📘Step-by-step
Multi-Home & User Access
Multi-Home & User Access- Switch Between Homes
- Edit Home Details
- Add a Guest User
❓FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Multi-Home & User Access- How do I switch between different homes?
- What is a Default Home?
- How do I change my home's name or location?
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Set a Default Home & Add Family in BeaknSet a default home for quick access, edit home details, add secondary users, and switch between multiple homes effortlessly from the Beakn app.
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Transfer Primary Access in Smart Home App | Hand Over Full Home Control SafelyTransfer full home ownership to another account without losing devices, settings, or automations, ensuring a seamless handover of complete admin control.
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Home Management in Smart Home App | Create, Join & Organize Multiple PropertiesCreate, join, and manage multiple homes with personalized names, accurate locations, and a default home that opens automatically for a seamless smart home experience.
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Edit Home Details in Smart Home App | Update Name & Location AnytimeEdit your home’s name and location anytime to keep your properties organized with clear, personalized names for easy identification.
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Add Guest User in Smart Home App | Temporary Access with Automatic ExpiryGrant temporary access to family, guests, or service staff with an automatic expiry time, ensuring secure and controlled access to your home.
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Switch Between Homes in One TapSwitch between multiple homes in seconds to easily manage your house, office, or other properties from a single Beakn app.
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Adding secondary user SettingsAdd secondary users with permanent access to control devices and scenes, while keeping device management and admin settings restricted to the primary user.
What it does
Switch Between Homes
If you have added more than one home in the app — like your house, your office, or your parents' home — you can move from one to another in seconds. The app always shows one home at a time.
Edit Home Details
You can change your home's name or update its location whenever needed.
Add a Guest User
You can give someone temporary access to your home — like a guest, relative, or house help — and set an expiry time so the access ends automatically.
Home Management (Manage Multiple Homes)
The Home section lets you manage more than one property in the app. You can create a new home, join someone else's home, edit details, or choose your main (default) home. This suits people who manage a flat, villa, office, or parents' house.
Options in the Home menu
•All Registered Homes — Shows every home linked to your account.
•Create a New Home — Add a brand-new property.
•Join an Existing Home — Request access to another user's home.
Default Home, Editing, Secondary Users, and Switching
The Default Home is the home that opens first whenever you start the app.
Daily benefits
•No confusion when you manage many properties.
•Faster access to your main devices.
•Automations, schedules, and routines always stay tied to the correct home.
Adding a secondary user (share access with family, tenants, or staff)
You can share access with family, tenants, or staff.
Transfer Primary Access (Make Someone Else the Owner)
This moves the main control of a home from one account to another — for example, from Account A to Account B.
Setup
Home Management (Manage Multiple Homes)
Creating a new home
1.Tap Create a New Home.
2.Enter the Home Name.
3.Choose Make Default (On/Off) — turn ON if this is your main home.
4.Enable Location Grab so sunrise/sunset and weather automations work correctly.
5.Tap Create Home. Your new home is created instantly.
Joining an existing home
1.Tap Join an Existing Home.
2.Enter the Email ID or Phone Number of the primary user.
3.Tap Search.
4.The homes linked to that user appear.
5.Tap Request to join.
6.The primary user must accept your request.
7.Once approved, you can control all devices in that home.
Add a Guest User
1.Go to Settings.
2.Tap Homes.
3.Select your default home.
4.Tap Guest User.
5.Tap the "+" icon to add a new guest.
6.Enter the guest's email ID or phone number.
•(The guest must download the app and register to get access.)
7.Select the expiry date and expiry time — how long they can access your home.
8.Tap Add to finish.
9.You can remove or cancel access anytime.
Edit Home Details
1.Go to Settings.
2.Tap Homes.
3.Select Default Home (your primary home).
4.Tap Edit.
5.Update the Home Name or Grab Location as needed.
6.Tap Save to apply the changes.
Default Home, Editing, Secondary Users, and Switching
Editing an existing home
1.Tap the home you want to edit.
2.Tap Edit.
3.Update the Home Name.
4.Enable or disable Location Grab if needed.
5.Tap Update Home to save.
Adding a secondary user (share access with family, tenants, or staff)
1.Go to your Default Home.
2.Tap Users.
3.Tap New User.
4.Enter the Email ID of the person you want to add.
5.Tap Add. The user is added and can access the home.
Transfer Primary Access (Make Someone Else the Owner)
Step 1 — Add Account B (from Account A)
1.Log in with Account A.
2.Go to Settings → Homes → Default Home.
3.Tap Users → Add User.
4.Enter Account B's email or phone.
5.Send the invitation.
Step 2 — Accept the request (from Account B)
1.Log in with Account B.
2.Accept the Home Access Request.
Step 3 — Make Account B the primary user (from Account A)
1.Log in again with Account A.
2.Go to Settings → Homes → Users.
3.Select Account B.
4.Tap Make Primary User.
How to use
Switch Between Homes
1.Open the app. You will land on the Home Page.
2.Look at the top bar — it shows all the homes you have added.
3.Tap the home you want (for example, Home, Office, or Shop).
4.Tap Enter. The app switches to that home at once.
Home Management (Manage Multiple Homes)
Home Management (Manage Multiple Homes)
The Home section lets you manage more than one property in the app. You can create a new home, join someone else's home, edit details, or choose your main (default) home. This suits people who manage a flat, villa, office, or parents' house.
Real-life example
•Your son lives in another city. He sends a request to join your home, you accept it, and now he can help you control your devices from far away.
Default Home, Editing, Secondary Users, and Switching
Switching between homes
1.Open Default Home.
2.Tap Enter Home.
3.Select the home you want to switch to.
4.Tap Enter Home again. You move to that home instantly.
Daily benefits
•No confusion when you manage many properties.
•Faster access to your main devices.
•Automations, schedules, and routines always stay tied to the correct home.
Transfer Primary Access (Make Someone Else the Owner)
This moves the main control of a home from one account to another — for example, from Account A to Account B.