Instant Connect ‪™‬ 4+

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I made my first recipe from this app, Better Butter Chicken, last night and absolutely loved it. The only other appliance/cooking app I’ve used is for my Joule immersion heater and this one is infinitely better. I like to review new recipes before starting to cook and you can do that to your heart’s content here. Not so with the Joule, which is so intimately tied to its app that neither can be used without the other. I also like the timers integrated into it. Whenever a recipe says to do something, like simmer, for a certain period, there’s a timer button right there in the recipe that’s set to that amount of time for you to click on. While this is less useful when a step uses the Instant Pot’s timer, it is often very helpful. Recommended!

Recent changes harmed accessibility for the blind

I bought this particular instant pot because it was Wi-Fi enabled, and had an app that I could use to control the device. I am blind and use voiceover on my iPhone to control the pot. I am unable to use the touchscreen at all. The app worked perfectly with voiceover before the most recent update, which I think happened about a week ago. Now, I am unable to alter the temperature or the length of time the food is cooking after I have set the instant pot. For example, I might start the sauté function at 30 minutes on low, but then need to increase to a high temperature and add a little time. As things stand, I would have to end the current program, and start all over again, in order to alter the temperature or time. It is particularly important to be able to alter the temperature while sautéing. I spent an off a lot of money for a device that would make cooking easy for me. Very disappointing.

Why Did You Step Backwards?

I have enjoyed using the Instant Brands app to find recipes for a while now and have discovered some truly amazing, delicious, and easy to make recipes. Your appliances have made me fall in love with cooking.

A while back the app was given a major overhaul ands what I’m trying to understand is why did you step backwards? I speak specifically of the removal of the blender appliance. I love my Instant Ace so I was said to see the major app overhaul removed the appliance. I’m glad that my saved recipes using it are still present but I would like to find new recipes. It just doesn’t make sense to me to remove a feature you already had.

We also need the quick reference feature back on the recipe landing page that told us right away which appliance the recipe is for. Having to read the step by step instructions to figure this out can be tedious and even a deal breaker for some of us who are neurodivergent. I don’t want to open and read through the instructions on multiple different recipes just to figure out if I have the right appliance. Honestly, this increases the likelihood of me going elsewhere.

We also desperately need back the ability to review recipes, because I just made one that in all honesty, it feels like it was nothing more than a troll.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your feedback. We are continuing to work on certain features to help with the cooking experience. This includes localized recipes, units, feed, search and reviews. We appreciate your patience as we work on this. We value your loyalty and are committed to ensuring that our App remains your go-to source for your cooking needs.