# Smart Pet Doors SureFlap's Door for Pets Can Be Controlled by a Smartphone By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2017-04-14 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/door-for-pets References: [psfk](https://www.psfk.com/2017/04/smart-pet-door-phone.html) & [sureflap](https://www.sureflap.com/en-gb/pet-doors/microchip-pet-door-connect) SureFlap is a British company that specializes in making [smart pet gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petkit), including the world's first [app-controlled microchip door for pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auto-pet-feeder). The Microchip Pet Door works alongside a central hub from the company and the Sure Petcare app, making it possible for a pet owner to remotely lock or unlock the pet door with a simple swipe of their phone. While the door for pets can be installed just as easily as a normal pet door, it keeps tabs on a [pet's activity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pet-health-monitoring) and keeps pet owners in control. With the app, pet owners are able to set schedules and even curfews for pets, so that they may be kept safely indoors overnight and let themselves out in the morning. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/pets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Smart Pet Gadgets:** Creating app-controlled, microchip pet doors is a new trend that takes advantage of the growing smart home market and preferences for ease-of-use. - **Remote Pet Monitoring:** The inclusion of pet activity monitoring and scheduling options in microchip pet doors is a new trend that can improve pet safety and owner peace-of-mind. - **Internet of Things (iot) for Pet Products:** Synchronizing pet products with other IoT devices creates a new trend that provides convenience and connectivity for pet owners. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Automation:** Smart pet doors are a new product that can be marketed to the home automation industry, providing an innovative and useful addition to the smart home experience. - **Pet Products:** The challenge of creating connected pet products, such as the microchip pet door, presents a trend for innovation in the pet industry. - **Smartphone Apps:** Creating the interface between pet owners and their pet products through smartphone apps is a new and growing trend with disruptive potential in the app development industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Subscription-Based Pet Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onlycat.md) - [Facial Recognition Pet Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-automatic-pet-door.md) - [Heavy-Duty Pet Entryways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-pet-door-3.md) - [Motorized Smart Pet Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pawport-smart-door.md) - [AI-Powered Cat Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flappie.md) - [Prey-Detecting Smart Cat Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cat-door-with-prey-detection.md) - [Programmable Microchip Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-microchip-pet-feeder.md) - [Fully Integrated Smart Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masonite-mpwr-smart-doors.md) - [Pet-Specific Calling Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calling-device-for-pets.md)