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Please add iPad support
Basic functionality works in low res, not a native ipad app.
I like particle products, would be great to have an iPad app with full functionality of web IDE, event monitor etc. built in!!devvinu
Barely functional interface with minimal usage
Update - After finding that the Tinker functionality is not robustly implemented in the hardware, and the apps failure to recognize incompatible installation may actually be a firmware shortcoming, I'm adding a couple stars back. I still think this app is very limited as it doesn't allow any debugging, upgrading, flashing, or recovery for devices.Show lessOverzeetop
No t402 support
Does not seem to support the t402 tracker module.
But then the Web IDE does not support the module either.hateslack
Why Remove your best feature?
The only reason I used this app was because it would display my devices WAN IP address ( I don’t have a static ISP), so I could ssh easily into my devices without needing to come up with a third party way of figuring out my WAN address. Why take this out??jaylay23
Developer Response
Bonus points for unlocking this functionality in the App! We intend to reintroduce this feature in our next release (sometime this month). Thanks for the feedback!Junk
The product is junk bewhere you can’t remove a credit card from their system there is absolutely zero support and the CEO is a wet noodle..Morwic
Developer Response
Hello Morwic, we have reached out with contact information and are happy to try to help you with the issues you're experiencing.Don’t buy the Mesh edition yet.
Don’t buy the Mesh edition yet. They “push” these devices after struggling with production and seems they did not do the appropriated testing. There are many problems when creating the mesh network and the apps fails miserably during the mesh setup. Only works fine for the Photon version.AlbertMartin
Developer Response
I'd recommend giving this another shot! Our Mesh Devices have been interacting smoothly with the Particle App without significant incident for the past 8-10 months. Also, just as a tip, if for whatever reason you're unable to set up your Mesh Device via the App, one can always set up a Mesh via USB (see the instructions in our Particle Devices FAQ.)Does well what it’s meant to do
Useful for quick checkup of online devices or for setting up a new device. I wish it has some options for saving latest published messages or for creating a custom interfaces using cloud functions. Looking forward for more features from Particle’s awesome team.Jaafer
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! It's true - as we use Webhooks to move Published data between device and server, we don't store Published data. If a history of Particle Publishes is important for your project, I'd recommend routing your messages via some 3rd Party Service to store them permanently. There's some more information about Webhooks and a list of readymade integrations for moving your data around on the tutorials page of our website. (If you haven't already, check out IFTTT!)Super terrible, why do we need this?
This app is brutally bad. I’ve setup numerous photons in my student lab and frequently it just doesn’t work and nothing you can do will make it connect. There’s no diagnostics readily apparent. You’ll be quick to get a fail message but have no idea why. I suppose it wouldn’t really matter if they did give you a reason as no tools exist to correct it. There’s basically no desktop support either. If you want to configure this you’ll be getting into terminal and hombrew. I setup about a dozen of these per semester and one or two simply won’t connect to the app. I can’t for the life of me figure out why I keep buying these things.Show lessChip Bobbert
Developer Response
I'm sorry you've been having this experience, and I'm sorry to only be responding to this message now. If you have any further issues with Photon setup, please open up a ticket (support.particle.io) and reference this comment. Again, my apologies for the late response!Love the app!
Please consider adding iPad support or even better being able to develop on the iPad!Krabche
Developer Response
This is a great suggestion, thank you!Great results!
Just as advertised had Tinker turning on or off an LED in 10 mins out of the box on iPhone 6+. Remember to connect to both your home WiFi and the Photon WiFi according to Tinkers instructions. This is an incredibly powerful chip for $19.00. Five Stars Spark, Thank you for a great product!! Would like to play with the other chips you manufacture.....Show lessJack Mihoff212
