iHome AVS 4+

Was good when it worked

Like other reviewers have stated,the app no longer works. I contacted iHome about this some time ago and they said they’d look into it. No change thus far. It can’t be that difficult for someone in the IT department to go in there and fix it can it? I realize the clock is no longer sold but at least keep the app functional for those of us that still own it. Otherwise,a $150 alarm clock is reduced to nothing more than a basic clock. Please and thank you.

It’s eh...

I’d just like to say that I’ve just recently gotten back to using this speaker. Honestly I like the nice lights it provides and the audio is pretty nice. But I’d like to make a few requests. 1. I feel like switching between WiFi networks is a bit annoying. I’d always have to go to the iHome AVS network, but I won’t have any WiFi. This causes people to keep on farting around networks so they can do stuff on the iHome app and other apps. Maybe if you could connect with Bluetooth instead of WiFi, I would like it more. 2. Many people and I use Apple Music. You can have many different songs from many different artists for around $10 a month. It’s not too bad. But, I can’t access my Apple Music. The app would just say I can’t play it, and I can only play music I have permanently bought. Fixing that problem would be nice. 3. iHeart Radio. Since I couldn’t access my Apple Music, I turned over to iHeart Radio. I had a previous account I could’ve used, but it was logging in through Google; which the iHome app can’t do. I tried creating a brand new account but I’d always get denied. A blank button would appear on the screen and would lead to nothing if you pressed it. So if you could fix the sign up problem and input buttons where we can log in through Google and Facebook, that’d be great.

Developer Response ,

We appreciate the feedback and will take your suggestions in consideration for future updates.

Liking it so far

I just got my iHome AVS and I’m digging it. I’m about to be getting a bunch of smart home stuff to control my room with (I’ll update when I’ve used those and say if they are good).
The colors are nice and the dimming of the screen and colors is nice, I just wish that the color strip on the bottom and the screen dimmed together by the same button on the top of the device.
I’ve run into two annoying bugs so far and they are really effecting how I like to use the clock.

1) none of my music plays through the local function in the iHome app. I have to use bluetooth to use my phones music. When I go to play a song through the built in app, it just keeps skipping through the songs not playing a single one of them, then it says it can’t play my song. I know that’s not huge but it’s annoying having to connect to Bluetooth every time I want to play music.

2) and this one is really throwing me for a loop. Alexa’s voice and the sound for the alarm clock have to be set under the same volume. I’m a heavy sleeper so I need the alarm clock set 20+ but I, in no way need Alexa yelling through my whole house at those volumes. I need Alexa and the alarms to be able to have separate volume controls. So when I ask Alexa a question I don’t have to stand away from her as to not blow my ear drums out. I also don’t want to have to continually change the volume up before I go to bed and then down after I wake up.

GIVE US SEPARATE VOLUME CONTROLS!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the detailed review. December is during our peak season after the Holidays so we apologize for this delayed response. We have passed your feedback on to developers to be incorporated in future product iterations. There is also a self help section on our website with FAQs. Here is the link: https://www.ihomeaudio.com/iAVS16B/
Best Regards, iHome Support, 1-800-288-2792