Bloc Blinds 4+
Bloc Blinds
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Overview;
⋆ Bi-directional technology animates the exact location and battery level of motorised window coverings.
⋆ Includes Setup Wizard to assist with the creation of Rooms, Scenes and Timers to personalise your connected home.
Features;
⋆ Open, close and stop control
⋆ Create Rooms to automate multiple coverings at once
⋆ Scene control for customised positions e.g. ‘’movie night’’
⋆ Create Timers to automate positioning throughout the day
⋆ Set Favourite Positions for quick recall
⋆ Location and movement visually animated
⋆ Battery health of powered products displayed with app
⋆ Automate window coverings to any position at home or on the go
⋆ Set top and bottom limits via your smart device for a remote free setup
Note *App requires a Bloc Blinds Hub for operation.*
What’s New
Version 1.2.3
Compatible with iOS 17.1
Ratings and Reviews
Basic at best
Very basic app, no integration with HomeKit which is very disappointing. Struggles to get any battery life reading from the blinds and don’t appreciate another random bridge/hub in the network to get connected and automated.
However blinds work, relatively easy to configure, can fudge automations with Shortcuts etc.
A bit clunky and online instructions lacking
The app does what it says it does so good but…
Seems ‘clunky’ in terms of usage - some blinds (although the same) have more positioning options.
Also, like a previous review stated, finding the pairing instructions to Alexa online is difficult and as no instructions came with the required hub this was problematic - remember to place your Wi-Fi on 2.4ghz and search in Alexa skills for ‘connector’ in order to link (the IoT page on the app menu could do with updating!)
Instructions are woefully inadequate
Bloc Blinds produce some superficially slick instruction videos but they lack essential information.
It is mentioned in passing that the hub operates on 2.4g but it is not explained that the hub will not pair unless only 2.4g Wi-Fi is available. Generally, access points now offer both 2.4g and 5g. To pair the hub, it is necessary first to turn 2.4g off.
Once paired, the set up is fairly straightforward until one gets to linking with Google Assistant. Bloc Blinds do not offer any instructions on their website to help here. In the app menu under 'More IoT settings', there is a broken link to instructions on You Tube. Searching You Tube, I could not find the missing instructions. The Bloc iQ hub is not on the 'Works with Google' list in the Google app and using the "Link Now" button in the Google Assistant tab under 'More IoT settings' opens the Google app but does not cause the hub to link with Google.
It seems that Bloc Blinds have not kept the app up to date.
App Privacy
The developer, Bloc Blinds, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Fourds LTD
- Size
- 69.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Czech, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2022 Bloc Blinds
- Price
- Free