Initially had a bad speaker unit. Replacement was easy. Now is working well. The alarm strategies and settings are a bit difficult, but works once figured out. The system is not always stable and online. Couple times per month announcements will be delayed by several minutes, hence the 4-star rating.
l like the sensors; the batt life is great & they work adequately. My two big peeves are the slow (and, not controllable) refresh rate for temps, and the thermostat control is VERY basic. It does have a schedule, but each day of the week must be set. No way to just schedule 24hrs & repeat (there is an awkward "copy" function).
Asks you to connect to device "wifi" but cuts off your internet wifi, if you try to manually enter your actual internet wifi info- you can't. App says you can, but you can't cuz there is only a drop down menu that scans for the device and keyboard won't connect. You can enter a password manually for wifi, but not a SSID name. So you can never connect to the device. Pointless. Returning speaker because app is useless.
Great but still work to be done. The range, ease of use, and reliability are all fantastic. I would like more functionality around the scenes and alarms so that I can set up Off, Home, Away, and even more. I would like to trigger them without using the app i.e. with NFC or a keypad or Google/Alexa integrations.
I've had the leak sensors for several months now and I haven't had any leaks as yet, though I've tested them occasionally and they really give me peice of mind. However, there is a kind of big draw back with the app which is their theme/font color choice. Light green font on white background is tough to see, and there is no option to change it or even apply a dark theme.
Very easy to setup and use. Scan the QR code on the device select bind and it is added. The app shows all YoLink devices. Great thing, if you turn it on, every time a device is triggered, you can get an e-mail and/or text message. Within the message gives you the time, device was triggered and the BATTERY status. No more guessing when you need to replace batteries. The other great thing, If using Alexa, all newly added devices are automatically added to Alexa's device list, no scanning needed.
While I don't use the app for more than managing my devices and double-checking the information those devices are reporting, the devices, app, and infrastructure that I do use are absolutely amazing, accurate, and incredibly stable. I use the Home Assistant integration to ultimately tie everything together, but as someone who already had WiFi, Z-Wave, and Zigbee in my mix, I was hesitant to add another proprietary vendor to the mix, but outdoor range requirements could only be met by YoLink.
I've had so many issues with yolink that I've been phasing it out. I use it to control my grow shack, humidity, ventilation, ect. From time to time I look and it didn't trigger an event, or all the devices need to be reset. It's just not trustworthy. If you're using this for protecting anything of value, you really should find an alternative. I'm done with yolink
App it's lacking basic features like Sunrise and Sunset. 'Too basic, only allowing one "when" condition. I've got 300+ into the YoLink Devices as, from what understand, they are the first to the market with the LoRa tech for home automation. It's not the device cost I'm sweating, its the wiring, junction boxes, time and integration costs I have into the system. Either they make this app much better or I'm jumping ship when something else with better programmability comes along.
The app is great, if not a bit murky. However, the customer service/tech support is beyond compare. I received a solution to my "problem" within an hour, on a SUNDAY afternoon! For those having issues, contact them, they can almost certainly help. I'm 100% satisfied. FYI, I use the temperature-humidity sensor and leak sensors.
