IKEA Home smart 1 for Pc

Latest update adds more products but now the app asks you what you want to install every couple of times you open it and there is no exit option. Only thing you can do is shut down the app. Seems like sloppy but testing. It’s really come a long way in the last year too bad they still need to do some work.

It is ridiculous homeSmart does not have Cloud Integration for remote access after several years on market or a means to provide port forwarding to be able to control Trådfri hub from app. Sonos integration is not polished and crashes a lot hence my only view is to use the Sonos app but the effort to create a Sonos integration is nice overall as it helps bring down the inflated price of Sonos. Would love a Connect device for existing stereo that did not cost $350 a pop. Lights since they are on Zigbee Light Standard are better to integrate with SmartThings/HomeAssistant or if lucky integrate with Hue app. HomeSmart needs a lot work from Ikeas software development team in my opinion to compete competitively with Hue. Also random issues with not able to connect to Hub from app although directly connected on same network. Many areas for improvement.

With all of my smart home devices, I prevent them from communicating with the outside world for security reasons. When I want to control them while not at home, I connect to my home VPN network to form a secure tunnel into my network. Every smart device works with this setup except for this the app app. The reason is that it requires that your device be connected to a WiFi network. Doesn’t have to be your home network (if connected to your home VPN). Just has to be connected to A WiFi network. This is dumb and unnecessary. If I connect to a WiFi network outside of my home and then connect to my home VPN, it works fine. So what I’ve had to do to get around to this artificial and unnecessary limitation is to find a public WiFi network somewhere, connect to it, connect to my VPN and then open the app and control the the app device. Please fix this.

I'm having trouble setting up the Trådfri Gateway kit and the app is currently unusable for me. Everything worked for a couple days after my initial purchase and setup. However, sometime in the past few days the system became unresponsive and subsequent attempts to factory reset the gateway and reconfigure the network have not been successful. Specifically, when following the instructions to pair a remote with the gateway the app never displays the dialog that the new device has been found nor does the network LED on the gateway flash 4 times as described. The remotes and bulbs function as expected standalone, without using the gateway and app. Customer support and troubleshooting have been nearly non-existent. In-app (and App Store) support directs me to the general the app customer support page. The Trådfri support page FAQ does not describe this scenario and offers no resolution. Phone support did not have knowledge about this product and directed me to the retail store. The co-workers at the retail store were understanding but mentioned that the product is new and they don't have much experience with it and were unable to solve the issue and offered an exchange. I'm submitting this review in the hopes that *someone* with a technical background associated with the product and/or app can contact me to help troubleshoot.