IKEA FYRTUR Smart Shade Review: A HomeKit Must-Have & My Favorite Tech Purchase of 2021
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- The IKEA smart shades are a must-have for HomeKit users.
IKEA Shades: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/fyrtur-b...
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Summary:
The IKEA smart shades are my favorite tech purchase of the year.
If you have a smart home based around the Apple HomeKit ecosystem, these roller blinds are a must-have because they are the only affordable option.
I added my smart shades to a few different automations in my house. For example, my shades open each morning at 7 AM to let natural light in my office.
Another cool automation? When it’s time to shoot a video, I say “Hey Siri, set video,” which turns my two studio lights on, closes the shade, and turns on my Nanoleaf Shapes.
But there are a few downsides to the IKEA smart shade to consider first:
Unfortunately, only the blackout version is sold in the states and it only comes in one color: gray. For my house, I preferred blackout, and the gray works with my room's aesthetics, but it's not going to work for everyone.
You’ll need to purchase a IKEA's bridge for $35 if you want to control these shades with your phone. Otherwise, the only way to control them is with the physical remote.
While the physical installation is easy, the bridge setup can be painful because it involves pairing four devices to the bridge. Fortunately, this is just a one-time setup. Once the bridge is synced, you can stay in the Apple Home app for control.
They’re not the best built or the nicest looking, but they’re the most affordable way for Apple HomeKit users to add blinds/shades to a smart home. The closest HomeKit smart shade/blind competitor costs more than $600 (Serena Shades by Lutron), while IKEA's shades are around $180 (w/ the bridge).
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Installation & Setup
3:23 Build Quality & Design
5:13 Software
6:52 Three automations I have in my house
8:20 The Competition
10:20 My Strange Issue
11:30 Who is this for?
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Thank you, you really took the time to talk about all the info about this product, I think I will considered getting this especially that it works with home kit.
yo man great video. literally went over all my questions ESPECIALLY being able to change the "max" drop level to match my window sill
Ditto. The max drop length setting was the main thing I was looking for. I can't believe they don't share that in the product description. I also really appreciate the integrity demonstrated by including the "minor issue". Phenomenal content.
My son and his gf work different shifts. I was looking at these for myself but after your review I'm thinking Christmas present! (Obviously after consulting them) Glad I found your channel.
Great video. I always learn something from your videos that’s not mentioned by other creators. 👍🏾
I love all your reviews Cam!!
Thanks for watching!
Great review man, Keep up the great content!
Thanks!
Creating content and sharing knowledge, insights, experiences is a real job. If it takes planning, effort, thought processes, actions, it's a Job.
Great and concise video
Thanks for all the info! 👍
Thanks for the video 👍
Excellent demonstration
good vid man
My one use for smart blinds would be with a sensor so light remains constant as clouds pass by.
Can you customize how quickly it operates to lessen the noise output? Can you customize it to open and close according to the sunrise (as an example) with homekit?
Really good review
Thanks for watching!
Do you need the bridge to use the blinds with HomeKit? What functionality do you lose by not using the bridge?
Hi and you can cut then to fit any size windows lile most have done and me 😁👍
Hi, how if i have multiple blind, let say 4 unit. Can it be controlled by apple home? Thanks
My only gripe is the IKEA blind dimensions are based on total width of roller mechanism, not the blind width. I bought for my measured window width, but a gap of a couple of millimeters each side let some light in. I.e. 36” blind is only 35” of fabric wide.
Hey do you have more info on this ? I’m looking at Ikeas website and it gives measurements of the fabric as well but it seems to include the Total
Measurement with the rod even though the bottom rod sticks out a bit further .
The Australian website gives you blind width. I went into the specs and the roller body length is about 25mm ish longer either side than the blind width. Always check the specs!
@@Bigz28😮
does it work good with smartthings?
Great video! Thanks. -- If I was using the Dirigera hub, do I still need to use the Gateway to controll the blinds? Seems silly to plug in a gateway by the blinds... similarly, do I need a gateway for each blind in a room? thanks!
You'll need one Ikea gateway for all your Ikea blinds, and as far as I know the Dirigera should be all you need.
Hi i have had mine for years and gess what never once do you need that signal repetr its a waste of power lol never used it works amamzing blinds 😁👍
your eyes are so beautiful!
I’m curious if you have had any issues in the months since this video. Some reviews in March ‘22 in the Apple app store mention losing connectivity with HomeKit after IKEA ran updates to their app. And if you experienced this same disconnect, were you able to reconnect?
I’ve had no problems once it’s set up. When I added two more, it took me a bit to remember how to setup, but it didn’t take long to remember.
Is it possible to use a wall switch with the IKEA shades to make them go up or down? I’m thinking of purchasing these for an Airbnb I have, so guest will need a wall switch to use them
It comes with a remote that can be mounted wherever you want. See it @ 3:33
Can you use another brigde than the ikea one? I have Philips hue lights and bridge, will it work with that?
Definitely not the Philips one.
I assume one bridge is enough for using the multiple blinds with HomeKit?
Yup!
Good morning. Can I use as a projection screen ?
It's not the proper proportions or color. And it's really expensive for that. But I suppose you could try!
Just wondering if you have an update of this review? Would you still recommend this blinds? I'm kinda leaning towards it for my purpose and pricepoint.
@@camsecore thank you so much for your info
are those curtains still working for you ?
My Ikea Shade? Works great!
Decided to go for the Lutron Serena. Having a dedicated remote that’s just on a wall next to a light switch is simpler than opening my phone and swiping to HomeKit when entering/leaving a room.
And most importantly, cheap D batteries last 7 years.
Btw god yours are nice and qiuet all mine loud as hell so thats a one point
Looks like the gateway(bridge) is discontinued and they replaced it with a more expensive version $69 now.
I didn’t know that. Thanks!
@@camsecore I saw the reviews saying that now you don't have to pair those multiple times with the new model. I'll get then next week. Thanks Cam!
@@SwanFJQ That'd be awesome. Let me know how it goes if you remember!
@@camsecore Hi Cam! I got my blinds set up today with the new gateway, it came with an ethernet cable which needed to be connected to my router, after I did that, I lost my internet connection, error message saying "router can't obtain an ip address from modem". I contacted modem company, router company and comcast, did a bunch of resets finally it was fixed! It's so much easier to connect the new gate way to the blinds, but after I paired it with Alexa, the remotes stopped working. And there are limited commands I can use from Alexa. Looks like I can't ask Alexa to open/close multiple blinds at any percentage together, so I have to say each blind. Two of the four blinds I bought also got tangled several times so far. I love all your videos by the way!!
Not feeling them at allllll..I'm going with lutron Serena
What don't you like?
Instead of saying “ I’m out” at the end of your video, I would recommend you say your name one more time. Let the viewers remember you.
I personally think you have the most appealing look out of the tech hosts on CZcams. You should have more followers.
Be sure to mute the audio in your edits when you say, “hey Siri.” Triggering my speakers at night stinks! Ha!
The bridge plus the repeater makes for way to much to plug in for blinds. And at that cost I could do much better.
I don’t know yet. I wish they had thread for the blinds
@@camsecore “at that cost I could do much better”. I being the keyword. Are you telling me how to spend my money? Because I came to see a review of the product, not to get a attacked by the reviewer.
@@camsecore I read it that way too. I was hoping for another recommendation!
@@SuperCarsFromTheHood they do. Eve Motion Blinds.
@@mattmcgehee2312 eve sounds expensive. I look for it.
Two big problems with these Ikea Smart Shades. 1. The batteries. Charging batteries at the top of window frames is great for young people. Seniors need to run not walk away. Hey, Dad get up on a ladder every 4 months and fiddle with the shade battery. Oops, Dad falls. 2- the hub with 4 wireless connections is a poor technology that will repeatedly fail over time. It's very similar to the Chamberlain garage door opener setup - Hub connects to door opener, connects to door position device and WiFi hub. Those 4 connections go bump in the night because they are flakey with no fail over routines. After years of struggling with Chamberlain, I went back to a remote. You will with Ikea blinds because it gets tiresome to spend 1/2 to an hour making the connections over and over again.
Yea, I haven't been able to find any types of smart shades that are packaged together that can solve this battery problem yet.
@@ccliang The Lutron smart shades are powered by 10v fed off a central connection box that is 120V wired. A little more expensive but no batteries or jumping up to the rail to charge batteries. Here's the install sheet. www.lutron.com/TechnicalDocumentLibrary/045560.pdf
Ok, battery fails?A. My TV room blinds have been up a year, haven’t had to charge yet. B. I’m a senior. I just setup a second pair in the living room, and one battery needed charging. Windows are floor to about a foot below ceiling. I can reach the top of the blind to remove it Battery is easy to get to and charge.