Bali Motorization 4+

Name: Bali Motorization
Rating: 1.3 (164 reviews)
Author: Springs Window Fashions

Springs Window Fashions

- 1,3 • 164 valoraciones

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Descripción

Bali Blinds & Shades developed an app exclusively for our Z-Wave motorized shades. Easy setup and easy to use, the Bali Motorization app is a fully integrated window treatment control that makes life easier—and that means more safety and comfort for you.
· Intuitive and user-friendly
· Unique user experience allows you to control any—and all!—Bali Z-Wave shades
· Powered by Z-Wave technology for broader in-home range
· Monitors the battery life of your paired remotes
· Required Bali Gateway is the size of a USB drive and plugs easily into an outlet, out of sight
Easy Setup of Shades: Follow the easy instructions to control a single motorized shade or a whole houseful—up to 30 per gateway device*—right from a phone or tablet. Set a routine for each room, raising and lowering shades at set times.
Customize Your Control: Program shades to open and close at specific times, and override the set times for complete control.
Smart Home Integration: Because we use a gateway device to pair shades with the app, shades can be joined with in-home smart devices, like Alexa and Google Home.
Whole Family Life Hack: Download the app to each family member’s mobile device to connect everyone to the shades—and assign different levels of permission to the kids.
Convenience: Set multiple routines for the whole home; for example, lower children’s bedroom shades before bedtime, raise bedroom shades with the sunrise, etc. Even override routines when traveling.
Safety: Look like you’re at home, even when you’re not, by raising and lowering shades automatically.
Energy Efficiency: About 30% of a home’s heating energy is lost through windows.† Automating allows you to strategically open shades to allow sunlight to help heat your home or close them to maximize insulation at the window. You can also reduce heat gain from sunlight in the summer.
For the Sophisticated Home: From the beauty of Bali shades to the beauty of cutting-edge control of those shades, Bali ensures each room makes a powerful, sophisticated statement.
*Number of shades per gateway depends on many factors, including the number of remotes added. Each shade associates exclusively with one gateway; you cannot control the same shade with multiple gateway devices. If a home requires more shades be lifted, simply add another gateway device.
†Information provided by the consumer resource of the U.S. Department of Energy: energy.gov.

7 abr 2021

Versión 1.1

Bug fixing and improvements

1,3 de 5

164 valoraciones

Reviews are right

I hope that you read this before you purchase their motorized blinds. Don’t do it! First when I open the app if I’m lucky the program blinds will be there in the queue. They just disappear and reappear, could be a minute could be an hour. Next problem is the constant “time zone” update which doesn’t even let you put in your time zone. It only has east coast. Also, if you are trying to close the app in hopes that things will work right you, ha! Jokes on you. You will constantly get the time zone update. Which takes a few minutes to cycle. It’s alway a fun guessing game - will I be able to open my blinds? I don’t have functioning blinds, the whole point of blinds is to be able to open and close the blinds. I wish I could return their crap, and get my $10k back. Spend the extra and go with someone else. The frustration is not worth it especially for the cost.

Absolutely horrible

This app along with this gateway is quite possibly the single worst piece of gear on my entire home automation set up. It’s extremely unstable. I have to reset the gateway every time I do a restart on my network. That means if there’s any power outage in my house, the shades fail to work once the power is restored. Furthermore, I get no help from Spring Window Fashions when I call to talk about the deficiencies in the app. My Google Home has an easier time talking to my shades than the app does. For instance, my Google app knows when the shades are up or down, but the Bali app does not recognize it. I have no clue who designed this app, but do everybody a favor and get a new job for them…. like picking up trash on the side of the highway. Give me a third grader with an iPad and they could design a better app than what you were trying to pass off on the consumer.

Horrible hub, horrible app

I downloaded this app to control my motorized blinds and I have to say, it has been a complete disappointment. The lack of support from the company is appalling, and the gateway is always offline, making it impossible to control my blinds remotely.

Not only that, but the app itself is incredibly buggy and unreliable. I've had to force close it numerous times, and sometimes it doesn't even respond to my commands. And to top it all off, I found out that the expensive piece of equipment I bought is just a rebranded item that costs a quarter of the price.

However, I found a solution by using a Raspberry Pi 4, home assistant, and an Aeotec z-stick 7 plus. It's been a godsend and a far superior solution. Not only is it more reliable and responsive, but it's also more customizable and allows me to automate my blinds based on various triggers.

I would not recommend this app or the associated motorized blinds to anyone. The lack of support and buggy performance make it a frustrating experience that simply isn't worth the investment. Instead, I highly recommend exploring a DIY solution like the one I've implemented with a Raspberry Pi 4, home assistant, and an Aeotec z-stick 7 plus.

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