Neo Smart Blinds

The app is fairly straightforward. Unlike the Google version that lets you use commands like “open” and “close,” the Alexa version has you say “on” or “off.” It would be much easier to remember “Alexa, open bedroom window.” I also had a conflict with the Lutron app. The Neo app seemed to take priority, and it had a preset room called kitchen. When I asked Alexa to “turn off the kitchen lights” she would now say something to the effect of “kitchen does not support that.” I had to delete the kitchen from the neo app.

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I had no trouble setting up my blinds on my iPhone 8 and my wife’s 10R. It works perfectly and I really don’t use the remote anymore, just my phone. What I would like to see is the ability to move blinds up or down the list so I could prioritize them. Right now you can’t, the order you install them is the order they appear in a list format and it cannot be changed. Also, you can only set schedules for each room and not each individual blind. I’d like to see that changed. I don’t use Alexa, Google, or any voice controlled devices, just the apps that come with the hardware for my home security, lights, etc. I would hope that Neo works to improve their software over time, that’s why I gave it 5 stars, because although it needs some better functionality, it does work great and was easy to set-up and install each blind.

We really wanted to be able to control our new blinds (4 of them) from our iPhones. The NEO Blind controller was a perfect solution. The setup for the controller was smooth and easy. The surprise was how easy it was to connect the individual blinds to the NEO controller. Just push the button on the motor in the Blind and confirm it on the NEO APP. The integration with Alexa worked right out of the gate. Just need to remember at this time Alexa only knows OFF and ON, soooo “Family Room OFF” is all blinds down and “Family Room ON “ means all blinds UP. We love it!

This has poor integration with Alexa. I have sheer shades, so when I close them using a voice command, they lower all the way and then open. I have to use the remote to slightly raise them to close the blinds. If favorite positions were available through Alexa, this problem would be solved.

Bought controller to work with motorized blinds from Select Blinds. App was super easy to set up and paired 6 blinds in just a few minutes. Google Assistant integration is great, so have mainly been using voice to open and close blinds. Overall a solid app, and so far reliable hardware.