SwitchBot Roller Shade

Love the Shades

The shades are great. They work well and are not to bad to setup. The ability to have them adjust to the window size is nice. A little bit of work to get it there but once they are setup they work well. I have them integrated into home assistant.

Impressed

At first I was hesitant investing in these Smart Home devices. I started with the Curtain Opener and was impressed with the ease of installation and the device's performance. I followed with purchasing the Smart Roller Blinds. While not "easy" but not "difficult" to install I was impressed by how well thought out the Smart Roller Blind installation process was. I'm actively looking for other SwitchBot devices to invest in.

Nice build quality for the cost.

The shades have good build quality, they’re easy to install, and come with everything needed (minus a drill bit). The issue is how they communicate with the software. I paired two of them together in a bedroom and set a schedule (which is limited to 5 events) and they initially worked together, but I tried to turn off the schedule for the weekend and it only turned off for one shade. When I turned it back on, the opposite shade synced. Also, trying to get them to work remotely with Home Assistant and the Hub 3 with Matter has been qwerky too. In can’t get them to work if I’m outside the house, so it seems the matter integration isn’t working, only the local Bluetooth connection. More troubleshooting required.