# Guardian Alarm Essentials

> Guardian Alarm Essentials (iPhone/iPad app by GA Business Purchaser LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guardian-alarm-essentials/id6448806915 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GA Business Purchaser LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1556499302)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 207 MB
- Languages: English, French, Chinese, Spanish
- Released: 2023-05-05
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guardian-alarm-essentials/id6448806915/reviews.md

## What is Guardian Alarm Essentials?

Use your mobile device to arm or disarm your Guardian Alarm system panel. This app only works for the Alula brand panel.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.24.6 — 2024-05-14

- Resolved a crashing bug on certain devices.

### 3.24.5 — 2024-05-07

- Resolved a bug that can prevent arming/disarming of certain devices.

### 3.24.4 — 2024-05-07

- Resolved an issue where notification badging can break down when the app is in a background state. 
- Resolved sorting order of arming level items to prioritize Away/Stay.
- Misc performance improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.24.3 — 2024-05-01

- App notification badges are now only impacted by security event notifications.
- Additional indicators and decorations have been added to clarify the event notifications and guide users where to go to clear them.
- Update for arm modifiers (arm silent, no entry delay) for a specific panel type.
- Fix for video camera clip access on some camera types.
- Updated some user prompts to better reflect the condition of the account. 
- Misc updates and fixes.

### 3.24.2 — 2024-04-17

- Chatty zones will now be indicated along with other zone issues.
- Badge support added for security system events.
- Critical notification support added.
- Fixed live view crash.
- Added support for silence trouble beeps on certain panels.
- Z-Wave thermostat controls updated for all known system modes.
- Added Spanish support.
- Trouble conditions for the Touchpad should now show the correct touchpad hardware ID.
- Resolved an issue where doorbell press notifications didn't contain a thumbnail.
- Added support for BAT-Mini.
- Added support for Heat sensors on certain panels.
- Cleared type ahead after selecting a zone token on certain panels.
- Added time sensitivity notification support.
- Improved chat notifications to better to more accurately inform the user of the sender.
- Resolved an issue that prevented the New User form from being scrollable at times.
- Fixed a bug that causes issues with FaceID permissions.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when using the Suggest button while changing your password.
- The camera reboot option will now show for a certain camera firmware that wasn't previously supported but should have been.
- Misc performance improvements and bug fixes.

## More apps by GA Business Purchaser LLC

- [MyGuardianAlarm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myguardianalarm/id1556499300)
- [MyGuardian Video](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myguardian-video/id1609988026)
- [MyGuardianLive](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myguardianlive/id6739633757)

All apps by GA Business Purchaser LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/1556499302

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