App crashes
Terrible app needs lots of updates
Blind Engine is outdated
The app has not been updated in over 3 years.
It is not user friendly.
I have bought 2 units from WalMart and I guess I will need to return them, as I am not able to have them work with my cell phone.
It is not user friendly.
I have bought 2 units from WalMart and I guess I will need to return them, as I am not able to have them work with my cell phone.
Started good ended bad
This app stopped working after a while even after I updated it.
Uninstalled it to start again and now it doesn’t work at all
Uninstalled it to start again and now it doesn’t work at all
Almost perfect
I got the app, added the blind opener configuration very easy.
BUT
The solar unit looks like it has LDR on it but not recognized with winter setup
Time setup shows day but not time.
BUT
The solar unit looks like it has LDR on it but not recognized with winter setup
Time setup shows day but not time.
Aweful
The app doesn’t work. The product is not fully functional. Bought through Walmart. asked for a refund. Developer offered to send a new one. I accepted the offer. 6 months and many follow ups later it hasn’t arrived. Seems like a scam to avoid refunding. Worthless product. Landfill.
Great App!
Despite previous reviews, this is actually a great app! It’s feature packed, I’ve used it for a few months now and it has been totally faultless for me- and I use it every day via a light sensor to automatically open & close my blinds every day.
Where is the timer?
Seems reliable on first use. Stays connected. Doesn’t have issues with reconnecting. But for the life of me I cannot find the timer settings. How do I setup time of day/week to open/close?
Please help.
Please help.
China Made App
Although simple to set up with the app, after 2 days, I now can’t seem to operate the blinds anymore through the app. The previous timer presets are still activate but I can no longer change them or do anything else. I tried removing and reinstalling the app to no avail.
Also, Similar to another review, on the timer screen, you can’t view the writing as it’s white writing on a white background? Bizarre.
I’m going to be asking to be sent another unit to see if that works with the connectivity issues!
Also, Similar to another review, on the timer screen, you can’t view the writing as it’s white writing on a white background? Bizarre.
I’m going to be asking to be sent another unit to see if that works with the connectivity issues!
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Does not connect anymore
I got 3 AM43 drives and initially was able to pair them and everything g was working fine.
Then all of a sudden the drives still show in the app but I cannot access 2 of them. For one the old automation is partially working and for the other it doesn’t.
They are all fully charged - I tried to uninstall the app and delete the app data.
However, the 2 drives cannot be paired again.
A big waste of my time and currently I can only use 2 of the drives manually.
In one Thread it states to pair with the Tuya app - I tried all the BLE drives on that app and it does not work either.
The 2 drives also don’t go into pairing mode after pressing the up and set button/ or down and set button for 3 seconds.
Then all of a sudden the drives still show in the app but I cannot access 2 of them. For one the old automation is partially working and for the other it doesn’t.
They are all fully charged - I tried to uninstall the app and delete the app data.
However, the 2 drives cannot be paired again.
A big waste of my time and currently I can only use 2 of the drives manually.
In one Thread it states to pair with the Tuya app - I tried all the BLE drives on that app and it does not work either.
The 2 drives also don’t go into pairing mode after pressing the up and set button/ or down and set button for 3 seconds.
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Updates Needed
(Post 5-Dec-2021) The app hasn’t been updated in a year. While the basic functions work, there are annoying issues.
Example: It does not adapt to Dark Mode which renders the User Interface unusable when you iPhone is in Dark Mode. The interface refreshes every time you navigate away from the app. So if you need to force you iPhone into Light Mode and return the UI refreshes. That would not be a problem, but the refresh is slow.
I no longer recommend the app given the length of time since the last update.
Example: It does not adapt to Dark Mode which renders the User Interface unusable when you iPhone is in Dark Mode. The interface refreshes every time you navigate away from the app. So if you need to force you iPhone into Light Mode and return the UI refreshes. That would not be a problem, but the refresh is slow.
I no longer recommend the app given the length of time since the last update.
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Background colour & text colour
Love this app and works really well except for an easily remedied niggle, in settings, the text colour and the background colour are too close making it very difficult to read! A simple edit would fix this and receive 5 stars
Works nicely
App was easy to connect to the blinds and relatively straight forward to set up a timer to open and close my blinds. I like the swipe function to open/close blinds but now timer is set up I hardly ever touch it and just use the timer.
Be warned that you'll need to remember a password.
Developers- is there any way of recovering or resetting this password? I have a new phone and cannot connect to the blinds to change the timer setting. Thanks
Be warned that you'll need to remember a password.
Developers- is there any way of recovering or resetting this password? I have a new phone and cannot connect to the blinds to change the timer setting. Thanks
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Surprised it works as well as it does 🤨
As long as you put enough tension on the cord it grabs. The app connects easy and only took me about 30 to set up. Like everything is a gamble. I started with one to see how it went and for what I need it too do it’s fine.
Good, but limited features.
This app was fairly easy to set up, after reading the instructions that came with my blind motors.
The app works good for me, but would benefit from the following enhancements:
1. Ability to add more than 7 blinds.
2. Ability to select times when in dark mode.
3. Add Alexa capability, so others within my household can access the controls.
4. Add more than 4 actions under blind timing list.
5. Allow the user to duplicate settings e.g. blind timings to multiple blinds.
6. Add password hint in Bluetooth setup (8888) as not everyone reads instructions.
Hopefully some of these enhancements will be added in future versions.
Many thanks.
The app works good for me, but would benefit from the following enhancements:
1. Ability to add more than 7 blinds.
2. Ability to select times when in dark mode.
3. Add Alexa capability, so others within my household can access the controls.
4. Add more than 4 actions under blind timing list.
5. Allow the user to duplicate settings e.g. blind timings to multiple blinds.
6. Add password hint in Bluetooth setup (8888) as not everyone reads instructions.
Hopefully some of these enhancements will be added in future versions.
Many thanks.
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Need to add a guide
This app is helpful to configure my blind. It would be nice to include a guide. The logic of winter/summer more is not clear, specifically the logic between the time and light value. Do the time settings define the period light sensing is active? Can the close time be before the open time (i.e. to keep the shade open in the night)? Does the "light value to open" opens the shade when the light is lower than the setting?
I also suggest the developer to add a display of current light value on the status page.
I also suggest the developer to add a display of current light value on the status page.
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How do I reset my password?
I forgot my password. Please let me know how to reset it.
Mostly okay
It’s not a solid app that’s well written. Hard to get set up and funky places to hit save but eventually you can get it programmed. One thing that is an issue is the automatic summer winter mode to detect daylight won’t let you set open and close times that are backwards (open at dark, close at light) but that’s exactly what I need because the motors are attached to a sun screen on my back porch. So I do want them lowered in the bright light and raised all the way up (ie stored) when it gets darker but this app won’t let me do that.
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Bad
Really bad app. Alarm doesn’t work
Can’t read text
When trying to set timer to open blind or close blind the time digits can not be seen as the background is white and the digits are also white , I’m using the app on iPhone and iPad with the same issues, also when adjusting the same timers the time shown is the live time not the time you originally set the timers at which I find annoying
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Overall pretty good
The app generally works pretty well.
Great that now it auto connects on opening.
Just one weird problem ... if you move a blind down a bit by dragging the image down, then move it a bit more (without leaving the screen) it moves a different blind.
Great that now it auto connects on opening.
Just one weird problem ... if you move a blind down a bit by dragging the image down, then move it a bit more (without leaving the screen) it moves a different blind.
