic smart home devices. It allows users to establish a comprehensive and cost-effective home automation network without the hassle of juggling multiple apps on their mobile devices.

By consolidating device management into a single platform, Grid Connect enhances convenience and efficiency, empowering you to automate and oversee your smart home with ease. Whether you're aiming to control lighting, security, or appliances, Grid Connect simplifies smart living for every household.

## Rankings

- #64,520 — Overall
- #22 — grid

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.arlec.gridconnect.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's concept and ease of automating various smart home devices with decent compatibility. However, there are recurring complaints about unreliable connectivity, especially with cameras and smart home integration, slow or faulty motion detection, app stability issues like crashes and freezes, and poor user interface features such as missing full-screen support and excessive permissions. These issues tend to impact usability and satisfaction significantly, though the ecosystem's device support is a strong point for many.

### Pros

- User-friendly interface suitable for older users
- Good concept with the ability to automate lights, power points, floodlights, etc.
- Supports multiple homes on the same app
- Reliable connectivity for many smart devices within the ecosystem
- Good integration with a variety of Grid Connect devices like smart lights, cameras, heaters

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity and reliability issues with devices and Google Home integration
- Poor camera functionality: slow motion alerts, no fast-forwarding, low quality, and malfunctioning infrared features
- App crashes, freezes, or white screens when accessing cameras
- Lack of full-screen camera view on tablets and foldable devices after updates
- Location permissions required unnecessarily and questionable privacy settings

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arlec.gridconnect)