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Char-Broil SmartChef Grill

Char-Broil SmartChef Grill

⭐️2.2 / 5
Rating
🙌35
Ratings
📼4 scs
Content
📦w/o updates
Updates frequency
🗣❌ unsupported
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All Versions of Char

2.0.2

February 11, 2020

Small Bug Fixes.

2.0.1

September 24, 2019

Updates for iOS 13 changes.

2.0.0

July 12, 2017

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.1.0

May 2, 2017

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.0.0

January 3, 2017

Price History of Char

Description of Char

Now you’re cookin’ with the Char-Broil SmartChef® Gas Grill app. Enjoy more time with your family and friends while your Char-Broil SmartChef TRU-Infrared Gas Grill delivers state-of-the-art monitoring and control capabilities directly to your iPhone. Char-Broil SmartChef technology utilizes the cloud to wirelessly exchange information between your gas grill and your iPhone, allowing you to monitor your gas grill in real time from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection. SmartChef technology combined with our TRU-Infrared cooking system makes it easier than ever to deliver great tasting food every time. Discover new recipes and expert tricks for a perfect cook every time. The Char-Broil SmartChef Gas Grill app can guide your meal every step of the way, or step into the background and only notify you when your food is almost done.   The Char-Broil SmartChef Gas Grill app delivers ‘real-time’ alerts and monitors your grill while you spend more time with friends and family. With the Char-Broil SmartChef Gas Grill app, you can: • Control pre-heat settings and grill temperatures. • Choose between a step-by-step, guided cook that automatically sets up recipes and cooking cycles, or manually set the temps and timers to your own liking. • Get updates on grill and food temperatures, fuel levels and burner status. • Get alerts so you know when your grill is ready for grilling, cool enough to cover and even if your grill experiences any significant temperature changes. Now you’re cookin’!
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Char: FAQ

Does Char support iPad devices?

No, Char doesn't support iPad devices.
The creator of Char is Char-Broil, LLC.
Currently, Char supports iOS 9.0 or later.
The Char app has a consumer rating of 2.2 and receives average reviews and ratings.
The Char App Relates To The Food & Drink Genre.
The latest version of Char is 2.0.2.
July 3, 2024 is the exact date of the latest Char update.
The Char app became available to the public on February 5, 2023.
Char-Broil, LLC: The Char app is child-friendly.
Char can be used in English, French, Spanish.
Sorry, Char is not on Apple Arcade.
Sorry, in-app purchases are not available for users of Char.
Sorry, Char is not specifically engineered for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Char

  • Read the name

    I was getting really upset with app at first then found out that I had the one for the grill and not the smoker
  • App is worthless

    Trying to setup this app currently before the Super Bowl. Customer service is useless turned off wi-fi assist and all the other things and still useless.
  • Finally, I got it connected! Follow these instructions if you need help.

    I’m pretty sure the firmware these grills shipped with had a bug. Some WiFi routers don’t work well for whatever reason. It could be the network name, password, something. I tried changing all types of settings on my WiFi, but I finally got it working using my personal hotspot. I used an iPhone 11 (iOS 13) and set my user name to all lowercase letters “matthew” and my password to my phone number “1234567890” (for example). After reading several reviews, I thought the grill might be rejecting some “special” characters, which could be capitals or symbols, who knows. To change the name of the hotspot, go to Settings > General > About > Name. The password can be modified in Settings > Personal Hotspot. I did use an Android phone to go through the setup of the app (since my iPhone was supplying the WiFi). I would suggest connecting the extra phone to your hotspot first before going through setup in the app. If you can’t see the grill network name pop up under WiFi and are getting a solid white dado button, then you need to turn off your existing WiFi. You could change the name of the your 2.4 GHz network if you want, but unplugging the router temporarily is probably easiest. Once the grill no longer sees your existing WiFi, the dado button should start blinking, and then you can connect to the CB_GRILL_DADO network. If you get an error, reboot the grill and then try to reconnect. Be patient.

    Once I completed the setup and the grill connected to my phone’s hotspot, the dado started flashing more rapidly, which means a firmware upgrade is ready. The app should also say something. I didn’t turn the grill off and back on, but pressed the dado button since it was already flashing. The circle of lights flashed for a while, 3 minutes or so. I think it did go green completely once and then started flashing green/yellow again. Might have took about 5 minutes total. Once it was back to normal, I turned off my hotspot and then went through the settings on the app to change networks again. The dado light should start slowly blinking again once the hotspot is off. It connected fine to the 2.4 GHz band of my 802.11ac router with WPA2 AES security just fine (make sure to plug your router back in if you unplugged it earlier). The WiFi module itself is 802.11g so you can’t run in n-only mode. I am pretty sure 5.8 GHz WiFi will not work as 802.11g never supported it.

    I’m so glad it’s finally connected. My WiFi network does include a dash in the name with an uppercase letter and the password is all lowercase letters. I’m hoping the new firmware can support all types of network names/passwords. If you don’t want to change your network name/password to get it working, a simple guest network setup might do it. Check your router’s manual for how to enable that feature. I have two of these grills and this worked fine on both so hope it helps someone else!