Ikea smart blinds hands on review - First impressions with a pair of FYRTUR blinds 

Thank you for the follow-up! Really appreciate You've done this by linking to the full review.

I am going to check them out next, thanks for watching too!

It’s true Somfy is more expensive, but they are worth it. I’ve been using them for years. Love them.

Thanks for watching. Overall the quality is amazing, the software just needs some edges sorting along with the documentation

These need to work with offline software more easily and the repeater is a pain

Do you do it in the UK

No in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Great someone from IKea is watch these

Thank you

The promising thing though is that they have made huge improvements over time

And no HomeKit

Coming “soon”

Thanks

Glad it helped you Jason! Thanks for watching as always 👍🏻

Agree. Almost cracked it using the remote, but the app they are always out of sync

Yes I thought that

Me too

Yes, that one out of sync left blind was bothering me, but does it finally come all the way down? Great and informative video!

Lool you are not alone!

I have a speaker in for review, not opened it yet.

Speakers are awesome

Enrique De León it’s coming, just don’t know when

Its a shame about the software, really is

Hopefully if its not already working with IFTTT then someone will get it working soon, then it would be possible to do the dawn/dusk blinds thing.

Chay Hawes hopefully

According to IKEA 4 -5 months. But that is according to Ikea

Active JR ok, thanks! I think the ideal use case for smart shades is hard to reach windows so good battery life is important. Thanks for the review!

Keep up the good work mate

Yes would be good to know battery life on normal night and morning use. Looking forward to full review

Caretaker about 2 weeks away

www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/crab43/ikea_fyrtur_smart_blinds_unboxing_and_teardown/ I found it here

When the first smart stuff from Ikea arrived. It was buggy. I am a big fan of the smart plug for the price. But Ikea need to quickly sort the issues out as customers have been waiting and want them. This is evident by the huge amount of traffic I get to any post or video. But these issues could kill the product

Thanks for watching. Just seen that you can get HomeKit support via Homebridge

I am waiting for HomeKit support too

Yes it’s a shame the software lets them down. I was genuinely surprised at the amount of times it took me to pair them. Yes they work with google

Nice looking and I am confident IKea will improve them

Ikea is not the only one with "smart" shades. These shades are very cheap looking and have no option for a top treatment (cassette or valance)..they will let a tone of light into the room. There are sooo many other choices out there. Try to find a local window cover store and play with some. Budget blinds has a number of local "show rooms" around the country.

donostio1 good home is yes. You will need the bridge for any the Ikea app and smart home platforms

Thank you

You should be able to find samething in Aliexpress. Same factory I guess

Sean thank you I am not familiar with that site. Must not be US based. They seem to have some odd and wild products on there, lol. I found and bought the blinds I needed, cut/customized at the store. Not exactly like the ikea brand, but it does the trick. Thank you.

Thanks for watching

Yes, very clunky and like you I am sure they will iron it out. Just should have waited to release them

Pairing remotes have always been a problem with TRÅDFRI. It takes many tries, and if 1 remote needs updating, you should stop pairing more remotes before it is finished (or everything will halt). Which you will get no status on how long the update takes. The joke is that if you use any other gateway like Hue, deCONZ or Smartthings, pairing works fine. TouchLink works fine without a gateway, but IKEA really needs to stop using TouchLink with their gateway, and switch to QR-codes for pairing. Which is part of the ZigBee standard: zigbee.org/download/zigbee-alliance-qr-code-requirements/ I bought one of the blinds and intended to make a video of the install process. But it ended up just being me complaining about the pairing process. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bq8GYVZPJtk.html Because I used the big remote in a project, I have paired more that 100 remotes, and for me it still take many ties. Link to project (in Danish): www.thingiverse.com/thing:3655354

Thank you

Always are!

Will you be buying the gateway?

I thought about this. For instance if you have 7 of these are independently controlled then it could become a problem. I tested them out by plugging it into a socked in the utility room (9 meters away through 2 walls) seemed to work ok

Active JR ah that’s good to know. Do you know whether Ikea provide any guidance as to whether these blinds are even suitable for bathroom use. In my case they wouldn’t be anywhere near shower etc, but it’s more the moisture aspects etc

6 months

I reckon someone could hack it and get to the charging port

I have 6 blinds off one signal repeater

Yes, I think the limit is 10 now. But you have a repeater for each blinds you buy, so I have 5 blind and 5 repeaters - that's enough to make nice ZB network for everything including Ikea bulbs, etc.

Watch the video

shame they dont offer longer sizes

Bob Baldesari you will be able to buy shade versions which allow light through.

It would be expensive

What would the solar cell be connected too?🤣

Plasterboard screws

I have 12 at the moment, not sure what the limit is

@@JRsReviews thanks !

Bribe him

Yes bribe him

I've seen a few cheaper or similarly priced alternatives on Amazon. One can event be custom ordered to the exact size you need.

Ikea say 3-4 months. I have had them just over one and half months. At least one up and down per day, but the first month extensive use and not charged them yet

After 5 month up/down once a day, it's still working. But I still plan to buy spare battery and keep it charged...

Thanks

drug2 Shame

Same problem here... I was looking forward to trying them out when I moved in to my new place, but my windows are the same length as yours (but about 100cm narrower). Back to the drawing board!

Not really as it will restrict the battery compartment

I rushed to buy one, but lost the clips to fix it on the wall, can I order one in IKEA.??

You could always check with Ikea

Had them 2 months so far and not charged them yet. That’s opening and closing at least once per day

According to IKEA info it’s 4 - 5 months with daily use up and down once

I think it’s needed because the remote and blinds are battery operated and goto sleep when not in use. The repeater is the perm connection and I think the range of the blind is limited meaning depending on the location it may not reach the hub

I have paired the blind with a ST hub directly. By setting the DH to be ZigBee Window Shade some control is possible. The ST Classic App slider does control position but it seems reversed from what I expected. The Open/Close buttons do not work correctly but the Pause button does work.

Why would you

David Webster great advice

DH for Smartthings is avaible, just need to get my hands on some of theese to try out. github.com/a4refillpad/Ikea/blob/master/IKEA-window-blinds

4 blinds per room / remote

Paul has not reviewed these as far as I am aware

Nothing todo with the battery

I was able to still use them about 10 meters with the remote. The bridge is not really relevant as you need a signal repeater

Active JR, great thank you! 🙂

DeeJay ReGg Ikea hub does not allow remote access. You would need the remote for Google support along with HomeKit when it arrives. You could possible attach them to the smart things hub, but not tried it yet

Yes. You need a repeater regardless

You get the mains powered ZigBee Repeater with the blind so no additional purchase needed. It is necessary since the battery powered blind and wireless switch cannot be repeaters and for whole home coverage with multiple blinds an always on mesh network is needed.

I have a Bedroom with one blind and no need for Automation or integration. So i find its dumb to have a hand remote that anyway sends its signal and a repeater that consumes power 24/7

@@rsmaster5637 the ZigBee repeater is very low power, probably not much different from a Tradfri smartbulb when unlit. However as you don't have a need for automation, integration or multiple windows throughout your home to operate from a single remote, the Tradfri ZigBee architecture is probably not for you.

Shure its for me . Its a good Value for a Battery Powered Blind . I just dont see the point for the need of a Repeater if your switch is 4 Meters Away from the Blinds . But thats how they made it so it is like it is

They have improved since my review

They must be selling well for them. I managed to get hold of the shade version last week

@@JRsReviews here, in Stockholm, Sweden, they've only received a smell number each delivery, which seems to be once a month so far, I want the 140cm and Sweden only gets the dark one as of yet, but that is the one I want.

Yes. Stock levels on the website

Out now

Take them

About 20 mm

If you watched the video I said I long Ikea day they would last. But as I have only had them a week, I could not tell. The price, well it differs per country.

I charged the battery once and it's still working after 5 months (up/down once a day, so at least 298 full rolls :-) = not bad ) The price is 129-169 Eur in DE.

Not at this time and I can’t see it with Ikea

You can DIY. But "so often" is something like half a year ;-)

@@martincerveny2284 Maybe, but i have enough stuff with batteries i need to watch already (like smoke detectors etc). The Idea behind smart home appliances is for me to have the least trouble possible. And what if you have a high window? Then two times a year or more, you need to get a ladder to climb up, recharge the thing, climb up again. Certainly doable, but in my opionion too much of a hassle.

Not got to Alexa testing yet. What errors are you getting?

No errors. The Ikea hub is added ok but the blinds are just not appearing as a device when detecting devices. I suspect that Alexa support for the blinds is just not there yet.

@@achisham From what I am told Alexa is not a supported device type

Yes - that is what I also found. Appears that it may only work with Google home which I do not have. A bit of a pain - hopefully they will add Alexa and/or HomeKit in the future.

Alan Chisham HomeKit is coming, they are waiting for the certification sign off

It’s the drop from the spool

Active JR yes, but 195cm from the top of the spool or directly underneath it?

dj rozzer it’s the material that has a 195 drop

Active JR thank you

They are cool

I don’t think so

I don’t think cost will come down, but software issues should be resolved over time

Spend now!

I have not had many issues

Looks like the latest firmware have fixed some issues

Things have improved down the line with the software

Start at 100 GbP

@@JRsReviews Thx