Smart Electric Motorized Blinds Kit - 3Pack with 2.4G WiFi Remote Control, Solar Powered, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home and Siri, Light Sensing Control, Unlimited Group Control

I purchased these two years ago and decided that I can truly give an honest review after all of this time. I initially purchased these because there is little on the market to retrofit to a horizontal blind kit and I wanted to automate my blinds to open and close at daylight/dusk. These not only fit the cost effectiveness requirement, but I had heard about this company from their automated physical switch so I knew that they weren't strangers to this space. SmarthomeSolver on Youtube talked highly about them so I found myself already watching this company. The product itself is very well built and feels like it is made to last and the package includes everything you will need to install them with ease and I personally thought that the instructions and process was simple and easy to follow. They are slim and they also blend in very nicely as well. Since I needed multiples, I purchased the ones with solar panels and wound up with 9 total motors for 9 windows. The app itself is simple and nicely designed and it makes setting up and operating it easy. I linked everything to a schedule within the app and everything just works. I also set it up with geo services to allow it to sense when I come and go and open and close my blinds without any additional effort when I'm leaving and comping back. I also was easily able to link these to both Google and Alexa and use them interchangeably within my smart home network. Hubs have improved immensely and have made everything even faster to operate and I installed one on each floor of my home. They automatically link to the hubs now too so there isn't any setup there that I noticed when adding new devices recently. All in all, these have been opening and closing my blinds in my house every single day at minimum 2 operations per day and they have required little to no effort or maintenance. The one South facing window that I have with a solar panel in it has only required a charge once in two years as it consistently gets enough sun to counter its use. The rest of my windows are North facing and don't get much sun. I tried the panels in one device and overall, I don't recommend them if your windows are similar fashion. The app requires a certain sun level to charge which seems to not be very effective in indirect light. However, I do have to charge this one less than the others so there is enough to charge it some. Its also difficult to get behind the blind topper to unplug the panel and plug it in to charge so I just leave them off. Typically, they only need charging twice a year to date for me. The one time I had an issue with the app, I reached out to Customer Service for Switchbot and not only did they reply rather quickly but the app was fixed too. It blew my mind at how responsive they were. I haven't had any issues since and it was more of a display issue than a failure or issue with the servi e or device. Overall, after the blind devices, I've purchased hubs and plugs and was given a water leak sensor and everything has the same longevity and durability and I am quite pleased. I highly recommend these devices and highly recommend you check out their other products too for smart home solutions because they have been absolute workhorses for me.

Purchased the Switchbot blinds with hub mini. Here is my review. First after reading through other reviews I unpackaged the units and immediately charged the units for about 6 hours (much easier to charge prior to installation). Then I installed the unit, very easy to install. I didn't time my first installation but the second install to less than 5 minutes. The calibration takes less than a minute. The feature set is great. I originally just set a time to close on the first day and open them through the app in the morning, worked perfect. The second day I create an automation to open at sunrise and close at sunset - PERFECT. The feature set includes Time, Automate, close up, close down, light sensing, status of blinds (open or closed with percentage) as well as other features. The solar panel is a very nice touch and the app displays the battery status. One thing I would have like is a longer cable for the solar panel, I have a 3 to 4 foot overhang directly above the windows. I originally installed at the top of the window but didn't get enough light so I moved it down as far as I could, works better but I will just buy an extension cable to fix that issue. This is a great product. I was originally designing my own using an ESP8266 and a stepper motor. I would have spent more with less features so I bought this. THIS PRODUCT GREAT. Additional review of Switchbot motion sensor: Setup was simple since I already have a Switchbot hub mini. The sensor works well and has settings for short, medium, long distance and a light sensing feature which I am not using since my blinds are already dusk to dawn. The feature set is a little lacking. There are no unique tones so you have to use notifications from the existing ones on your phone. You can disable the sensor from the app but it’s buried a couple menus down and you have to turn it back on after it’s disabled, what I would have like to seen is a snooze button on the main menu where you could choose the interval ( 1, 2 ,3 hours.

Simple device that works great. Mounted these on some faux-wood 2.5” blinds. I’m big on home automation and should have bought these sooner. Simple to install and calibrate. Linked up with Alexa fine. The small solar panels aren’t too obtrusive and seem to work ok, even through my tinted/uv coated hurricane windows. A little pricey to buy individually, but the 3-pack on Black Friday was a good deal.

Overall, I’m a big fan of this product and highly recommend to install in pre-existing manual blinds. I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of set up both with the app functionality and integration with Amazon Alexa. I ended up buying two packs and installed them in my downstairs area. It’s nice to wake up and have the blinds already opened in the morning and then automatically close at dawn. There is a setting that can adjust to reduce the motor noise however, the blinds will just lose at a slower rate. Most of the time I don’t notice them, but if you’re sitting next to it, it will be noticeable when the blinds closed. I also noticed that it wobbles the blind closer and sometimes can leave it in a wonky position but honestly not that big of a deal overall. I like that it has been reliable the past couple weeks of having it. There’s been no issues with the motor or the mechanism and it is reliably opening and closing at the schedule times.

I’m a smart home buff. Never thought I would need these, though. Wife thinks it’s stupid, but now that I’ve installed a couple, I think she appreciates what can be done. I’ve got different scenes and schedules that make life a little more enjoyable. I programmed the one in our hallway(window faces her side of bed) to check her work schedule for the next day. During the middle of the night, if it sees that she doesn’t work the next day, it will close completely. This gives her more darkness to sleep in, instead of sunlight on her face. Another one in the living room closes the blinds when I watch a movie. Installing was very easy, setting up in the app was also easy. I can control any of them from my phone. They also came with solar panels, which keeps them running without having to have them plugged in or charged with a power bank.

I had the intention of intergrating these with my HA, but the app functioned so well I haven't found a need. Very cool and easy to install!

I’ve installed four of these SwitchBot Blind Tilts in my home — purchased a three-pack and a one-pack — and couldn’t be happier with them. The one-pack I purchased was a ‘kit,’ also containing Switchbot’s “Hub Mini,” which is a necessary addition if you want to control these via your smart home controller — Alexa / Google Home / so forth. Mine are controlled through Amazon Echos via Alexa routines. Installation instructions are clearly written and the necessary bits and jigs to insure correct alignment are included with each blind tilt in the form of cardboard templates with adhesive. You align the cardboard template with your tilt wand, attach it to your blind’s headrail with the template’s adhesive pads, and it shows you precisely where to attach the wand clamp and the motor mount for a correct fit. At first, opening the package, installation looks daunting, but it’s really quite simple. Just read through the instructions and you won’t have any problems. Others have mentioned trouble keeping these units charged. I haven’t experienced any problems, and all four of my blind tilt units are on a north-facing wall. It’s true that the solar panel doesn’t keep their batteries at 100%, but this is to be expected when the panels are facing north and get zero direct sun. When I first installed these I installed the solar chargers on three but did not install the solar charger on the fourth. After a month, the three with the chargers were at 78% battery, the one without was at 58%. So even facing north, the solar chargers provide a small charge, helping to keep the batteries up. I charged these unit’s batteries to 100% prior to installing them and own a supplemental battery for my iPhone. It’s a simple matter to unplug the solar panel’s USB-C connector from the unit and plug the battery in to top off the blind tilt’s battery. Would it be better if the solar panels did all the work? Of course. But there will always be these minor issues with any tech, and honestly, this is so minor it’s inconsequential. My ONE problem with SwitchBot Blind Tilt was with the unit’s bright whiteness. I have mahogany blinds in my living room and honey maple blinds in my bath. The white motor and wand clamp stood out and not in a good way. I’ve painted mine with solid color deck stain to closely match the blinds and now I don’t even see them. If you want to paint yours, prior to painting tape up the wand clamp and the bottom of the motor unit. The wand clamp contains a latch-release with very close tolerances. Any primer or paint in that latch will make it unworkable. Learn from my mistake — I spent about an hour with an x-acto knife trying to surgically scrape off primer to get the latch operable again. Just tape the clamp portion and leave it white. The bottom of the motor unit contains a button you press to connect the unit to your network. This also needs to remain unpainted, so tape that too before priming. The attached video shows these two areas. Start with a bonding primer and follow-up with the paint or stain color of your choice. Home Depot sells “sample size” deck stains quite inexpensively. Stop by and pick up a deck stain color sheet, take it home and match your blind color with that sheet, return to Home Depot and pick up your sample size can of stain. I used solid-color deck stain, but any paint or stain will work. One final note: Alexa only has the ability to close the SwitchBot Blind Tilt with slats facing DOWN. This was unsuitable to me. Here’s a simple fix: in your final installation step — the calibration of the unit — when the app instructs you to fully open the blinds DOWN, fully open them UP. And when it instructs you to fully open them UP, fully open them DOWN. Alexa will now close your blind slats in the UP position and you are indisputably the master of your domain. I have mine opening at sunrise and closing at sunset every day through Alexa routines. I couldn’t be happier. For the price, these bring automation to existing blinds very cost-effectively. Go for it!

update: after being reached out to by the company and asking what they could do to help, they promised to send an newer better hub, but didn't, then they said they were going to give me a full refund, but quickly back tracked on that offer, then when they kept asking for my personal information, which is against Amazon policy they accused me of not wanting to help them solve the problems. Here what I found with my extensive testing. You will need a hub for every room, the hub needs to be in direct line of sight to work effectively. The stated specifications of the hub are all wrong. I couldn't figure out why I found very few reviews about this obvious limitation, but then realized they reach out to all people who give them bad reviews and basically bribed them. So if you are going to only have one or two devices, then this will work, or just buy a hub for every room in your house. Original: The device works really well when it receives a signal. It's fairly quiet, or at least much quieter than what I expected. Really easy to install after the first one, the instructions are a little bit confusing at times. With the new firmware update, blinds can be grouped which is fantastic, because they don't receive the signal from the hub very well, which would cause all sorts of issues, if planning on using any of the 3rd party systems like Alexa or Google. More than 50 percent of the time the device will fail to communicate with the hub properly when the hub is not directly in the line of sight of the device. I purchased quite a few of these based on reviews and product description. One stark example of how unreliable the hub is, I have a group in the living room and one in my kitchen which is separated by one wall. The hub is directly against the wall in the living room, so it works fine with the living room group of 3 devices, but in the kitchen, is hit or miss. The hub states 80 meters in range, but this is far from the truth. If this were true I would only need one hub for my entire house, or at the most, one hub on each floor. No, this is not the case you need one hub for every room the devices are in to have reliable communications. So, keep that in mind, you will have to add 40 dollars for each room, plus a way to plug in each hub. If you're just going to add one or two devices these are probably okay, but if you plan on doing your whole house, or living areas, maybe go with a more reliable product. Be prepared to by a hub for each room that the blinds are in.