Maybe you want an open view at one window but also the privacy from a closed window facing the street. You have the option to lock your shading buttons on any Touch switch. This will make shading control child-proof while you can still keep full control in the app.
This constant activity will help scare off burglars. From music to security to lighting, the Loxone Smart Home or commercial building makes sure your shading works together with other components. Let the morning sun rays help wake you up.
Shading in your bedroom will automatically rise when you want to start your day. Your Loxone Smart Home or commercial building knows how to react to the temperature and the location of the sun. It works to heat your rooms as efficiently as possible with minimal energy. Loxone can automate blinds to take care of many functions in smart homes or commercial buildings:. Smart homes. Wake up gently by the natural sun rays as a result of automatic blinds.
This solar energy can also help heat your home economically and efficiently. Even though all shading in your home adjusts on its own, you can always manually control all shading elements. Office spaces. Shading in the office can protect against heat, glares and privacy. When needed, they blinds will know to let in enough sunlight on their own.
Or when the last employee leaves, blinds will know to close. This all helps create a pleasant and efficient working environment.
Commercial properties. Venetian blinds, roller shutters, awnings, curtains and more. Control with a smartphone Move your shades to a desired position with a slide of your finger. Automated scheduling Smart Shades has a built-in timer which can be used to automate opening and closing of your shades at specified times and days.
Solar powered Built-in battery Smart Shades comes with a solar panel which can be used for charging in case there is no wall socket near your window. Try it out risk free for 30 days Simple day return policy. Reviews Customer Reviews. The best smart home device I ordered lately! Works perfect. Easy to Install.
A bit noisy but otherwise its a great product. Easy installation. Video Reviews. Questions and Answers Can I use it with any type of chains? Is it possible to use any type, weight and size of shades? What is the noise level of Smart Shades? What options are available for controlling the Smart Shades? Which smartphones are compatible with the Smart Shades?
Smart Shades is currently compatible with iOS and Android phones and tablets. What is the wireless range of the Smart Shades? In the grand tradition of IKEA, purchase, setup, and installation were a giant pain. And when we purchased our test blinds, we had to drive four hours to get them, and the size we needed was not in stock a common issue in our research. We ended up with a smaller size that had to be mounted on the frame of our window, as opposed to entirely over the frame.
The instruction manuals were next to useless, even though there were five of them. But in practice, figuring out what to do was relatively simple. Handily, the remote which has a magnetic wall mount that you can stick or screw to a flat surface is pre-paired to the shade.
If you connect to the Tradfri bridge, though, you have to unpair and re-pair it, and do the same with the shades. During our long-term testing, the shades lost their connection to the remote and app multiple times, requiring us to go through the pairing process far more times than we cared for. At one point we had to completely reset the hub and app before we could get it up and running again.
Thankfully, we could still reach the on-device button, otherwise we would have lost a lot of sleep. The Lutron Serena Smart Wood Blinds are smarter and better looking than any of the other smart blinds we considered or tested.
In our testing we found this to be very useful—always keeping the room naturally well lit without too much glare and without our needing to constantly fiddle with the blinds manually or through an app. Also, this takes virtually no setup on your part, other than just toggling a switch in the app and giving it access to your location so it can determine which way your window is facing.
The Natural Light feature helps keep all your blinds looking uniform. The Lutron blinds dispense with unnecessary cords—you just push them up and pull them down. The blinds automatically move with the sun throughout the day, and if you have multiple blinds, they all look uniform without your ever having to touch them.
The Lutron app lets you set the blinds on a schedule in addition to the Natural Light feature to open, close, or partially tilt based on a time of day or sunrise and sunset. You can add the blinds to Lutron Scenes to control in sync with your Lutron lighting, and set them to close or open based on your location.
When paired with a temperature sensor through Amazon Alexa, they can also be set to close when the temperature rises in the room. The blinds we tested are powered by four D-cell batteries very small shades may use AA batteries , and there is no rechargeable option, but you can also order models that can be plugged in or hardwired.
Installing the Lutron blinds was slightly trickier than it was for our budget pick, MySmartBlinds, since it required drilling. But it was straightforward, and the included instructions were clear. The process was very similar to that of the Lutron smart shades, as was the ordering process, which can be done entirely online.
They also have a built-in temperature sensor, which can be used to automatically close and open the blinds based on the temperature at the window. However, if you have only small windows to cover, we recommend going with Lutron. The MySmartBlinds include a traditional cord to raise and lower the blinds, rather than the more modern, cordless push-and-pull method of the Lutron blinds.
All of these extra controls do make for a less clean aesthetic, though. And there is no remote-control option, as there is with Lutron. As long as you are in Bluetooth range, you can set schedules, open and close the blinds, and program the energy-savings feature which adjusts the blinds if your room is getting too hot.
But we did like the option to automatically return the blinds to their original position when the room cools down, and this worked well in testing. And there are videos to walk you through it if you need more help. The included solar panel is easy to install, and in our testing, it provided ample power even on shaded windows.
We were able to set them up in under 10 minutes with no drilling needed, thanks to the SmartLock mounting technology, which uses a lever mechanism to snap the blinds in place. So if you want voice control or the ability to adjust your blinds from outside Bluetooth range, we do not recommend purchasing these at this point. The good news is that SmarterHome is merging its blinds and shades products into one app and one bridge see What to look forward to.
This change, slated for early , will bring more and better smart-home integrations to the blinds. When it happens, we will update this review. The idea of adding a small motor to your existing shades to make them smart seems like a good one. Expensive, clunky, and requiring a power source, most retrofit devices are simply not worth the hassle.
For blinds, the process is a bit simpler, since all the device has to do is tilt the wood slats, not raise and lower an entire shade. There are a couple of interesting options here see What to look forward to. Essentially the same device as our runner-up pick , the automation kit is just the roller with the motor built in and no fabric.
The process is well-thought-out, though, and the kit comes with everything you need in a variety of sizes, plus a detailed instructional video. All other aspects are the same, and you can control the shades in the same way, using the same app, and connect them with Alexa if you add a SmarterHome bridge you need only one bridge per house for up to eight devices.
Handily, if your existing roller shades have cords or chains, you can remove them and discard them once you add this motor. The other retrofit devices that met our criteria, the Axis Gear and Soma Smart Shades 2 , work only with shades that have a chain or cord to raise and lower them. This might be an option if you have just one or two large shades you want to automate.
Although you may be enticed to go DIY due to the cost savings, it is really easy to mess up measuring and installation for custom window coverings from our picks, potentially wiping out those savings and then some.
With a pro, not only are you mostly guaranteed a risk-free installation, but your options also get a lot wider. One of the main reasons he recommends this route is that you can have your shades hardwired instead of having to rely on batteries.
He points out that although wiring is easier in new construction, it is usually feasible to retrofit. We were unable to test hardwired devices, but the main reason to go with professional installation is the guarantee that your shades will fit and work correctly, with as little troubleshooting or hassle on your part as possible. Overall, functionality is similar between our pick Lutron Serena Shades and the pro-install option we tested, Hunter Douglas.
Hunter Douglas offers a mind-bending number of options, including having your shades travel from the top down as well as from the bottom up. Pro installation is also well worth doing if you have openings that are difficult to access such as skylights or ones that are unusually shaped. We had a few issues with our test install including two faulty shades , problems that were quickly resolved by Hunter Douglas and the installer.
Additionally, he walked us through the fabric and accessory choices in person, which is a much easier process than doing it online.
And he set up all the home-automation and remote-control options during install. SmarterHome says it will release an app and bridge in that will control both its shades and its blinds they will also work retroactively with existing installs. The company also plans to release Smart Switch Pro, a wall switch to control SmarterHome blinds and shades.
Smart-home manufacturer Aqara announced a new retrofit roller blind controller, the Roller Shade Driver E. We were impressed with the shades, which were made of quality material and operated quietly and smoothly. However, the new TaHoma app has limited functionality, with just the option to open and close no partial settings , and creating Schedules was unnecessarily complicated.
Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice control work well, and you can add the shades to Routines in both ecosystems.
But the battery charging is ungainly, requiring you to plug a cord into the shade though at least that should happen only once a year. The shades do come with a remote, which is a cost savings.
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