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J**W
Good, but you need a phone to read them
These thermometers are useful to gauge temperature in rooms remotely. They are also good for checking the temperature of your fridge or freezer.I placed one in my freezer and it gave a reading which suggested my digitally controlled freezer was inaccurate. I tried another in some rooms in the house and they seemed accurate according to the room's thermostat.As portable devices, these are very useful and help to indicate temperatures around the house, or any other place. You do need to connect to them via bluetooth though, and they seemed to switch off, meaning I had to physically press the button on one of them to connect to it. This didn't always happen though. Connecting them was fairly easy, using the smart life app.It also takes a while for the devices to reach the surrounding temperature. For example, if took over 10 minutes for the thermometer to show the true temperature in a fridge.So, whether it's a conservatory, a wine cellar, your shed, home or place of work, they have their use. They are effectively nearly £10 each though, and it's debatable that most people would need three of them. Shame you couldn't just buy one.
A**M
Compact and feel well made
I already have Smart Life installed on my phone and found these three thermometers very easy to set up.They have a small plastic tab which you pull off the connect the battery. They then instantly go into pair mode, so can easily be detected by the Smart Life app. That's all there is to setting them up.If you later need to pair them to a different device, there is a small button you can press for a few seconds to restart the pairing.The back of the thermometer can be prized off to change the battery. That's pretty easy to do (in comparison I used some wireless thermometers where it is very difficult to access the battery). The back snaps back on securely and feels sturdy, as does the whole casing.I've checked these thermometers against others I own, and the readings from these tally, so I am assuming they are accurate.I haven't yet figured out what the broadcast policy is - for example,broadcast every few minutes or hour, or when the values change. However, so far, I've not detected any problems or dropped signal. My devices are all on one floor, but we have one in the conservatory, with the doors closed, and the signal still seems reliable.The devices are compact and feel solid and well made. My only minor gripes are that the battery on one of them is only showing 50%, and the additional information about the devices is presented in Chinese in the Smart Life app.
S**E
Good but slow
The media could not be loaded. Surprised how actually small these are... When I got the box out I thought I accidently got the pack of 1 not the pack of 3! They're so tiny they're actually cute tiny.So they're super easy to connect to their app. Takes seconds to connect them. Their accuracy of temperature and humidity for each room is very accurate. The only con is that is does take a minute or so for them to connect to the Bluetooth so that can be a bit frustrating waiting for that! Might just be my phone though as I have Bluetooth issues with other devices too.I really love these and with a humidifier I'm finding it really helpful keeping my rooms at perfect temperature and humidity.
L**O
Works But Let Down By Software
One thing I wish from many smart gadgets, is Bluetooth and not silly 2.4Ghz forced wifi that refuses to connect. This uses bluetooth, so it immediately connects through the app. But, I would not recommend these.What I like:• You get 3 in a pack.• All come pre-installed with batteries (CR2450)• Button to connect• Accurate reading• Bluetooth at a decent distanceWhat I don't like:• You're forced to use the SmartLife App. Although the product page claims to be Alexa and Google Home compatible, it's not. You have to connect through the app and then share it with other services like Alexa and Google Home. These connect fine; however, the App doesn't share everything needed - So Google home sees this as a sensor, but cannot read what the sensor says and is therefore pointless to use, outside the SmartLife App.• As this is App dependent, unless you have the App open at all times, the device goes into standby and doesn't continuously generate data - It only sends data when the app requests it. This was a pain for my smart plugs that had power monitoring, as it would only ever give me a reading when I requested this through the app and didn't store any data that would later sync.
A**R
Accurate and useful
These are quite small. I don’t think I realised how small when I ordered them but they work well. You have to download the Smart Life App (I have an iPhone) and follow the instructions in the little booklet. Don’t try and connect the devices through you Bluetooth connection. It just ties itself in knots. Also don’t try and find the device in the listings on the app of hundreds of applicable devices. Just switch on the device by pulling out the tab or holding the button down for a few seconds. There’s a plus symbol on the top corner of the app. Just press it and follow it through. It was very easy to set up.They seem to be reasonably accurate. I’ve placed all three next to an existing proven thermometer system to test accuracy. All three have the same readout exactly and are within 0.2 degrees of the source.However, I have two problems. I have three thermometers in three different rooms but I don’t know which is which. I haven’t found a way to change the name on the app so I know which one is in which room. They’re all called Temperature Humidity Sensor. Even if they had numbers it wouldn’t be so bad. The second issue is that I want a screen that shows all three sets of data together and it doesn’t appear to do that. I’m pretty sure that both problems can be solved but I haven’t found a way yet.Apart from that I do like them and I like the concept of controlling a multitude of devices through my phone.
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