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I’m almost as confused as the developers. Not quite though.

I downloaded this to update the firmware on one of my devices since they do not have an Android app. The app is basically useless since I cannot add the device to update it. I will not be buying anymore of Onvis products, I only bought one in order to try out with the intention of buying more but not now.

they have FINALLY made some firmware update improvements (for HS2 5-button/18-option controller). STILL NO Landscape mode for iPadOS, which i have asked them for several times and only Onvis and Nanoleaf won’t due it, even/hue/ikea/aqara/vocolinc/sonos/all others can do Landscape mode on iPad, yet Onvis just won’t do it. Because not all brands have macOS apps and isn’t a device option for adding devices, it’s a big deal. Many folks have mounted iPads for home control.

Can’t even click the plus button to add device… just does nothing

I had trouble with the new firmware upgrade but it was my fault for not reading the instructions properly. The process worked fine if a bit slow (about 14 min).

Tried to upgrade the S4 firmware. No “Code” is generated so no way to proceed.

The app reports incorrect Fahrenheit temp history logs for the newest motion sensor with thread. The temp reading on the main screen is okay, but history is 30 degrees lower than actual.

Added a star since the actual device is working fine, but the app is not helpful. Temperature history is totally broken, and is the main reason I’m trying this device. - it’s the wrong temperature - only allows emailing, why not pull up a share sheet for the CSV and let me decide how to share - UI spacing is super weird

The sensor works fine as a HomeKit sensor, I only installed the app to get logged temperature data off the app. Two problems, one is that even though it has two months of history, there seems to be no way to download it all at once. You can only email yourself a csv file one day at a time. Which makes incredibly tedious to use for pulling those logs (and motion data and humidity are separate, so you’d have to do it three times for each day). And just for fun, the logs have the wrong data. The data log shows exactly 30 degrees F colder than the actual temperature, so in addition to a several tap process to email yourself the logs 365 days a year if you want to get the data off continuously, you’ll need to add 30 to the logs on the other end. Mystifying (C is accurate apparently)

85 to 90% of my screen time is on an iPad in Landscape, my case makes Landscape comfortable, and doesn’t support portrait. I refuse to use any app (on my iPad) that works only in portrait. When I use the App on my iPhone, I’ll review again, or edit this one with additional comments on the Onvis Utility. I would encourage Onvis to spend some time with the App and make it universal, by that I mean that it takes advantage of the device it’s on and use its format for best presentation. Even just rotating the app (what many do) makes it useable, having to turn you iPad is unacceptable.