FYRTUR Review - The IKEA Tradfri Smart Blinds!

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Welcome back to Stu’s Reviews! Today I take a look at the long delayed ikea smart blinds known as the FYRTUR blinds. These work with the IKEA tradfri system, and bring smart functionality to your windows!
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[@StusReviewsUK]

*Forgot to mention* ... for those that don’t know, these things are battery powered with a rechargeable battery 👌💚

[@PerMejdal]

And that is why it needs a repeater. All other battery powered TRÅDFRI devices are steering devices. They send a signal and go into deep sleep. The blinds are receivers, and needs to listen all the time. In their low power mode, they need a powerful signal is received it.

[@grahamjones7814]

How long do the batteries last, does it give you any idea?

[@PerMejdal]

@@grahamjones7814 With a steering devices like the big standard remote, IKEA can predict the battery life easily to 2 years, because very little is pend for operation, and most of the battery is spend on standby. However with the blinds, most of the battery is spend on the motor. So the battery life depends on how often the blinds are opened and closed, and the max length of the blinds.

[@JasonJohnson]

Too bad they didn't make a solar option like other smart blinds.

[@keeshaug]

@@PerMejdal One repeater for each blind?

[@actionreplay8235]

This guy reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson...Good review. Keep it up!

[@dlorbieski]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this product...👍

[@s80key]

Good videos keep them up.Thanks

[@krup8]

Great review! I use smart blinds from Louvolite and they're compatible with Alexa and Google home. I'd definitely recommend them 😊

[@ShaneCreates]

Nice video! I’m waiting for them to roll out HomeKit support. Then I might give them a try!

[@garrypresnall8474]

For info to set the max drop of the blind, use either the remote or botyom button on the blind to drop blind to the desired length, then press either the top or bottom button on the blind twice. This sets the drop.

[@YogiTheBearMan]

Thank you! Was wondering how this worked before I buy the new TREDANSEN blinds. I'm guessing they work the same way but for some reason IKEA doesn't just put it in their description of the products

[@PerMejdal]

I get so happy when a native English speaker uses the metric system naturally.

[@maxdondada]

Excellent review! I wonder if you can cut and or change the fabric. FYI HomeKit is now supported.

[@Madsharley]

Last attempt of trying to say Fyrtur was spot on - almost. 😁

[@LJUK28]

I was thinking about smart blinds.. I think I will pass on the IKEA ones tho. Love ur reviews. Keep up the great work

[@DuesenbergJ]

Another great review. Thanks. Fyrtur Is apparently in parts of Sweden a local name for a old English dance known as Engelska. Witch literally is Swedish for “English”. The French version of the dance is known as Kadrilj. So the blinds are named after dances. I’m Swedish and this is news to me but then again I’m not in to folk dancing.

[@StusReviewsUK]

Love it👌👌👌

[@takevanpopta3892]

Nice one! Question, what's the precise depth of the installed product? How far does it 'protrude into the room' so to speak? By the looks of it about 3-4 cm? I've not been able to find this in the installation manual online.

[@daftpunk78]

Stu - suitable for bathroom use? - assuming signal repeater can work ok plugged into nearby room?

[@TheEnglishRedneck45]

You're not the only one who found the linking a challenge! It's worth highlighting that the Gateway (25 GBP + P&P) does not come with the blinds - they're not smart without it, just remote controlled.

[@xxmyspac]

LOOKING LIKE A HOME THEATER SCREEN LOL

[@TijlDaelemans]

Wait for it 1:24... Epic 😂👍🍻

[@alansussex7867]

Love your review I have purchased The lighting system and it’s working very well that is one major fault if you have a power cut when the power is resumed all the lights come out there is no way of getting round this. I found out the hard way I have it installed in my home in Spain when I looked on the CCTV cameras every light in the house was on full and there is no way of switching them off remotely. Does this happened to the blinds if they are up will they go down or if they’re down will they go up. Just a thought for your next review keep up the good work mate thanks. Alan

[@_The_Moustash_]

If you connect them with google home you can switch them off remotely

[@johnmorris7899]

Drop down green screen?

[@djrozzer7010]

Is the 195cm drop measured from the top or bottom of the spool?

[@AndreiPetunin]

Does smart things work without the gateway or do you need gateway for all things smart, including future alexa?

[@Illoozer]

I'm going to try bild the motor into my existing blinds.

[@StusReviewsUK]

👌🥃

[@kyrsid]

was it worth it? I was waiting a year for this. I just want it to work automatically, no interest in controlling it manually whatsoever. Couldn't care less about voice compatibility. it's just a connect and forget, thank you. Cheers :-) Very nice review by the way.

[@MrGregShuttleworth]

Enjoyed the video. Is there any info regarding battery life?

[@StusReviewsUK]

Not concrete- I’ll keep you updated!

[@MrGregShuttleworth]

@@StusReviewsUK thanks!

[@DaveFlash]

yes, according to ikea, it should last 6 months i believe on regular, normal usage so that's rated at twice per day, one time going up in the morning and one time going down in the evening and maybe one or 2 additional adjustments to block the sun or something during the day. not sure how ikea calculates that, but i suspect it's pretty close to what i just laid out.

[@ChristianAudet]

I just got to this video today and have to comment about your mention that it's not ready / half baked. I think IKEAs first idea like most of their product is to be as cheap and practical as possible which I certainly think they achieve here. However I have to point out that the protocol used for their blind is one of the oldest most used open source protocol in the world, it's one of the most standard with a single range of frequency shared for the entire world and the best for low power consumption (can run on battery for months). Zigbee is compatible to pretty much any "real" automation hub out their and nobody in their right mind would like to fully automated their house without a hub that can take zwave and zigbee like SmartThings or Hubitat which are fully compatible to Alexa and google Home.

[@chuddy8984]

Is there any way to control these through your android phone without using Google home or homekit ? One of my blinds also just has stopped without reason and i can't re-pair them , any ideas?

[@justanaussie2822]

Cheers mate. The instructions are not clear in the booklet to pair with the repeater.

[@ClydeWright]

Did they ever add in Alexa/Google Home/Homekit support?

[@TheDraconiuslives]

@5:49 perfect stop for Whisky!

[@paulmaine]

I want one, but that set up looks kinda awkward and other people have had lots of trouble from what I’ve seen, plus like you say without Alexa or Apple support it’s almost like what is the point, 😩

[@chuddy8984]

Hi whats the app you are using?

[@AdrianSnell]

You failed to answer one major question - how is it powered? Do I need to plug it in to a wallsocket - if so this is no good as I dont have sockets near my windows....

[@SoySaucePinoii]

It's battery powered, and it comes with a USB cable to charge them.

[@StusReviewsUK]

Apologies! Yeah it’s battery powered, a big pull with this 👌

[@markaiken2183]

@@StusReviewsUK any information on how long it will go between recharges? (are we talking days / weeks / months?)

[@garrypresnall8474]

@@markaiken2183 4 to 6 months

[@kermitrehab]

Do they work with SIRI now ?

[@chriswilcox8977]

Can you disable the music that plays when the blind moves?

[@StusReviewsUK]

No- that comes preinstalled 😂. On the other side as well is an irremovable vinyl decal of Bono.

[@garethjones5068]

@@StusReviewsUK 😄😄😄😄

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

Do these work with HomeKit? I see that you have an iPhone. Then you could use these with Siri. Home automations you can set in HomeKit also as well as scenes you could integrate these into. I dropped my Alexa for full HomeKit it just works better and is instant unlike the Alexa is a little laggy.

[@ShaneCreates]

scotty miller they were supposed to ship with HomeKit support but were behind schedule so they don’t currently. HomeKit support SHOULD come as a firmware update eventually. I’m waiting on this before I purchase any. Also, I ditched my Alexa devices and went all-in on HomeKit also. Nice move! 👍🏻

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

Shane Whatley it’s much better using HomeKit than any other smart assistant imo. I can’t stand the Alexa app. It’s way too confusing and keeps adding things back I delete. I have to wait till October anyway for these for the us

[@ShaneCreates]

scotty miller I agree. And hopefully IKEA will work out the HomeKit support for these soon!

[@curtisbme]

I assume the signal repeater is so that they can have very low power signal coming out of the blinds and have the plugged in module be the thing that has the extra power needed to go the distance to whatever room you have the other module plugged into. Don't want to have the batteries being drained just waiting 24-7 for the occasional command.

[@grantnstuff]

4:14 😂😂

[@StusReviewsUK]

👍

[@crackener]

Why are you hilarious ? 😹😸

[@raysmith1992]

Interesting, can the blinds be cut to size as a lot of houses which were built before we went metric were imperial mine are 5ft or 1525mm

[@StusReviewsUK]

Annoyingly... no 😢

[@peterlarsson1451]

OmniaBlinds sell made to measure smartblinds almost to the same price as IKEA :)

[@rogjon1701]

Yes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2ZfYOQj9R5otE

[@adamfry8171]

Do they only go up to 4’7 wide anyway ?

[@snake1625b]

Send like it's not available in Canada

[@ivyk5796]

I mean if it was a green screen that's a wonderful place

[@StusReviewsUK]

Yes true! Don’t really have need for one to be permanently up there though!

[@BillyBob-os7kr]

Will it work with wink

[@scpipad]

Why I need to buy gateway ?

[@alvarorodriguez2882]

I think not. You can use it directly with the remote. The gateway is needed if you want to control it through the app which is also needed to connect with Google assistant.

[@Ed19601]

Pushing back the availability date was probably due to the fact they found the setup procedure not complicated enough and needed to work on that. Already a nono for me

[@claezon]

"I would rather you wait...". Nonsense. Why don't you just wait purchasing it? Love your reviews though ^^

[@StusReviewsUK]

True true, I could wait for the cake to be baked properly before taking out of the oven... but then again, I’m not the one baking! It’s like going to a cafe to buy a nice ham sandwich that they sell, yet they had to rush making it, so forgot the ham. They’re still selling as a ham sandwich, but quite clearly... it’s not. 😜

[@claezon]

@@StusReviewsUK Lol, but.. Nah, I don't buy that parable (or might I say -ham sandwich). IKEA doesn't promise Alexa or HomeKit support, right? I believe it should be up to the buyer. I bought Sonos One before it supported Google Assistant. I new I had to wait, but still I bought it. I like Sonos for letting me make that decision myself :)

[@StusReviewsUK]

Actually.. they have promised ham! Copied from the fyrtur listing on the Ikea website; *Add the TRÅDFRI gateway and the IKEA Home Smart app to control through Google Home. (Apple HomeKit and Amazon Alexa support will also be available later on.)*

[@jasonstar9825]

Stu’s Reviews HomeKit and Alexa was originally promised before that listing was edited. Keep up with the story dudue

[@troyf1]

Your ham analogy... I'm a vegan, happy with the sandwich as it is. Don't need the extra ham. Why wait... cash-flow now! It's an awesome sandwich, selling like hotcakes.

[@blakeman321]

Apple home kit?

[@kennymurphy4493]

Blake Gadd think it does as off today I think I saw on a different review of these

[@ShaneCreates]

Blake Gadd they didn’t ship with HomeKit support because they were behind on schedule. It SHOULD come as a firmware update eventually (hopefully).

[@rmc7830]

DANG IT I'M LATE AGAIN well this sucks ALSO HALLOWEEN IS ONLY 2 MONTHS AWAY SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FOR HALLOWEEN IS GET FAKE STAB WOUND TATTOOS AND FAKE BLOOD SO I LOOK LIKE I GOT IN A CHAINSAW ACCIDENT HAHAHAHA i love your videos and please Heart my comment

[@pixl8me]

Gimmick? yah or nah?

[@ryan9038]

Is this still half baked???

[@artyerty35]

You're super excited about blinds?

[@StusReviewsUK]

Smart blinds my friend. Smart blinds.

[@artyerty35]

@@StusReviewsUK Any regular RF controlled blinds become just as "smart" with a 30-40$ WI-FI RF remote controller.

[@JonathanRootD]

Setup a virtual switch in smartthings and link it to Alexa. Boom! problem solved!

[@a3nalin]

Does this work without the Tradfri Gateway (meaning directly connected to the smartthings hub) aswell? I would rather save the money for a useless / redundant device.

[@garycoogan1]

@@a3nalin Did you get an answer? Does it needs a Tradfri gateway?

[@a3nalin]

@@garycoogan1 No, I did not. But I am using the Fyrtur blinds now directly connected to a Smartthings V3 hub. Fiddling and tinkering in the old "classic" ST App and the IDE worked out. Should work now more easily when pairing via new ST App even if just with some basic functions (battery status did not show last time I checked).

[@marcusm5127]

It's more like Fyurtur.

[@lizniland1428]

Not controlled from Amazon devices......noooo.

[@rmc7830]

1:04 seeing that face is making me having a bad feeling about this AND NOT TRUSTING YOU

[@melklass4050]

Alexa support is nothing todo with Ikea. Alexa does not support blinds at the moment

[@StusReviewsUK]

Not necessarily correct... it could support blinds as an ‘on/off’ function for ‘open/close/stop’... I’ve seen this implemented with other manufacturers devices.

[@melklass4050]

Stu’s Reviews like I said, not officially supported. Nothing todo with Ikea implementing them.

[@jamesnorwood4084]

Likewise, much of life is.....right......up and down! Until, God forbid, down becomes a permanent status.

[@lifttube6011]

it´s not called "tradfri" it´s called Trådfri....

[@justinbustin677]

Noboy wants battery power garbage, yes the blinds motor for now but not a remote. Needs a panel that taps into a light switch power. Also control shit from my phone is neat added feature but not a primary means to control it. Id like more hardwired shit as possible. Otherwise its a sort term trinket.

[@drogomuircastle7175]

Without Alexa support it's a dead loss to most people.

[@melklass4050]

Alexa support has got nothing todo with Ikea. Alexa does not shades yet

[@drogomuircastle7175]

@@melklass4050 I know, but nobody's going to buy this for blinds you can work with your phone, that's just tedious.

[@troyf1]

> Without Alexa support it's a dead loss to most people. The blinds will sell well for now. Many companies will roll out a product slowly with high prices and/or limited functionality to throttle sales while they workout the bugs. When you buy the product, it'll be better because of my feedback. You're welcome.

[@asmolbean9300]

1:43 me irl

[@SURGE101]

These blinds cannot be cut or adjusted in size at all, so if you haven’t got exactly the same window size as the product you can’t fit them. Madness considering every property got different sized windows. Shame really because I would love smart blinds but I got a funny size window.

[@peterlarsson1451]

OmniaBlinds sell made to measure almost to the same price as IKEA :)

[@SURGE101]

Peter Larsson thanks so much, I’m going to have a look for them now. I really appreciate the help, thanks so much jay.

[@billmoir1]

They can be cut in fact somebody made a video about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2ZfYOQj9R5otE

[@mick998r]

Glad you did this review as the blind is a total waste of time, so won't be buying anytime soon. Way too slow, just like the powered boot on some cars.

[@troyf1]

Way too slow? Too slow for what?

[@troyf1]

Way too slow? Too slow for what?

[@_The_Moustash_]

Ugh no thanks. They're too loud and fidgety for my tastes.

[@indym8523]

Wimp