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Strange UX and a little cluttered UI
The app feels really strange to use. The animations, the buttons, where I can swipe all feels “off”. It makes basic tasks difficult to do as i’m adjusting to “oh, this is how the app does it”. It doesn’t use standard iOS components, instead choosing to do everything custom — which is fine! Ifff it fits. I’m not sure if this is a react/web app.
Suggestions: less padding on all buttons, less clutter on all screens, less animations where not needed, less custom controls (three way toggle dimmable switch also snaps to the middle, so it’s a switch And a slider And a stepped slider?), more efficient UX / navigation / information architecture (how many taps to do XYZ?). (An example for padding: the buttons on the top nav are really large, as are the ones on bottom tab bar.)
I also ran into a really strange bug. I added a light, tapped on the suggested group “Living Room”, added second light, tapped on the suggested group “Living Room”, and now had two separate living room groups that I couldn’t unassign from. Some part of the suggested items didn’t create the group. I had to reset both lights to get them to reconfigure, as I couldn’t delete the group either. HomeKit is much simpler to use and I’ve since reverted to it.Show lessPeter Kos
Lifx unreliable
I’ve had the LiFx App for about 4 years. Initially, it worked so well that I eventually upgraded the entire house to use a combination of lights and switches. Automatic schedules gave the house a lived-in look.
However, over the last couple of App upgrades, the whole system has become unstable and unreliable. One night all the lights will turn on, as scheduled; the next night, barely half the lights will come on.
Turn on a light switch via the App and the whole bank of four switches turns on. No amount of resetting, rebooting, re-programming, power-off resetting has any effect. Most of the HomeKit connections have dropped off
The whole thing is a schemozzle. Lifx Support can’t offer any solutions. I’m now considering ditching the whole system and moving to the Philips Hue System.Show lessBigmac707
I’m selling my bulbs…
It needs a lot of improvements, the interface is over simplified and its actually becoming difficult to use. I feel like features and important setting information are hidden in the app.. struggling to delete houses after moving properties… struggling to delete lights.. and the policy of waiting 15 days to delete an account…. so I could have a nice fresh start has obviously ruined my chances… get off your high horse. This is not a bank account. We shouldn’t have to wait 15 days to delete an account…. Get off your high horse. FRUSTRATING.Show lessBradBreadley