JFHughes08088
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I have 2 Wink hubs in different homes. One has updated to firmware 1.1. The other is At 0.89.0 and it says it needs to be updated. I have tried dozens of times to update. It appears to be updating, with flashing lights etc, but it never actually takes the update. This one was purchased directly from Wink after the authentication snafu. I have reset hub and deleted and reinstalled. Anybody have a solution?
I would not consider it at this time. It might get there, but there are a cuple of obstacles in the way. First, it needs local control. Second, it needs some way to arm/disarm it. Third, I know of no way to alert you other than an alarm, or texts and emails. There might be solutions to the last couple items, but I am not aware of them.
PS. If you have one of the new AC routers (e.g. WRT###AC), move the hub 3-4 times the recommended distance from your router (and include a wall or two in between) if possible. I was told the newer AC router signal strength is much stronger. I have a Linksys WRT1600AC installed at the house.
PS. If you have one of the new AC routers (e.g. WRT###AC), move the hub 3-4 times the recommended distance from your router (and include a wall or two in between) if possible. I was told the newer AC router signal strength is much stronger. I have a Linksys WRT1600AC installed at the house.
Do you have same SSIS on both band? If so add Ssid_5G on the 5 GHz band
Wink does not like 5g network, only 2.4.
I have 3 routers setup as AP's one BG CH 1, one BGN on CH 6 and one BGN,AC on CH 11 and 157
All 2.4g have same SSID and the 5ghz have SSID_5ghz
I have 2 wink HUB and they work like a charm.
Does anyone know if this product works with Wink?
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I was looking for a switch that the wink app can tell me when the light is actually switched off or on.
Thank you
Sorry about that. Let me try again.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Home-...ZzksLtCmEcqzXpEar_bM8aAlml8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
My Links and Crees are wrong status in the app it seems more frequently than not. Part of it may be perception. If it is either having trouble connecting to the light or the light got turned off, the app should show unknown status. But it almost never does, and it toggles on/off when pressed while I'm looking at the light and know darn well nothing is happening.Bad link... however, Wink reliably tells me when my Lutron lights are on/off as well as my GE bulbs and my Hue lights. I'm not aware that Wink has issues with proper polling anymore of any type of light.
Does anyone know of a desktop app for Wink? I find it clumsy and inconvenient to go get my phone out of the car when sitting in the house and a light fails to turn on per schedule.
I know that you can run an Android emulator that runs the Wink app, but it seems silly to boot into a whole other OS from my PC just to turn on a light.
A standalone PC-Desktop app seems logical.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Have you tried Craig Trunzo's winkathome.net? You can access it from any browser and can control lights with it.
Does anyone know of a desktop app for Wink? I find it clumsy and inconvenient to go get my phone out of the car when sitting in the house and a light fails to turn on per schedule.
I know that you can run an Android emulator that runs the Wink app, but it seems silly to boot into a whole other OS from my PC just to turn on a light.
A standalone PC-Desktop app seems logical.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
There's a Chrome Developers mode that runs the Android app mentioned several pages back. Still works in Win 10.
I've tried it - meh. It "feels" (very subjective) awkward using a touch-screen interface with the mouse. Plus, since it's running another instance of Chrome when you do that, it really sucks up your memory.
Me too. It's clunky and takes time to boot etc -easier to just find my phone. I was hoping for something that would free me from searching for my phone every time I want to turn a light on or edit settings. Seems a web-based solution accessible from any PC would be the way to go.
I was hopeful for the web-based option as mentioned a few posts earlier but since trying for the last 2 days, the site fails while attempting to login via Wink.
I was just able to log in to winkathome.net without any issues.
Adding to its home automation toolbox, Echo also plays nice with Cree connected light bulbs and gear from both Levitron and Lightify through the Wink hub.
Most recently, the online retailer tacked on StubHub integration for keeping tabs on local events. Once you set your city, you can ask the gadget's virtual assistant Alexa to tell you what's going on this weekend, for example.