DAIKIN Mobile Controller 4+

This has to be the slowest app I have on my phone. It takes forever for any page/section to load, and you have to stay on the page in order for your changes to take effect -can’t navigate away from it (think 15-20 seconds each click).

The inability to control multiple units beyond on/off is also frustrating. No ability to universally adjust temperature, or fan mode for example.

The remote also doesn’t reflect current settings of the units if any adjustments were made via the app - so this gets very confusing when you check the temperature setting on the physical remote and see the old settings.

The app doesn’t seem to have moved on much since the last review from 2 years ago that I just read. In this day & age with Apple HomeKit enabled devices and the ‘Internet of Things’ I have come to expect a far more elegant and integrated solution. This could be a real selling point for Daikin but unfortunately it is the opposite. I recently upgraded my broadband supplier and was reminded of the pain that is setting up the WiFi component of this equipment. I gave up on the out of home option altogether. Again, other devices make this more or less a one-touch process! I don’t like to sound like an Apple salesperson, but that is my experience - and so many devices do this do much better and integrate with other devices such as temperature or humidity sensors. I’m happy with my Daikin units, but to have to use either the 1980s style remote control with indecipherable symbols and multiple button presses - or a ‘basic’ and to be honest, very slow to respond iPhone app is just plain disappointing.
(Edit: June 2024)
The app seems increasingly challenged to find my units, requiring multiple quitting of the app until they finally appear. This is very frustrating in a very hot or cold environment!

If I had my time again, I would seriously consider another AC unit with superior mobile control. Daikin - are you listening?

I’ve just had the new R32 Daikin multi-head unit put in today (March 2020). (The remote control is very nice and modern looking now.)

The app works very well on the Wifi LAN and was very easy to both pair with or WiFi using the WPS button method and to add each unit into my phone. It didn’t have all the features, but the main ones are there. If you need the others, get up of the couch, find the remote and set it.

The controller apparently now works with IFTTT so you can use google/Alexa etc. I’ve not used that yet, but it was definitely a bonus point for me.

Enabling the not at home Feature worked well. I liked that when I went to add the second head unit it asked if I wanted to copy the credentials of the first unit, I said yes and it worked well.

Whilst it’s not awesome that it takes 5 mins or so when using the not at home Feature, it dies say in the app that it’s not instant. If you’re not at home,(whilst I can’t understand why it works that way and why it can’t be quicker) the delay doesn’t bother me much (yet at least). And if you want to turn it on when you’re so close by that it would matter, your at the end of the street driving home etc.... you shouldn’t be using your phone whilst driving anyway!

All up it’s quite good and does pretty much what I was expecting and hoping it would do.