SwitchBotBlind Tilt Motorized Blinds - Smart Electric Blinds with Bluetooth Remote Control, Solar Powered, Light Sensing Control, Add Hub Mini to Make it Compatible with Alexa & Google Home

Five stars, very happy. I installed these on two of my windows prior to vacation a year ago and I haven't touched them since. The solar charging panel has held up marvelously, I have not even once had to take down the unit to charge it manually. It has never failed to open or close. When the time changes I simply update the open and close time and forget it again.Set up was overall easy. The measuring was simple enough with the provided tapes and measuring assistants. The only problem I had was closing the turning clamp around the wand. I had measured it multiple times but in the end I needed help closing the clamp because it fit so tight.I would definitely order more if I had any other windows needing such a device.

I bought this as an alternative to the Somfy blinds motors I got for my bedroom. The Somfy's are great, fast and quiet but very expensive. Each one was $170. For $170 I got 3 Switchbots for my upstairs home theater room.The Switchbots were very easy to install, although they are visible whereas the Somfy's are invisible (inside the blinds tray at the top). They are Bluetooth instead of WiFi which means long battery life and better reliability. They are quite a bit louder than the Somfy and MUCH slower. But, if you can live with that, they are fine.

Honest review from a person who bought 16 of them.1) I am a smart home tech guy. I have nearly everything connected in my home, 150+ devices and connections. I will give an honest assessment and not from a know it all perspective.2) Installation is really easy. Clipping the gear on the wand is the hardest part and a pair of plyers helps.3) The app seems well built. I like the options for Scenes to build an automation for each blind setting across all blinds.4) Device groups is beta but honestly works fine if YOU ARE WITHIN RANGE.5) The app doesNOT connect to the blinds individually or in groups if you are more than 10-15 feet away. At all. Zero chance.6) Automations seem to work Ok From the app regardless of where you are. Setup a schedule and the blinds will work flawlessly. Want to open one blind from the app from your work? Nope.7) Hubs don't matter. By 11 or buy 1. Same connectivity.8) Buy the remote control. Same proximity issues as the app, but if you create a Scene to move all at once, it works great.9) I spray painted mine to match the blinds and they still connected the same.10). Does not play well with Alexa. At all. Don't bother. Just use the automation and schedules in the app.11) If you have 21 windows on your first floor like me and you want something that just works like clockwork on a schedule, with extremely minimal involvement ONCE setup, and you don't want to pay 350+ per window for something factory installed, this is for you. I would recommend if you are ehhh.. so-so savvy, but not for those who are technically inept.12) I have the window solar battery and after 6 weeks, they are about 15% depleted with 85% remaining. They move 3 times daily.. open, open more,close.

I admit that I am a smart home fanboy right up front. I have used multiple types of smart home fixtures for years and my expectations are high. The switchbot blind tilt motorized openers are awesome. I have been using them for a month or two without issue. Opening and closing with my voice and with the app on my cell phone. I got the ones with the solar panels and now I don't need to think about them again. I did get them with the Switchbot Hub 2 because I wasn't sure how they would work with the new matter upgrades and Apple HomeKit. In short, I recommend the motorized blind tilts and the Hub 2, both worthwhile buys.

Experience to date- easy installation with great communication. Operation has been flawless so far. Installed while my wife was out of town. She did not notice the install until she dropped d not have to open all the blinds for morning sunlight as they opened automatically. After I told her how much I paid, she said awesome! First time that has happened in 23 yrs of marriage. A great solution to vastly more expensive alternative!