Love love love
We absolutely love our Skylight! My son and DIL gave it to us for Christmas and we enjoy it every single day. I love that I can see my kids and grandson and all their animals every day, at any time. The photos scroll thru all day and sometimes I find myself just going into the living room to have a look and a smile 🥰🥰.
I recently went out of town to take care of my MIL as she was sick with Covid at 98. My husband (who also was getting over Covid and couldn’t go) doesn’t have a smart phone so sending him pics is a pain for him to get. So I sent him pics of his mom and her last days to our Skylight and he was able to “see” her and I was able to send him a video of a priceless conversation that mom and I had about what he was like when he was a kid ❤️.
This truly was one of the best gifts ever. So easy to set up and use and it truly is the gift that keeps on giving, everyday if you want it to. Our kids live thousands of miles away and I feel like this keeps us more connected.
You won’t regret this purchase. It’s way worth the money for all the smiles you’ll get or give.
I recently went out of town to take care of my MIL as she was sick with Covid at 98. My husband (who also was getting over Covid and couldn’t go) doesn’t have a smart phone so sending him pics is a pain for him to get. So I sent him pics of his mom and her last days to our Skylight and he was able to “see” her and I was able to send him a video of a priceless conversation that mom and I had about what he was like when he was a kid ❤️.
This truly was one of the best gifts ever. So easy to set up and use and it truly is the gift that keeps on giving, everyday if you want it to. Our kids live thousands of miles away and I feel like this keeps us more connected.
You won’t regret this purchase. It’s way worth the money for all the smiles you’ll get or give.
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Very nice
My children gave this to me for Christmas with the promise to share more photos with me. It is enjoyable to watch but at the same time I could see some improvements could be added. Fading pictures in and out or other options would be wonderful, also a timer of turning on and off. In addition as it randomly switches pictures I see a few very often but not all of them. Another problem I noticed is the sound for videos. No matter how many times I turn the sound off it continues to come on with every showing of a video. It was necessary to remove the videos altogether. The Skylight does not have a battery therefore it must be plugged in at all times. It was a wonderful gift but not really very different from the Digital ones we used to put an SD card in with the exception of using WiFi.
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THE BEST
I am so NOT tech savvy! This was a Christmas gift from 2 of my girls and my son in law set it up fir me while we were all together. They started sending pic’s to me right away! So simple to use that I am able to do this all by myself now. The option of videos and pictures! It is amazing to feel like I am part of the family interactions now. I don’t use social media, it’s just not my thing, yet I wasn’t getting to enjoy all the interaction between family events. Well? This fixed that! I am setting in my room watching the pics right now as they scroll by! So cool. One feature that is fun for me is I have an e-mail set up specifically for this and anyone can send photos or video to that address and a prompt appears on the screen to view new photos!! At a touch of the screen they start loading.
I don’t have to turn it on or off because there is a timer to have it sleep and wake up! This is one of the best gifts I have received from my kids; except the grandkids!
I don’t have to turn it on or off because there is a timer to have it sleep and wake up! This is one of the best gifts I have received from my kids; except the grandkids!
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Loved at first, disappointed with the upswell
I purchased this frame back in the fall. It was easy for my mildly tech savvy parents to set it up. It worked instantly and easily. I took a break from sending photos since they had done a long-term visit. When I started uploading photos again, I was disappointed to find that viewing the history was now considered a Plus feature that required a subscription. Really? Changing the terms of use after purchase doesn’t sit well with me. The upload process also changed a bit and isn’t as seamless as it used to be. I used to add photos to a “skylight” album from my phone but it doesn’t intuitively sync photos from that album anymore. Perhaps it’s just buggy? Either way, not loving the sneaky ways of up selling features I didn’t have to pay for in the past.
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Thank goodness for Skylight!
Here we were in the midst of the Pandemic and our wonderful daughters bought us this miracle! Thank goodness! Being separated from our children during this time was really tough. Our oldest daughter gave birth to our first grandchild and they daily send videos and photos for us since we haven’t seen him in person. Then our youngest daughter actually got engaged during this same time. Thanks to Skylight we were able to see the event. Now we can watch, and rewatch, all these amazing events. Thank goodness for technology that is as easy as this. Now we even post pictures that they can view. It doesn’t get any better than this!
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Awesome and so easy to use
I’m super skeptical of products that I see in my IG feed that look too good to be true...this one wasn’t. It’s awesome. When I had a question about shipping/ arrival date, they got back to me within hours and addressed my concerns (getting it there by Xmas). The app is literally idiot proof, it’s so easy to upload video and pics. Plus my favorite feature is that anyone who has the email address of your frame can also use the app or email and send pics. My siblings and I use it to help make our parents feel included in our daily lives since they’re so far away and we haven’t been able to see them this year. The frame has a sleek, simple look and great resolution. I’m actually annoyed I didn’t take advantage of their buy 2 and save promo because I want one for myself now! Haha. Anyway, awesome purchase, high quality, and intuitive, easy to use interface. Love it!
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Beware the up sell: trapped
The frame is expensive but we got one because the novelty of it armed with it. But my older parent is not able to manage and organize the pictures himself. Fine. So I put the app on my phone. But turns out that if you even want to SEE the pictures that are on the frame you need to upgrade to the monthly or annual payment. Otherwise you have zero idea what images are there.
So I had to pay in Order to manage my dad’s account. Then after I paid, the app didn’t work - still can’t use the functionality. So I contacted customer support; they said they couldn’t help me gain functionality and that they could not offer a refund. What!?
So consider a different product where they are more up front about what you get, and where you are paying for something you can’t use.
So I had to pay in Order to manage my dad’s account. Then after I paid, the app didn’t work - still can’t use the functionality. So I contacted customer support; they said they couldn’t help me gain functionality and that they could not offer a refund. What!?
So consider a different product where they are more up front about what you get, and where you are paying for something you can’t use.
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No sorting allowed
As far as this app goes, it’s pretty slick! One star knocked off for no way to change the upload order. I only use as a digital frame so the calendar is never used and I can’t review.
As far as skylight as a company. You can upload to the frame all day long but you must purchase a subscription to remotely remove content. If you’re ok with that, after all the money you already invested in the frame, then I recommend the product. Otherwise I’d keep shopping around.
One final note, this app only comes in a mobile/iOS version. Most of our pictures are on the desktop and the only way to load to the frame from the desktop is through email.
As far as skylight as a company. You can upload to the frame all day long but you must purchase a subscription to remotely remove content. If you’re ok with that, after all the money you already invested in the frame, then I recommend the product. Otherwise I’d keep shopping around.
One final note, this app only comes in a mobile/iOS version. Most of our pictures are on the desktop and the only way to load to the frame from the desktop is through email.
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Great product, so easy to use
Set this up for my nana who struggles to use her phone so doesn’t see the group chats photos. Sent this app out to all of my family and now we can all update the frame with our pictures, it’s another good way for us to all see each other’s pictures too. So easy to use as well for her and it notifies you when she has new photos. Really didn’t think the product would be this good. We are all so happy with it. Would recommend the upgrade too for captions and videos!
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Nope. Refund Requested.
Maybe wait for Version 5.0 of the Skylight Calendar? Brilliant idea and yet such a D+ execution in this iteration.
Current product and app must have barely passed the Minimum Viable Product.
- Syncing our calendars with the Skylight App is NOT simple for a family with multiple / complex schedules (isn’t that why we bought this?)
- App should allow you to change calendar layout orientation. It’s a total miss that you cannot choose a vertical layout.
- Perhaps most relevant, there are just so many options that a thoughtful version of the Skylight App should facilitate e.g. access Photos to choose your family picture, add a screen saver, icon, etc
Corresponding Skylight product feedback - because you won’t find this anywhere on their site:
- Wall hanging is actually NOT workable: the weight of cord pulls down the right side. (?!) Additionally, it’s a white product with a black cord. How does that work on anything but a black wall?
- The “desk stand” is actually a plastic stick that screws into the back. Cheeeeap.
- Cannot edit an event on the device if you want to quickly adjust the time (#life). You need to delete event and re-enter new time.
- Cannot choose an “all day” option from the device. Like, you know, BIRTHDAYS or HOLIDAYS.
All told, if I’d paid $25 for this product, I might be OK. This barely functional piece of plastic is NOT worth $150. Refund Requested.
Current product and app must have barely passed the Minimum Viable Product.
- Syncing our calendars with the Skylight App is NOT simple for a family with multiple / complex schedules (isn’t that why we bought this?)
- App should allow you to change calendar layout orientation. It’s a total miss that you cannot choose a vertical layout.
- Perhaps most relevant, there are just so many options that a thoughtful version of the Skylight App should facilitate e.g. access Photos to choose your family picture, add a screen saver, icon, etc
Corresponding Skylight product feedback - because you won’t find this anywhere on their site:
- Wall hanging is actually NOT workable: the weight of cord pulls down the right side. (?!) Additionally, it’s a white product with a black cord. How does that work on anything but a black wall?
- The “desk stand” is actually a plastic stick that screws into the back. Cheeeeap.
- Cannot edit an event on the device if you want to quickly adjust the time (#life). You need to delete event and re-enter new time.
- Cannot choose an “all day” option from the device. Like, you know, BIRTHDAYS or HOLIDAYS.
All told, if I’d paid $25 for this product, I might be OK. This barely functional piece of plastic is NOT worth $150. Refund Requested.
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