Ariana Herlihy / Work / Savant Security

Product UI

Making home security feel familiar

Client
Savant
Year
2020
Role
UI design
Platforms
iPhone, iPad, Android tablet
Status
Released

Savant Security is the home security service inside the Savant app. It lets people check on their system, arm and disarm it, and get alerts when something happens, all from their phone or tablet. I worked on the UI for it while I was at Savant.

Right on the home screen

Security lives on the Savant home screen next to lighting, climate and media, so you can tell at a glance whether the house is ready to arm without opening anything.

The Savant app home screen with a Security tile that says Ready to Arm, next to lighting and climate tiles
The Savant home screen with the security tile.

When something goes wrong

The main security screen has three big choices: Stay, Disarm and Away. If an alarm goes off, the whole screen turns red and tells you which sensor tripped and when. One tap opens the full list of tripped sensors, grouped by house.

The alarm screen, solid red, showing Alarm while in Stay and the motion sensor that tripped itThe tripped sensors list showing a motion sensor and a window in the main house
The alarm screen and the tripped sensor list.

A keypad people already know

Plenty of people have used the keypad on their wall for years, so the app includes a full version of it, with the same codes and commands, plus Chime, Test, Instant and Tone. Savant describes the service as refreshingly familiar, and this screen is a big part of why.

The full security keypad screen with number keys, Chime, Test, Instant and Tone, and an Enter button
The full keypad.

Every screen size

The design covers iPhone, iPad and Android tablets, along with all the in-between states: arming countdowns, bypassing sensors, not ready to arm, emergency and passcode screens. You can see the live product on savant.com.

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