Got the Tuo button on Black Friday. Thanks for the discount Shane! I love this thing already. Set up was easy. It’s intuitive to use and it’s been flawless. My bedroom is lighted completely with lamps, there is zero overhead lighting. I use the Essential Nanoleaf bulbs for the variety of tone and color. The button by the door was the missing piece of the puzzle. This Tuo button is ideal.
I have just received my smart switch today, I was so looking forward to this item. Unfortunately it doesn’t turn on or connect to my Apple Home. I looked to reset the button as per the instructions to see if that would help ? And discovered there was corrosion inside the device? Which I suspect is the reason why there is no response from the unit. I have no idea how a brand new purchase that was ordered and shipped from the Tuo directly and arrived today in dry packaging could come with such corrosion? Unfortunately I will need go through the boring task of trying to get a refund etc. It’s a real shame as I was really looking forward to using this in our home. I hope other customers have better luck.
@@ShaneCreates: it’s damn ironic the buttons can be placed RIGHT on where the “dumb switches “ were, that provides electricity - but then you cover them with these that needs battery. Is it now really that smart?
Same here. Contacted the owner of the company, Sam, he confirmed Google isn't supported. Neither is the latest Samsung SmartThings Hub... He was supposed to refund my purchase but have been ignoring my emails ever since
Hey man could you make a video about how to get Govee tap to run scenes to work in HomeBridge? I'm kinda confused by the official guide but it seems like you got it working based on other videos.
I'm using Homebridge-govee. It works great for me. I discussed it some in my Govee Outdoor Lights video a month or two ago. Yes, I have been able to get the scenes to work. I just followed the guide step by step.
This looks very nice. However, I just wish one of these smart button manufacturers would make their button fit into a Decorah style face plate so it can sit next to (or in place of) other switches in a electrical box. The only one that does this is the Lutron, but without homebridge that does not work to control other smart devices. 7:25
@@ShaneCreates Ah yes, I forgot about them. However, with their extremely short battery life on this product,and there lack of ongoing support with other products, I’m not excited about that one.
What makes it slow, do you think? It seemed to take 2-3 seconds to turn on the lights. Not a show stopper, but just long enough to make you think it doesn't work and over press.
I honestly think your videos are light years ahead of anyone of the other UA-camrs. You are always one of the first to illustrate a new product, the vi VLogs are well researched and love the simple breakdowns at the end when you sum up the pros and cons, simply excellent.
Greetings Shane. Wonderful video - as always. I'd like to share my thoughts. Anytime I used a THREAD based switches (I'm on iOS HomeKit) ecosystem, I've faced the same consistent issue - the battery drains too fast- and adds to landfills. Being frustrated by Eve switches, Wemo Thread controller, Flic etc - I switched back to ZigBee 3 with Aqara So, could you also check how much the battery life is on this one. I understand how THREAD works (but now not a fan) and the switch should be a child endpoint, but not constantly polling and draining the battery. Thanks.
Yolink fobs with smart buttons work great. They are suppose to have a new matter hub in next month or two that will bring all their devices over to Apple. Been using them and their outdoor and freezer devices. Hope it comes over soon and can be total apple management system for home.
@@ShaneCreatesHey Shane, can you figure out a way to toggle the state with this? I.e one button press to turn on and then if you push it again with one button press it turns off? It seems like a waste to use up two of the 3 control states for on/off.
Figured out why we're having trouble connecting these to Google Home. Straight from the Tuo FAQs "Google Home does support Matter, but at this time they do not support "Generic Switches"." Guess I'll start my return now.
Great content again. I was wondering if you could help me with an issue? I have two lamps in my bedroom. Both have Leaf bulbs. My wife likes to turn off her lamp early. So she does so manually. I have them set up as lamp group in HK. I tried to assign my Aqara switch to just control her lamp so we don't have to keep manually turning lamp on and off. Unable to get that to work. Any ideas on best way to solve? Thanks again for all the information you provide.
Question: will a single click only do one action, like open garage, but the single click won’t then close garage? We bought one, and its handy, and I swear initially a single click would both open and close garage, but now its not working, so I put double click to close, single to open. But just wanted to confirm please.
Yes an no. At face value, each button action can only perform one task... whatever you set it up to do... there is not "toggle" option. You can however accomplish this when setting up your button action. To do this requires some basic shortcut actions. For example, when setting up the single click, instead of choosing the accessory, choose "convert to shortcut." Then use an IF action. IF garage door is closed > open the garage door. OTHERWISE > close the garage door.
Yes, technically you can trigger the HomePod to play any sound, including a bell sound (from Apple Music) but the automation probably won't be as responsive as an actual doorbell or doorbell cam. I don't think there is an easy way to do notifications either from that.
Damn this is a tough one at that price. The onvis hs2 has thread, 5 buttons each one with single double and hold press at 39.99$ unless you need matter compatibility the onvis seems more bang for your buck.
Hi Shane and team. I could use some help. I picked up 2x of these TUO smart buttons to add to my Matter /Thread HomeKit ecosystem. No matter how much I try, they'd just not pair to my Home app. I tried a "Reset", and even changed the battery. And yes I have IPV6 and have other Matter -over-Thread systems. It can't be a coincidence if both of them out of the box is not pairing. What am I missing? Any help please?
Hey Shane any recommendations or suggestions for sliding vertical slides? These are big here in Florida but can’t find a way to start home it up. I don’t really care/need it to slide the whole thing, more so just turning the handle/stick to open and close them. Any suggestions are appreciated
You want the Switchbot Blind Tilt. Shane has a video on it. As long as you have one of those wands/sticks/poles to twist to open/close the blinds it will work!
I purchased one of these to try and get it working on my yellow home assistant using the Matter service available . Sadly no joy. If anyone has got this button working in home assistant please let me know 👍👍
@@samgabbay8165 Thanks Sam, pretty sure you replied to me email asking Sarah to arrange for a replacement. Would be great if you can nudge this along if possible, Many Thanks
I bought one, and quickly figured out that it does not work with Google Home. Very disappointing, as this would fix many of the smart home issues I'm having. Hopefully Google adds matter button support soon, especially since this button is advertised as working with Google Home.
That room looks dope! Button is definitely a little bit slow. I use a Minoston zigbee scene controller in my porch which I just covered in a video. It's super-fast, decora compatible and with 4 buttons you can multi-use, you have up to 16 switches. Check it out!
Both work really well. I'd say the experience is similar in terms of speed and reliability. Aqara/zigbee is great tho and hard to beat the price and reliability/speed. But it does require their hub.
Hi Shane, you’re awesome. That being said, was there an IP rating that you could find anywhere with this button? I have a Flic button in my shower and it’s rated IP44, would love to try out the Tuo button but didn’t want to fry the thing outright!
Thanks! 😃 I did not find any IP rating anywhere but the fine print says "the device is not intended for outdoor use and to protect it from moisture and direct sunlight to prevent damage."
It's said somewhere that compared to zigbee you don't need a hub, but now it's said you need device like apple tv.. so it tredads doesn't connect directly to phone and need some central devices like zigbee? I know I heard somewhere that for threads you don't need central device.. now I am confused :(
You will need a "thread border router." The difference with Thread and Zigbee is that you do not need a manufacturer's hub for Thread. A Thread border router may be devices that you may already have. If you are an Apple Home user, you probably have an Apple TV or HomePod already (both thread border routers). If you are a Google Home user, you may have a Nest Hub Max. Alexa user, Echo Dot... etc. You do not need a manufacturer's hub when using Thread devices. Take Philips Hue for example that uses zigbee. If you want to use Philips hue button with Apple Home instead of the Thread button in this video, you would need a HomePod or Apple TV AND a Philips Hue hub.
@@ShaneCreates thanks !!! that's interesting since the other Onvis devices do support Matter. maybe they will support it in the future. not easy to find answers like this, i will follow your channel now :)
Thanks for the feedback. I think it is one of the more premium built buttons of those shown. Still plastic, but solid and the metal plate give it a nice feel. Aqara and the Onvis switch (although I like both) feel much more "cheap" in your hand. Flic buttons have a great build quality. I really like the tactile click of the TUO button. There are cheaper (and more expensive) options, but I think this one looks and feels better than many others. Hope that helps.
$10 shipping for one, or free for two. Hopefully they add another button. I've been using the yolink fobs, but requires a special hub and tricks to make it work with Alexa...
I just tried to buy one but "there was an issue with Apple Pay", by which I'm pretty sure that means, "we don't have apple pay set up correctly". That's too bad since Shopify stores usually have no trouble with Apple Pay.
Still waiting for a 3-way dimmer switch with thread, unless there is one I don’t know about. Feel like all the available light switches only have 2 out of 3 of those. Feel like light switches should have a lot more high quality options than currently exist. Would also like it to have a presence sensor in it. Bluetooth or mmWave. Pretty sure 75% of my house could be run off just switches at that point. I know I’m picky, but all the tech is there, just needs to be put in one unit. I don’t like “stuff” so tech that would disappear into the house and not even be noticed is what I want. Rant over. Lol. Buttons are cool, but not my thing.
@@khao1412 Considered it, but it requires a separate hub and isn’t thread. The switches themselves work similarly to thread with other Lutron products, but won’t mesh with thread products from my understanding. They’d be perfect otherwise.
Looks like Nanoleaf has one in the works. Not sure I like the look of it or if it will pass the wife test, but says it will be thread and have motion and ambient light sensors in it. So I will definitely be buying at least one to test it out later this year.
It’s a shame they only fit 1 button on this unit. I guess I’ll stay with my Pico remotes under Homebridge for now. Pico’s look nicer on the wall or a table, have 4 more buttons per unit and cost less.
Got the Tuo button on Black Friday. Thanks for the discount Shane!
I love this thing already. Set up was easy. It’s intuitive to use and it’s been flawless. My bedroom is lighted completely with lamps, there is zero overhead lighting. I use the Essential Nanoleaf bulbs for the variety of tone and color. The button by the door was the missing piece of the puzzle. This Tuo button is ideal.
I have just received my smart switch today, I was so looking forward to this item.
Unfortunately it doesn’t turn on or connect to my Apple Home. I looked to reset the button as per the instructions to see if that would help ? And discovered there was corrosion inside the device? Which I suspect is the reason why there is no response from the unit.
I have no idea how a brand new purchase that was ordered and shipped from the Tuo directly and arrived today in dry packaging could come with such corrosion?
Unfortunately I will need go through the boring task of trying to get a refund etc.
It’s a real shame as I was really looking forward to using this in our home. I hope other customers have better luck.
Thanks for the extra video this week. Neat looking product.
Neat device, Thanks for sharing.
That button would be perfect if it were rechargeable. Im over feeding batteries to buttons. Wemo broke me!
haha I hear ya... battery life ended up being pretty bad on that Wemo stage. Hoping this one will be MUCH better...
@@ShaneCreatesmy wemo stage died before my first battery change 😩
@@ShaneCreates: it’s damn ironic the buttons can be placed RIGHT on where the “dumb switches “ were, that provides electricity - but then you cover them with these that needs battery. Is it now really that smart?
With a bit of searching you can find most battery types in a rechargeable model, even button cell batteries.
@@MrJonnywarren1985 Holy crap there are 2032 rechargeables! Thanks for the idea!!
Shane Whatley, You are the Best
Can I still use the button to turn on the light if the Wi-Fi goes out?
How did you get it connected to your Google Home? I just got mine today and haven't been able to make it all the way through the setup process.
Same here. Contacted the owner of the company, Sam, he confirmed Google isn't supported. Neither is the latest Samsung SmartThings Hub... He was supposed to refund my purchase but have been ignoring my emails ever since
Hey man could you make a video about how to get Govee tap to run scenes to work in HomeBridge? I'm kinda confused by the official guide but it seems like you got it working based on other videos.
+1 yes please I also gave up because it just didn't work I wasn't sure if it was actually supported
what homebridge plugin are you using i don't think homebridge-ultimate-govee supports it but I haven't tried
@@inkx Glad to hear this is an actual issue and I'm not just stupid lol
@@trulystrange I'm using homebridge-govee.. never heard of homebridge-ultimate-govee... do you know what the difference is?
I'm using Homebridge-govee. It works great for me. I discussed it some in my Govee Outdoor Lights video a month or two ago.
Yes, I have been able to get the scenes to work. I just followed the guide step by step.
This looks very nice. However, I just wish one of these smart button manufacturers would make their button fit into a Decorah style face plate so it can sit next to (or in place of) other switches in a electrical box. The only one that does this is the Lutron, but without homebridge that does not work to control other smart devices. 7:25
The Wemo Stage is another one that does.
@@ShaneCreates Ah yes, I forgot about them. However, with their extremely short battery life on this product,and there lack of ongoing support with other products, I’m not excited about that one.
Finally! Some Matter devices over Thread…
Can't get mine to set up with Google Home either. It sets up with Samsung SmartThings, but won't perform the automations I set it to do.
Same here. It's false representation. Owner was supposed to refund but never did. Will file an official complaint.
What makes it slow, do you think? It seemed to take 2-3 seconds to turn on the lights. Not a show stopper, but just long enough to make you think it doesn't work and over press.
I think I would like this one over the Fliq. The Fliq doesn't connect very quickly with Bluetooth to my iPhone if I've been out of range.
You can use scenes to toggle the button instead of single tap for on and double tap for off
I honestly think your videos are light years ahead of anyone of the other UA-camrs. You are always one of the first to illustrate a new product, the vi
VLogs are well researched and love the simple breakdowns at the end when you sum up the pros and cons, simply excellent.
Thanks so much for the kind words and support! 🙏🏻
Greetings Shane. Wonderful video - as always. I'd like to share my thoughts. Anytime I used a THREAD based switches (I'm on iOS HomeKit) ecosystem, I've faced the same consistent issue - the battery drains too fast- and adds to landfills. Being frustrated by Eve switches, Wemo Thread controller, Flic etc - I switched back to ZigBee 3 with Aqara So, could you also check how much the battery life is on this one. I understand how THREAD works (but now not a fan) and the switch should be a child endpoint, but not constantly polling and draining the battery. Thanks.
Yolink fobs with smart buttons work great. They are suppose to have a new matter hub in next month or two that will bring all their devices over to Apple. Been using them and their outdoor and freezer devices. Hope it comes over soon and can be total apple management system for home.
Engineer: "hey, we could fit 4 buttons onto this thing" CEO: "fire him"
Can you assign existing shortcuts to the button presses? Just got the button and I cannot figure out how.
Not personal shortcuts. You are not able to trigger personal shortcuts via HomeKit accessories.
@@ShaneCreatesHey Shane, can you figure out a way to toggle the state with this? I.e one button press to turn on and then if you push it again with one button press it turns off? It seems like a waste to use up two of the 3 control states for on/off.
Figured out why we're having trouble connecting these to Google Home. Straight from the Tuo FAQs
"Google Home does support Matter, but at this time they do not support "Generic Switches"."
Guess I'll start my return now.
Great content again. I was wondering if you could help me with an issue? I have two lamps in my bedroom. Both have Leaf bulbs. My wife likes to turn off her lamp early. So she does so manually. I have them set up as lamp group in HK. I tried to assign my Aqara switch to just control her lamp so we don't have to keep manually turning lamp on and off. Unable to get that to work. Any ideas on best way to solve? Thanks again for all the information you provide.
Question: will a single click only do one action, like open garage, but the single click won’t then close garage? We bought one, and its handy, and I swear initially a single click would both open and close garage, but now its not working, so I put double click to close, single to open. But just wanted to confirm please.
Yes an no. At face value, each button action can only perform one task... whatever you set it up to do... there is not "toggle" option. You can however accomplish this when setting up your button action. To do this requires some basic shortcut actions. For example, when setting up the single click, instead of choosing the accessory, choose "convert to shortcut."
Then use an IF action. IF garage door is closed > open the garage door. OTHERWISE > close the garage door.
Hi Shane! Can the TUO Button trigger routines/automations? I emailed the company last week with this question but no response.
Hi! Yes you can use it to trigger automations with Apple Home! If you sent an email, please feel free to resend, we did not get anything 😕
Zigbee doesnt need a proprietay hub, you just need to not use a proprietary hub, ie Sengled, Aqara.
Can you set a button like this to trigger a bell (HomePod sound + alert on phone/watch) in Apple Home yet?
Yes, technically you can trigger the HomePod to play any sound, including a bell sound (from Apple Music) but the automation probably won't be as responsive as an actual doorbell or doorbell cam. I don't think there is an easy way to do notifications either from that.
Damn this is a tough one at that price. The onvis hs2 has thread, 5 buttons each one with single double and hold press at 39.99$ unless you need matter compatibility the onvis seems more bang for your buck.
Hi Shane and team. I could use some help. I picked up 2x of these TUO smart buttons to add to my Matter /Thread HomeKit ecosystem. No matter how much I try, they'd just not pair to my Home app. I tried a "Reset", and even changed the battery. And yes I have IPV6 and have other Matter -over-Thread systems. It can't be a coincidence if both of them out of the box is not pairing. What am I missing? Any help please?
Reach out to us on support. We’ll get this sorted out for you if it’s still an issue!
Is there a way to handle errors for Shortcuts in iOS, like try and catch blocks? For example when automation fails, send text message.
Dope
Thanks 🙏🏻 another awesome + insightful vlog. This thread button is exactly what I’ve been looking for
It looks very similar to the one from IKEA, does it have the same size?
I brought this cause of your video. This works great. I got rid of my Flic 2 that would not work at times. The respond on this is incredible..
So happy to hear!
Hey Shane any recommendations or suggestions for sliding vertical slides? These are big here in Florida but can’t find a way to start home it up. I don’t really care/need it to slide the whole thing, more so just turning the handle/stick to open and close them. Any suggestions are appreciated
You want the Switchbot Blind Tilt. Shane has a video on it. As long as you have one of those wands/sticks/poles to twist to open/close the blinds it will work!
is it possible for me to turn off or on the light all by single press?
In HomeKit, you would need to "convert to shortcut." Then a simple IF statement would work: IF the light is on > turn it off, OTHERWISE turn it on.
I purchased one of these to try and get it working on my yellow home assistant using the Matter service available . Sadly no joy. If anyone has got this button working in home assistant please let me know 👍👍
We can help. Reach out to support, they will point you in the right direction.
@@samgabbay8165 Thanks Sam, pretty sure you replied to me email asking Sarah to arrange for a replacement. Would be great if you can nudge this along if possible, Many Thanks
I bought one, and quickly figured out that it does not work with Google Home. Very disappointing, as this would fix many of the smart home issues I'm having. Hopefully Google adds matter button support soon, especially since this button is advertised as working with Google Home.
Yesssssssssss
Nice looking button but seems expensive for what it is.
Looking at their sensor, also expensive when compared to the established brands like aware.
That room looks dope! Button is definitely a little bit slow. I use a Minoston zigbee scene controller in my porch which I just covered in a video. It's super-fast, decora compatible and with 4 buttons you can multi-use, you have up to 16 switches. Check it out!
Link please? Am interested
In your experience what protocol would you say is more reliable and faster? Thread or zigbee(aqara)
Both work really well. I'd say the experience is similar in terms of speed and reliability. Aqara/zigbee is great tho and hard to beat the price and reliability/speed. But it does require their hub.
Hi Shane, you’re awesome. That being said, was there an IP rating that you could find anywhere with this button? I have a Flic button in my shower and it’s rated IP44, would love to try out the Tuo button but didn’t want to fry the thing outright!
Thanks! 😃 I did not find any IP rating anywhere but the fine print says "the device is not intended for outdoor use and to protect it from moisture and direct sunlight to prevent damage."
It's said somewhere that compared to zigbee you don't need a hub, but now it's said you need device like apple tv.. so it tredads doesn't connect directly to phone and need some central devices like zigbee? I know I heard somewhere that for threads you don't need central device.. now I am confused :(
You will need a "thread border router." The difference with Thread and Zigbee is that you do not need a manufacturer's hub for Thread. A Thread border router may be devices that you may already have. If you are an Apple Home user, you probably have an Apple TV or HomePod already (both thread border routers). If you are a Google Home user, you may have a Nest Hub Max. Alexa user, Echo Dot... etc. You do not need a manufacturer's hub when using Thread devices. Take Philips Hue for example that uses zigbee. If you want to use Philips hue button with Apple Home instead of the Thread button in this video, you would need a HomePod or Apple TV AND a Philips Hue hub.
@@ShaneCreates thanks
why did you say the tuo is the first device with thread and then you show the onvis 5 key button which has thread as well?
First button that supports MATTER over Thread. Onvis does not support Matter.
@@ShaneCreates thanks !!! that's interesting since the other Onvis devices do support Matter. maybe they will support it in the future. not easy to find answers like this, i will follow your channel now :)
Cheapest shipping to the UK is £21! wtf. I was ready to buy a couple. The button price is £21
Hey shane can i link this button to my google speaker so i can make a phone call
Hey Shane, nice new button. Would have been great if you talked more about the comparisons in quality/ price between the other buttons.
Thanks for the feedback. I think it is one of the more premium built buttons of those shown. Still plastic, but solid and the metal plate give it a nice feel. Aqara and the Onvis switch (although I like both) feel much more "cheap" in your hand. Flic buttons have a great build quality. I really like the tactile click of the TUO button. There are cheaper (and more expensive) options, but I think this one looks and feels better than many others. Hope that helps.
@@ShaneCreates thnx for your reply!
@@ShaneCreates : It does. I ordered 2 of them.
$10 shipping for one, or free for two. Hopefully they add another button. I've been using the yolink fobs, but requires a special hub and tricks to make it work with Alexa...
Shipping costs have been reduced!
Doesn't work on Google Home or Home Assistant. They currently don't support generic switches over thread.
I just tried to buy one but "there was an issue with Apple Pay", by which I'm pretty sure that means, "we don't have apple pay set up correctly". That's too bad since Shopify stores usually have no trouble with Apple Pay.
Fixed! Thank you for bringing this to my attention 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@samgabbay8165 It worked, thanks!
Unboxing starts 3:37
Thanks! There are chapter titles in each video.
Still waiting for a 3-way dimmer switch with thread, unless there is one I don’t know about. Feel like all the available light switches only have 2 out of 3 of those. Feel like light switches should have a lot more high quality options than currently exist.
Would also like it to have a presence sensor in it. Bluetooth or mmWave. Pretty sure 75% of my house could be run off just switches at that point. I know I’m picky, but all the tech is there, just needs to be put in one unit. I don’t like “stuff” so tech that would disappear into the house and not even be noticed is what I want.
Rant over. Lol. Buttons are cool, but not my thing.
did you try Lutron?
@@khao1412 Considered it, but it requires a separate hub and isn’t thread. The switches themselves work similarly to thread with other Lutron products, but won’t mesh with thread products from my understanding. They’d be perfect otherwise.
Looks like Nanoleaf has one in the works. Not sure I like the look of it or if it will pass the wife test, but says it will be thread and have motion and ambient light sensors in it. So I will definitely be buying at least one to test it out later this year.
At first glance, it looks dead like the August Wifi bridge.
looks like an IKEA button!
Shane while I'd love to jump on this, any hope of eve updating their EVE button that includes thread?? Please Eve!!
I have hope! I always thought a smart button was the perfect use-case for thread.
Looks like the Ikea shortcut button, which I have 10 of. Unfortunately at $108aud delivered for a switch, it makes Flic look cheap!
It’s a shame they only fit 1 button on this unit. I guess I’ll stay with my Pico remotes under Homebridge for now. Pico’s look nicer on the wall or a table, have 4 more buttons per unit and cost less.
Tuo…same company hat makes knives?
Tuo is a great company. Always been impressed by the elegance of their product.
This is amazing - fck ecosystems
Nope, doesn't work and the company doesn't respond to support emails. Good luck!
Fire tv way faster sorry no hub either
They slow af hahahaha
It sucks only has one button...why not four or six??? And why not use battery free technology???👎 To expensive anyway... 😭
“Matter” what an off putting word now. Nah, no thanks. I’ll stick with Apple Home exclusive products…they work.