Used to be so much better
The recent Plume Home redesign has made basic parental controls dramatically harder to use. I used to be able to easily manage my children’s internet access and schedules. Now I have to navigate through multiple unintuitive screens just to locate a profile or determine whether a Focus is active.
Even worse, the app shows devices as “Focused,” “Online,” “Timeout,” etc. without clearly explaining what those states mean or whether a Focus is actually blocking internet access. Basic information about an unknown device is also buried or unavailable—the three-dot menu lets me rename it or change its type, but doesn’t even show me the information I need to identify it.
This isn’t an advanced networking use case. A parent should be able to open the app, select a child, see their devices, and immediately set something as simple as “No internet from 9 PM to 7 AM.”
The previous version was significantly easier to use. Please prioritize usability and reduce the number of steps required for profiles, Focus schedules, device identification, and parental controls.
I hate using this app.
Even worse, the app shows devices as “Focused,” “Online,” “Timeout,” etc. without clearly explaining what those states mean or whether a Focus is actually blocking internet access. Basic information about an unknown device is also buried or unavailable—the three-dot menu lets me rename it or change its type, but doesn’t even show me the information I need to identify it.
This isn’t an advanced networking use case. A parent should be able to open the app, select a child, see their devices, and immediately set something as simple as “No internet from 9 PM to 7 AM.”
The previous version was significantly easier to use. Please prioritize usability and reduce the number of steps required for profiles, Focus schedules, device identification, and parental controls.
I hate using this app.
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Bad Update
I liked this app because it allowed me to manage my devices seperately and boost the device we are using the most for the moment. This update ruined it. I can only focus, not boost. And focus kicks all other devices off the wifi?? My options are now slower internet across all devices, or great internet on a few and none on all the others. This update made the app difficult to navigate and took away key features that made the app convenient to have.
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Terrible Update
The new update hides the focus page. I could just click focus. Now there are extra steps. Taking options away is never a good update. Forced to use this app no other choice. Looking into a router to bridge this piece.
Why worse?
I will keep it at one star until I can create a group outside of profiles to control. I don’t want my kids advices in group without it also being under their own profiles. Also , why make things harder to get to or require more buttons to push to get there? Takes longer to get to profiles and I can’t even find where to group different things to make a focus. I had it all set up and now I need to change it but…Can we make things easier not harder please!
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Amaziiing 🙌
Good for parents
