Customers admire the SmartShade with BatteryPack for its ease of use, straightforward installation, and long battery life. The device is also appreciated for its quiet operation and compatibility with various beaded chains. However, some customers have expressed concerns about connectivity issues and the outdated USB port. Additionally, a few customers feel the price could be more competitive and that the beaded-chain requirement may be limiting.
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Connectivity
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Needs to be better
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I wish I had good things to say about the product - but for what this promises to be, it falls way short.
If all you need is an automated shade puller - great you have this to use by pressing the buttons on the device. The only thing you need to make sure is that you set the correct upper and lower limit - otherwise this machine applies enough force to break your shade's chain. It happened to me - and I am not going to blame it since it was after all my mistake, I kept my thumb on the up button even when it had rolled all the way back up. Although, it would have been great if it had a fail safe if it encounters sufficient resistance.
That aside though, the promise of a "smart" shade was dashed. The Bluetooth connectivity is finicky - trying to open or close the shade through the app cannot be relied upon. Sometimes it will not even perform any action, and sometimes it will stop the action in the middle, and not open/close to the %age we want it to. It even happens sometimes with the physical button controls on the device itself. If you want to long hold so it opens fully or closes fully, it doesn't always listen to you and will stop in the middle. As for being "smart", to be truly connected to your personal assistants you need to buy a separate smartbridge from RYSE, which I did not have and so could not use any of those features.
The installation itself was simple enough, although getting the exact height where the controller is attached to the wall, can also be a bit hit and miss. I was left with a bit of slack on my chain, again can't blame it, perhaps I was not precise enough in my measuring. But there are no tools that come with this to make it any easier. There are also 0 instructions in the box. You have to know to download the app and view the instructions in that.
As for the battery , it came with a 35% charge and was depleted within a week of installation.
So, overall my frustration is apparent and if it cannot be relied upon to complete the task every time, then it just ends up taking more time than its supposed to save. Plus the extra smartbridge needed for personal assistant integration is a huge bummer
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth it!
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This thing works! Fairly quiet. Wildly efficient and convenient. Worth every penny, which is really saying something
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
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Amazing. Easy setup and perfect integration into my smart home.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Genius Smart Home Device!
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This is such amazing product. So easy to install and a fraction of the price of other smart shade on the market. I'll be installing more roller shades in my house just so that I can use RYSE on all of them.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wireless shade
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Just installed this in my hard to reach bathroom and it’s a lifesaver Ty RYSE
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Frequently returned item because it doesn't work!!
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It's listed as frequently returned for several reasons. Very, very difficult to set up. Very stressful to attach and set up. What were they thinking? I have had several of these sent to me because each one wouldn't power on. When they did, they wouldn't set up properly. Never found bluetooth, etc. Also, I dare you to not be stressed out TRYING to attach it to your wall. I had four friends come over to try and attach and set it up -- we were all stressed out and very angry at this product for ever being invented!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesnt do shh
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This thing doesn’t help you in any way…………………………..