In case you haven't figured it out, you can have the screen automatically turn off in low light. You have to do it in the settings on the device itself.
I've had the Lenovo for a few months. The reason I chose it over the Hub is I can easily cancel an alarm if I wake before it goes off. There isn't an easy way to do that on the Hub, and for the mini, you need to use a voice command. Not convenient when there is someone else still sleeping.
Josh, you CAN turn off the screen in low light. Settings > Display Settings > During low light >Turn Off Screen (other 2 options are Show Mono Clockface and Show Current Clock Face). *Settings on the actual Clock, not the Home App. PS: I'm the opposite, I like to know the time when I wake up in the middle of the night... But my wife is very sensitive to any kind of light, so this setting was a must for me. PS 2: you can actually see the time when the screen is off, by tapping to top of the unit (just like snoozing). It will turn off again in a couple of seconds. Google Assistant Smart Clock application version: 6.27.13+prod.1.1.0.5961405 System firmware version: OIMF.191015.004
Idk how we missed this!! Thank you for pointing this out (we've pinned your comment so other people see this). Weird choice to have this setting only on the device vs. through the app like the other Assistant displays.
@@6MonthsLater Why I need this.. I hate the dark ( I turn to on Full Bright ) I wake up RANDOMLY IN THE NIGHT! And I need A clock that easy for me turn off bc my mom! Knows i don't wake up with the Alram goes off saying SCHOOL time so I put this on Max so I wake up!
Cool video, I have had mine for a few months and quite like it. Key complaints not mentioned 1. It’s summer here and the screen seems to heat up to a concerning temp, very much so if showing photos. 2. Even though I tell it to turn off the screen every night, about once a week it comes on randomly complaining no wifi as it turns off at late night. 3. Sunrise mode is a joke 4. Sometimes glitchy with Spotify and needs to be powered off/on to get working. Despite all this still worthwhile.
I want to pick this up, but from your comments and others I've seen it seems sketchy. For 10 bucks more the nest hub has next to zero problems.. I just like the size of the lenovo🤦♂️
I actually kind of like this.. it's an alarm clock, with a smart assistant inside. I might get it. Just gotta relocate my current Google mini somewhere else
Great video, I loved the smart clock and all it can do, but honestly, I feel like Google assistant is nearing its end, all the conversational actions went away, and the third-party GA speakers and displays will not receive future software updates. I just wish that Google Assistant would become more conversational again like before, right now it’s very short-spoken, no joy when you ask her for a topic and just reads you out loud a very short and sometimes incomplete paragraph, Alexa gives more spoken information, if I ask her about anything, like an animal, a fruit or a disease, and reads me all the article when I ask her for more information, Google Assistant always is trying to give me a visual response, inaccessible for people with visual disabilities like me, and a short-spoken responce isn’t enough. In 2021 Google Assistant still was the best, but Google messed it up this year completely
I am stunned. I cannot imagine waking up in the night and NOT wanting to know what time it is!!! Nightstand on one side of my bed has a Nest Mini and a weather display that also has the time. The stand on the other side of the bed is a clock that projects time and temp onto the ceiling. No matter which way I face, if my eyes open in the night, I immediately know what time it is.
Same, it's why I've not upgraded my Insignia Voice Smart Bluetooth Speaker with Google Assistant as it shows the time, has a basic temp display, good touch controls on the top, far field mics, and decent room filling sound, I also have one in my kitchen, and was looking at this small Lenovo branded one based on price to replace the one in my kitchen to get a full touchscreen display, but guess I'll wait for a deal on the Google home/nest hub. BTW I also have a Home Mini 1st gen in my game room for basic functions like turning off/on lights, TV, speaker group for whole house music, and that's where they really shine, when paired with a stand that lifts them off the table.
But your asleep. Why would you want to know what time it is while asleep? Eh I don't know.. As for me its kinda like having to remind yourself whats in the fridge to eat while currently enjoying what your already eating.
Hey hey! On the subject of not having the option of the display switching off. There is a Night Mode menu to set the brightness of the display. I set mine to really low.
I have the Lenovo clock and I use it only for a clock. I use a Nest Mini for my speaker in my bedroom, for the audio quality reasons you mentioned. I had a Nest Hub in my bedroom, but some of my bedtime news feeds are video and they would show the moving pictures. The Lenovo just played the audio, which is what I wanted. I paid $40 for mine when they were on special. The power usage is low, so I don't mind it for a clock. Since I'm retired, I don't need no stinkin' alarm, at least most of the time. Nice 6 month review Josh.
Just found this channel! Great to do 6 months after reviews, but i'm surprised that there's not one single word about the constant wi-fi disconnections. Mine disconnects at least 5 times a week even though the AP is within 1 meter from the clock.
3:48 THIS! Thank you so much for this music alarm tip. I just got my Lenovo Smart Clock 2 yesterday and I was disappointed that I couldn't use music for my alarm sound. I was actually considering whether I should return it because this was one of the most important features for me. But you explained it perfectly and I was able to try so many different things out when I realized I needed to use my voice. Thank you so much for all of the tips and tricks you provided in this video, especially for the music alarm hack! You should consider reviewing the Lenovo Clock 2. I'm curious how you like its evolution. THANKS AGAIN!
I was eye-balling this just cus I wanted yet another speaker. Was looking at this cus it's on sale for the same price as a mini right now. Great review, thank you. Very much appreciate it.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have avoiding making the switch as I could not find a smart clock where I could wake up to a radio station! Your video showed me it was possible and have tried with my google mini and have now ordered the Lenovo! Cheers
Nice review, Josh. I just got mine and I love it. I know what you mean about waking up to a bright display in the middle of the night! I just dim it a little and I’m good.
I've had mine for a little over a year, I got the second gen one with the better speaker and it sounds good but i found that when this thing loses internet connection at all it becomes a brick, and also alarms for me haven't always went off unless i fully reset it so I've had to rely on having my phone set with an alarm too for when it happens, and also there isn't any settings at all for changing stuff on the alarm clock like if you tell it to turn lights on or off at a certain time it makes its own internal schedule that can't be changed, i honestly wish i hadn't got it because it's nothing a phone can't do already, id honestly rather a dumb clock but it's hard to get a good one that'll last
I have one and my biggest problem with it is it doesn't have an OLED display. I'm glad that apparently you actually can set the screen to turn off at night, but I want to be able to see the time when I'm laying in bed before I fall asleep.
Hello, very good review, please I have a question, does this device have a sleep function, to listen to music before going to sleep and it turns off automatically. Thanks.
I have had the Lenove Smart Clock for a month and a half now and I loved it. About a couple weeks ago the clock started losing wifi signal and searching constantly, also while it is searching for signal it gets hot enough its uncomfortable to touch. I've tried rebooting it, factory resetting it, changed wifi 2.4 and 5 but nothing fixed the issue. I have a chrome cast and a Google home mini in the same room the same distance from the router. Did u have any of these issues? Are there other people having these issues. I also had a Lenovo 8 in smart hub. It was great for less than a week, and was returned and I purchased a google hub max and it works great. All of my Google branded products work great. Are there any alternatives to the lenova clock.
I like the way you review products in long term with detail. Question: does smart clock support Photo album clockface slideshowing photos only in the album? 2nd Q: Does it support Apple music and Spotify? Thanks.
If you're thinking about getting yourself one of these or something like it I would highly recommend you do. I absolutely love mine and wouldn't want to live without it anymore..
Ehh, I bought this device specifically for the customized alarm schedules. Much better than my old dual-alarm clock and remembering to turn each on and off. I have a chromecast audio in my bedroom hooked up to some dumb speakers, so I've set it to route music there. There now is a setting to turn off the screen in dark light instead of dimming. Also, the dimmest setting is quite dim and hard to read even in the dark. So it won't keep you up at night.
Will the alarm function and display time still work if wifi goes out? Also are you able to check email on this? I wouldn't want someone swiping through my inbox if I was gone for the day.
Great video. I bought the Levono Smart Clock yesterday but I'm having trouble accessing my calendar in Google Assist. My main calendar is the default calendar in iPhone but I've synced it with Google calendar. I've followed the recommended steps but I can't find where I can activate access to the calendar in the clock. Any suggestions?
Not sure if this has been asked yet or not but is there a way to shuffle songs from my UA-cam music library or playlist? I currently have my alarm set to play music from UA-cam music, but it plays the same song every morning, when i tell it to shuffle UA-cam music it plays my "supermix playlist" which, I don't know how it determines what songs it thinks I like but the music it selected for me is pretty awful. I want to shuffle my own library, or at least shuffle a playlist that I've made myself. If I can't figure this out it may be going back to the store and I'll go back to using my old ipod/ihome clock an alarm. Thanks
Thanks for the information...I really confused between Google home mini and Lenovo smart clock but now I am clear... And I go with Lenovo smart clock... Thanks again...
It can play radio stations through the internet. Ask Google Assistant to play a radio station and if it's available on iheartradio or something else it will play it. No FM tuner though.
Love the video - I have two of these Lenovo smart clocks. Only issue is one oddly keeps changing it's MAC address, thus my Ubiquiti UniFi network can't keep a label assigned to that one clock? The other works fine. I've reported the issue, on Lenovo forums, along with others who have found some clocks that do this. Odd, other than this one technical flaw my wife and I both enjoy these clocks integrated with our smart home.
I have the Smart Clock Essential by Lenovo and I found you can set an automatic screen dim schedule. You can set this to dim to 0% so the screen is automatically turned of between the times you desire.
My daughter has had the Lenovo smart clock 2. Indeed she doesn't have it anymore. We had constant wifi connection problems. Even tried it at 1m next to the router, and the Wi-Fi connection fell away. We tried everything, but couldn't get it done. We now have a regular dab+ alarm clock and a Google Nest mini. This one just works well and the router is on the ground floor. The only problem caused by Google is that not all features are available in Europe, like waking up to your own music, even though I think we are entitled to it. What is also a pity is that it is an LCD screen and not Amoled, as a result too much light
Also why would they give an amoled, amoleds get burnt if the same thing is displayed for a few hours. Just change it to turn off the screen in low light!
it sounds like the clock can do just about what the google nest max & or the google home hub can do? ill prob eventually get at least the clock for probably my bed room & one or the other for the kitchen. is there any big things the nes max can do? iI' thinking about getting one for the kitchen but now debating this clock if a lot cheaper lol & depending on capabilities but I'm liking this clock & might have to try it first either way & might be great for my bedroom & morning and night routine.....
If it was the same price as the nest mini I would definitely buy but you might as well go for the old nest hub now as they are cheaper and better in general
Hey Josh! Nice vid. I'm looking top buy this. My Q is if we can connect this Lenovo smart clock to a regular Bluetooth speaker ( not smart) to get music on my BT speaker (not on the smart clock) ?
It's really a bummer you can't cast video to it. It'd be perfect in my home office serving as both smart assistant and for watching the news etc. While doing some work. Or heck even watching the news in the morning or evening at bed.
I've recently just ordered a Lenovo Smart Clock, but hadn't looked at any reviews until after the purchase. I'm glad you explained majority of the good features as I primary bought it for just having a smart alarm clock, rather than using my phone. I would say the the nest mini definitly has better audio quality for music, so I agree with that people shouldn't buy the Lenovo Smart Clock solely to listen to music. I think having the google assistant feature is a great aspect, especially for android users.
In what way are you looking to control it from the Google home app? You're able to definitely control it as you would a regular smart speaker but the display customization needs to be done on the device. ALSO! You can absolutely add it to a speaker group! Hope that helps!
@@Time4Tech hey, thank you! Here in the Philippines, the available alternative is the one from Xiaomi. I was able to have my hand on one and so far there’s no option to add it on a speaker group (I already have existing nest mini’s around the house) I hope an update rolls out to fix that
wish i'd seen this like a month ago...i bought a night light with an alarm clock, and got my nest mini last week. might have been better to just have the lenovo smart clock (didnt realise how well integrated it was). maybe if they have a model that has some lights for bedside reading too thatd be sweet
Hey! great video! I'm interested in this device since it's currently $35 at Best Buy, but I'm thinking about having it on my desk. If you still have it, do you know if it works as an intercom just like the Nest Mini?
I’ve had this close for a few years now and two to three times a week, it disconnects from WiFi and tells me I need to open the GoogleHome app. When I do, nothing happens. The only thing that resolves it is to unplug it or the WiFi router and plug it back in after 10-30 seconds. When I unplug the clock, it solves the issue for a few days to a couple of weeks. If I unplug the router, it solves it for a week to a month. But it ALWAYS comes back. Drives me insane.
I don't know if anybody has noticed this but my Lenovo smart clock makes phone calls through assistant completely different than my Google home mini, my Google nest hub, and my Google nest mini as well. It's almost as if it's using my cell phone connection to make the phone call instead of using Google home. The only reason I know this is because my smart clock can make phone calls through Google Assistant that none of my other Google Assistant devices can except for my phone.
Ok yes i stand corrected, I can view my Nest branded cameras on it, all day if i wanted to. I cannot view my other branded cameras on it tho: Kasa and Wyze.
Thanks Josh 🙂. I Did just order 2 Nest Mini's, but am interested in the Clock for my Husband. Will be sharing this Video with Him 😁. I am wondering if Google will be Coming out with a Nightstand Clock of Their own ? PS, Fully realizing it's Not the best time to ask ! (CV !). Have a Nice Weekend Josh 😎, JaneLee 🕊️ - in Pennsylvania Suburb of Philadelphia. (It will be going up to 70° next week ! Weather a bit erratic)
If course, thanks for leaving a comment! Unclear if Google is making one themselves. We haven't heard any rumors about it yet. Kinda doubt it since this device is a bit more niche and Lenovo did an awesome job with it.
I've had my alarm set and my device has disconnected from wifi overnight due to wifi issues. Luckily it didn't affect my alarm going off in the morning once it had already been set. Hope that helps!
Honestly I think the clock would be the better option. I'd say the only thing the Google nest mini has over the smart clock is the nest mini has a better speaker for music. However the clock itself still is loud, it just lacks bass. Hope that helps!
I currently use an old phone phone on the nightstand and would happily replace it with this type of smart device, but they don't have headphone sockets. This means the alarm would wake my wife as well, which is not ideal for us. Also I wouldn't be able to listen to podcasts while falling asleep. Any idea if headphones are an option?
Hi, thx for your video. I would like to know if this is a good bluetooth speaker for my laptop in dorm regardless of sound quality but in terms of bluetooth latency?
I'd say it's better than the essential smart clock. Both are great and do the same things. However this clock has more customization which is kind of nice. Also the essentials has a weird default nightlight that will turn on when your alarm goes off in the morning. It's kind of annoying that you can't control that function. Hope that helps!
4.5 years later = Some of the LED have gone out now, very hard to read the numbers, I'm guessing there is no fix for that, but I'm finding it impossible to find a replacement with the Google connection feature, suggestions anyone?
Apparently this product is only as good as your wrfi area. Mine is downstairs, main Parlor and i would like to use it in my upstairs bedroom...but my wifi on my android phone is not the greatest.
Well, it was a very good point he made there. You seem to think it was moot or dubious, but why? He takes a pee or a noise wakes him up in the early hours, and he's saying that he doesn't want to know that it's 5am and he only has 2 hours sleep left for instance, as that could cause him to lose that sleep while his brain engages thinking about what is effectively the next day's stuff.
It's very funny how this guy be setting up different alarms for different times when Google assistant does it even specifying that whatever alarm you want can be for every Friday or every day you choose , I say to Google assistant to remember me to do one specific thing every Friday and after that I don't have to tell Google to remind me ever again that specific thing every Friday
Had mine a little over a year, display flickers like mad and its basically unusable. Seems this is a common theme from googling around, without a fix. I was looking at replacing it with the more basic version that only has LEDs... Apparently lenovo managed to screw that up too as they also seem to die around a year old. Im not too sad though, as google assistant itself is just getting stupider and stupider as time goes on. /I don't understand!!
That slap to snooze came out of nowhere 😭😭 I miss doing that with my old alarm clock from school. Now me and my boyfriend yell at the Google mini in the corner of the room. You can often hear us shake the walls with “Google, STOP!!!” around 8 am. This would be an upgrade, definitely. 😂😂 But I’ll have to keep it on my side, as my investment will go up in smoke if he “snoozes” it at his normal strength while half asleep. 🙄
Question... how do you do this (ua-cam.com/video/jeDmAOF5Eag/v-deo.html )? Set all the sound to come out another speaker? I already had a google home mini in my room, but liked the smart clock idea. Right now in the settings, I've changed the default speaker. But, seems like that's only for music. Unless I missed something?
Excellent review! Just grabbed one of these after he answered all my questions. Wish Google would partner with IKEA and have this review playing and also to demo the units in different display rooms - mostly for the screen and sound quality in a bedroom/living room .
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In case you haven't figured it out, you can have the screen automatically turn off in low light. You have to do it in the settings on the device itself.
Had no idea, thanks bro
@@pepepepino83 You’re welcome! Merry Christmas, if you celebrate it 🎄
@@ryandickerson2329 Yes, I bought this clock this Christmas!
@@pepepepino83 Enjoy 😉
The concept of this channel makes so much sense. Liked and subscribed!
I've had the Lenovo for a few months. The reason I chose it over the Hub is I can easily cancel an alarm if I wake before it goes off. There isn't an easy way to do that on the Hub, and for the mini, you need to use a voice command. Not convenient when there is someone else still sleeping.
Josh, you CAN turn off the screen in low light.
Settings > Display Settings > During low light >Turn Off Screen
(other 2 options are Show Mono Clockface and Show Current Clock Face).
*Settings on the actual Clock, not the Home App.
PS: I'm the opposite, I like to know the time when I wake up in the middle of the night... But my wife is very sensitive to any kind of light, so this setting was a must for me.
PS 2: you can actually see the time when the screen is off, by tapping to top of the unit (just like snoozing). It will turn off again in a couple of seconds.
Google Assistant Smart Clock application version: 6.27.13+prod.1.1.0.5961405
System firmware version: OIMF.191015.004
Idk how we missed this!! Thank you for pointing this out (we've pinned your comment so other people see this). Weird choice to have this setting only on the device vs. through the app like the other Assistant displays.
@@6MonthsLater Glad to help. I/we should thank you for your videos.
@@6MonthsLater Why I need this..
I hate the dark ( I turn to on Full Bright )
I wake up RANDOMLY IN THE NIGHT!
And I need A clock that easy for me turn off bc my mom! Knows i don't wake up with the Alram goes off saying SCHOOL time so I put this on Max so I wake up!
It works great…nobody is disturb, and you can see the time softly.
Cool video, I have had mine for a few months and quite like it. Key complaints not mentioned 1. It’s summer here and the screen seems to heat up to a concerning temp, very much so if showing photos. 2. Even though I tell it to turn off the screen every night, about once a week it comes on randomly complaining no wifi as it turns off at late night. 3. Sunrise mode is a joke 4. Sometimes glitchy with Spotify and needs to be powered off/on to get working. Despite all this still worthwhile.
I want to pick this up, but from your comments and others I've seen it seems sketchy. For 10 bucks more the nest hub has next to zero problems.. I just like the size of the lenovo🤦♂️
Don't use the photos clock face. This this way too tiny and slow to load photos without turning into a pan hot enough to cook an egg
I actually kind of like this.. it's an alarm clock, with a smart assistant inside. I might get it. Just gotta relocate my current Google mini somewhere else
I got mine yesterday and my Google Home Mini moved to the living room to accompany my Chromecast.
This is what I did haha
You can use the Mini as a speaker for the clock as well
Great idea of the 6 months later reviews. Thank you, Josh. Great advice! You're very thorough and thoughtful about your considerations.
Great video, I loved the smart clock and all it can do, but honestly, I feel like Google assistant is nearing its end, all the conversational actions went away, and the third-party GA speakers and displays will not receive future software updates. I just wish that Google Assistant would become more conversational again like before, right now it’s very short-spoken, no joy when you ask her for a topic and just reads you out loud a very short and sometimes incomplete paragraph, Alexa gives more spoken information, if I ask her about anything, like an animal, a fruit or a disease, and reads me all the article when I ask her for more information, Google Assistant always is trying to give me a visual response, inaccessible for people with visual disabilities like me, and a short-spoken responce isn’t enough.
In 2021 Google Assistant still was the best, but Google messed it up this year completely
I am stunned. I cannot imagine waking up in the night and NOT wanting to know what time it is!!! Nightstand on one side of my bed has a Nest Mini and a weather display that also has the time. The stand on the other side of the bed is a clock that projects time and temp onto the ceiling. No matter which way I face, if my eyes open in the night, I immediately know what time it is.
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I must admit, 'I' Too would Want to know the time, were I to wake in the middle of the night 😏.
JaneLee 🕊️
I'm in the middle. Sometimes I want to know the time, sometimes I don't lol
Same, it's why I've not upgraded my Insignia Voice Smart Bluetooth Speaker with Google Assistant as it shows the time, has a basic temp display, good touch controls on the top, far field mics, and decent room filling sound, I also have one in my kitchen, and was looking at this small Lenovo branded one based on price to replace the one in my kitchen to get a full touchscreen display, but guess I'll wait for a deal on the Google home/nest hub. BTW I also have a Home Mini 1st gen in my game room for basic functions like turning off/on lights, TV, speaker group for whole house music, and that's where they really shine, when paired with a stand that lifts them off the table.
But your asleep. Why would you want to know what time it is while asleep?
Eh I don't know.. As for me its kinda like having to remind yourself whats in the fridge to eat while currently enjoying what your already eating.
Hey hey! On the subject of not having the option of the display switching off. There is a Night Mode menu to set the brightness of the display. I set mine to really low.
I have the Lenovo clock and I use it only for a clock. I use a Nest Mini for my speaker in my bedroom, for the audio quality reasons you mentioned.
I had a Nest Hub in my bedroom, but some of my bedtime news feeds are video and they would show the moving pictures. The Lenovo just played the audio, which is what I wanted.
I paid $40 for mine when they were on special. The power usage is low, so I don't mind it for a clock. Since I'm retired, I don't need no stinkin' alarm, at least most of the time. Nice 6 month review Josh.
Thanks Dave!
Just found this channel!
Great to do 6 months after reviews, but i'm surprised that there's not one single word about the constant wi-fi disconnections. Mine disconnects at least 5 times a week even though the AP is within 1 meter from the clock.
From my daughter at least 5 times a day. Also tried it at 1m fro the router.
3:48 THIS! Thank you so much for this music alarm tip. I just got my Lenovo Smart Clock 2 yesterday and I was disappointed that I couldn't use music for my alarm sound. I was actually considering whether I should return it because this was one of the most important features for me. But you explained it perfectly and I was able to try so many different things out when I realized I needed to use my voice. Thank you so much for all of the tips and tricks you provided in this video, especially for the music alarm hack! You should consider reviewing the Lenovo Clock 2. I'm curious how you like its evolution. THANKS AGAIN!
I was eye-balling this just cus I wanted yet another speaker. Was looking at this cus it's on sale for the same price as a mini right now. Great review, thank you. Very much appreciate it.
You're welcome!
I have found the charge port shuts down often charging my Samsung S10. I suspect it is a bit underrated current wise for fast charging phones.
Yeah the usb port isn't good for charging
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have avoiding making the switch as I could not find a smart clock where I could wake up to a radio station! Your video showed me it was possible and have tried with my google mini and have now ordered the Lenovo! Cheers
Very well put together thoughtful review
Nice review, Josh. I just got mine and I love it. I know what you mean about waking up to a bright display in the middle of the night! I just dim it a little and I’m good.
I've had mine for a little over a year, I got the second gen one with the better speaker and it sounds good but i found that when this thing loses internet connection at all it becomes a brick, and also alarms for me haven't always went off unless i fully reset it so I've had to rely on having my phone set with an alarm too for when it happens, and also there isn't any settings at all for changing stuff on the alarm clock like if you tell it to turn lights on or off at a certain time it makes its own internal schedule that can't be changed, i honestly wish i hadn't got it because it's nothing a phone can't do already, id honestly rather a dumb clock but it's hard to get a good one that'll last
I have one and my biggest problem with it is it doesn't have an OLED display. I'm glad that apparently you actually can set the screen to turn off at night, but I want to be able to see the time when I'm laying in bed before I fall asleep.
Evan Gilner it’s still loads better than a traditional led clock with just numbers!
Charles Davis well yeah obviously, that’s why I bought it ;)
You can dim the display.
Charles Davis I know, found out from the comments section on this video that you can actually say “ok Google turn off the display” which I do now.
Hello, very good review, please I have a question, does this device have a sleep function, to listen to music before going to sleep and it turns off automatically. Thanks.
What can I do to cancel the camera view? When I ask it to show me the front door camera, I can’t get it to go back to clock mode very easily?
I have had the Lenove Smart Clock for a month and a half now and I loved it. About a couple weeks ago the clock started losing wifi signal and searching constantly, also while it is searching for signal it gets hot enough its uncomfortable to touch. I've tried rebooting it, factory resetting it, changed wifi 2.4 and 5 but nothing fixed the issue. I have a chrome cast and a Google home mini in the same room the same distance from the router. Did u have any of these issues? Are there other people having these issues. I also had a Lenovo 8 in smart hub. It was great for less than a week, and was returned and I purchased a google hub max and it works great. All of my Google branded products work great. Are there any alternatives to the lenova clock.
Best buy Canada just had these on sale for $39.99 so I was able to snag two before the deal ended!
FYI the deal is still on as of this current date for this device at best buy canada! Regular $129.99 going for $39.99 canadian!
Any chance it can show LIVE footage from an Arlo security camera system?
I like the way you review products in long term with detail. Question: does smart clock support Photo album clockface slideshowing photos only in the album? 2nd Q: Does it support Apple music and Spotify? Thanks.
If you're thinking about getting yourself one of these or something like it I would highly recommend you do. I absolutely love mine and wouldn't want to live without it anymore..
Ehh, I bought this device specifically for the customized alarm schedules. Much better than my old dual-alarm clock and remembering to turn each on and off. I have a chromecast audio in my bedroom hooked up to some dumb speakers, so I've set it to route music there.
There now is a setting to turn off the screen in dark light instead of dimming. Also, the dimmest setting is quite dim and hard to read even in the dark. So it won't keep you up at night.
I am planning on getting the Lenovo smart clock ⏰ soon enough @walmart soon enough y’all!!
Good video. Learned alot. Have mine on order to pick up soon the product. Looking forward to using it.
Will the alarm function and display time still work if wifi goes out? Also are you able to check email on this? I wouldn't want someone swiping through my inbox if I was gone for the day.
You have a twin out there Josh, and his name is Zak. My friend looks literally just like you.
Great video. I bought the Levono Smart Clock yesterday but I'm having trouble accessing my calendar in Google Assist. My main calendar is the default calendar in iPhone but I've synced it with Google calendar. I've followed the recommended steps but I can't find where I can activate access to the calendar in the clock. Any suggestions?
Not sure if this has been asked yet or not but is there a way to shuffle songs from my UA-cam music library or playlist? I currently have my alarm set to play music from UA-cam music, but it plays the same song every morning, when i tell it to shuffle UA-cam music it plays my "supermix playlist" which, I don't know how it determines what songs it thinks I like but the music it selected for me is pretty awful. I want to shuffle my own library, or at least shuffle a playlist that I've made myself. If I can't figure this out it may be going back to the store and I'll go back to using my old ipod/ihome clock an alarm.
Thanks
How do you add that google calendar screen?
Thanks for the information...I really confused between Google home mini and Lenovo smart clock but now I am clear... And I go with Lenovo smart clock... Thanks again...
Are you getting the 1499 offer when you bought a phone on Flipkart ?
@@kumarshubham7017 yes I am...
Which one to buy nest mini or lenovo clock?
@@rishabhjain2273 I would go for clock as nest mini can't be used as a Bluetooth speaker and only works with wifi, so does lenovo
Nest mini can be used as bluetooth speaker
But I want to know which one sounds better
Can it play FM radio as alarm or as a voice command?
It can play radio stations through the internet. Ask Google Assistant to play a radio station and if it's available on iheartradio or something else it will play it. No FM tuner though.
Is there anyway to add custom alarm tones?
Unfortunately no... I'd say the one thing this device is lacking is being able to customize further beyond the stock features
Good review. Nice little unit ; Can it switch photos certain time intervals as the photo clock ?
Love the video - I have two of these Lenovo smart clocks. Only issue is one oddly keeps changing it's MAC address, thus my Ubiquiti UniFi network can't keep a label assigned to that one clock? The other works fine. I've reported the issue, on Lenovo forums, along with others who have found some clocks that do this. Odd, other than this one technical flaw my wife and I both enjoy these clocks integrated with our smart home.
I have the Smart Clock Essential by Lenovo and I found you can set an automatic screen dim schedule. You can set this to dim to 0% so the screen is automatically turned of between the times you desire.
I know I'm late here. I'd like to know how you set the dim schedule.
@@ralphb4012 With the Google Home app :)
@@daanothoff I use the app but it does not work on the display. It works on the night light via routines. Could you be a little bit more detailed?
My daughter has had the Lenovo smart clock 2. Indeed she doesn't have it anymore. We had constant wifi connection problems. Even tried it at 1m next to the router, and the Wi-Fi connection fell away. We tried everything, but couldn't get it done.
We now have a regular dab+ alarm clock and a Google Nest mini. This one just works well and the router is on the ground floor.
The only problem caused by Google is that not all features are available in Europe, like waking up to your own music, even though I think we are entitled to it.
What is also a pity is that it is an LCD screen and not Amoled, as a result too much light
That's a common problem, all u needed to do was reset the device.
Also why would they give an amoled, amoleds get burnt if the same thing is displayed for a few hours. Just change it to turn off the screen in low light!
@@SmitePlayz1 I did this, several times.
it sounds like the clock can do just about what the google nest max & or the google home hub can do? ill prob eventually get at least the clock for probably my bed room & one or the other for the kitchen. is there any big things the nes max can do? iI' thinking about getting one for the kitchen but now debating this clock if a lot cheaper lol & depending on capabilities but I'm liking this clock & might have to try it first either way & might be great for my bedroom & morning and night routine.....
Hi you forgot to mention the night light on the back of the clock you can dim it and brighten it
That's not this clock, that's a totally different Lenovo clock.
I have one of these and it's very convenient. They are down to USD $40 now which is a steal.
If it was the same price as the nest mini I would definitely buy but you might as well go for the old nest hub now as they are cheaper and better in general
Question, anyone's clock not displaying nighttime in weather face? Mine continues to show sunlight and clouds
Can you view live feed from your smart camera on the lenovo smart clock?
Hey Josh!
Nice vid.
I'm looking top buy this.
My Q is if we can connect this Lenovo smart clock to a regular Bluetooth speaker ( not smart) to get music on my BT speaker (not on the smart clock) ?
Yes, you can through the Google home app
I click on the display setting for Google home, and it just constantly spins/loads with no end in sight :/
It's really a bummer you can't cast video to it. It'd be perfect in my home office serving as both smart assistant and for watching the news etc. While doing some work. Or heck even watching the news in the morning or evening at bed.
this is purely a clock.. theres google home for that.
I've recently just ordered a Lenovo Smart Clock, but hadn't looked at any reviews until after the purchase. I'm glad you explained majority of the good features as I primary bought it for just having a smart alarm clock, rather than using my phone. I would say the the nest mini definitly has better audio quality for music, so I agree with that people shouldn't buy the Lenovo Smart Clock solely to listen to music. I think having the google assistant feature is a great aspect, especially for android users.
Is there a way to control this thing on the Google Home app? Also, can you like add it on a speaker group?
In what way are you looking to control it from the Google home app? You're able to definitely control it as you would a regular smart speaker but the display customization needs to be done on the device. ALSO! You can absolutely add it to a speaker group! Hope that helps!
@@Time4Tech hey, thank you! Here in the Philippines, the available alternative is the one from Xiaomi. I was able to have my hand on one and so far there’s no option to add it on a speaker group (I already have existing nest mini’s around the house)
I hope an update rolls out to fix that
does it have the ability to switch off other devices that are not in the same room via the screen?
Thank you for your video. It is very comprehensive.
wish i'd seen this like a month ago...i bought a night light with an alarm clock, and got my nest mini last week. might have been better to just have the lenovo smart clock (didnt realise how well integrated it was). maybe if they have a model that has some lights for bedside reading too thatd be sweet
this has a night light on the back of it that reflects on the wall behind where the clock is. its dimmable and you can make it brighter
@@NanetteEllisColdCase no it doesn't. Only the smart clock essential does
Hey! great video!
I'm interested in this device since it's currently $35 at Best Buy, but I'm thinking about having it on my desk. If you still have it, do you know if it works as an intercom just like the Nest Mini?
Yes it has that same feature
it doesn't display letters for spelling out words anymore... hopefully they can bring that back in and update
I’ve had this close for a few years now and two to three times a week, it disconnects from WiFi and tells me I need to open the GoogleHome app. When I do, nothing happens. The only thing that resolves it is to unplug it or the WiFi router and plug it back in after 10-30 seconds. When I unplug the clock, it solves the issue for a few days to a couple of weeks. If I unplug the router, it solves it for a week to a month. But it ALWAYS comes back. Drives me insane.
i cant add google photos. says "cant select album, try again in a few minutes. NEED HELP.
The Amazon Echo 5 is a good option as well if you are not overly invested in the Google ecosystem
This ore the xiaomi mi smart clock?
And what are the diffrence of them two?
I don't know if anybody has noticed this but my Lenovo smart clock makes phone calls through assistant completely different than my Google home mini, my Google nest hub, and my Google nest mini as well. It's almost as if it's using my cell phone connection to make the phone call instead of using Google home. The only reason I know this is because my smart clock can make phone calls through Google Assistant that none of my other Google Assistant devices can except for my phone.
??? Sounds shady. I just bought one for 20.00 haha, so figured I’d try it
Could you show us how to display google photos??
When I connect the power, the display side gets hot. So are you?
Can I use it to view cameras connected in my Google Home?
Unfortunately no. It just shows a media player and does nothing.
Thats not true. I can watch my nest doorbell cam on my Lenovo smart clock. I say "show me front door" and it shows live video and audio of my cam.
Yes you can live stream. I use Tapo C200 and it live streams though there's a 5-10 secs delay.
Ok yes i stand corrected, I can view my Nest branded cameras on it, all day if i wanted to. I cannot view my other branded cameras on it tho: Kasa and Wyze.
I got one on sale from Best Buy about 3 months ago and it does exactly what you’d expect.
Thanks Josh 🙂.
I Did just order 2 Nest Mini's, but am interested in the Clock for my Husband.
Will be sharing this Video with Him 😁.
I am wondering if Google will be Coming out with a Nightstand Clock of Their own ?
PS, Fully realizing it's Not the best time to ask ! (CV !).
Have a Nice Weekend Josh 😎,
JaneLee 🕊️ - in Pennsylvania
Suburb of Philadelphia.
(It will be going up to 70° next week ! Weather a bit erratic)
If course, thanks for leaving a comment! Unclear if Google is making one themselves. We haven't heard any rumors about it yet. Kinda doubt it since this device is a bit more niche and Lenovo did an awesome job with it.
@@6MonthsLater ;
Thank You for replying Josh 😊,
JaneLee 🕊️
Can you set an alarm with "ok google, set an alarm at ...." and have it work during an wifi and power outage? Is this more reliable than google home?
I've had my alarm set and my device has disconnected from wifi overnight due to wifi issues. Luckily it didn't affect my alarm going off in the morning once it had already been set. Hope that helps!
Which one to choose between Google nest mini and lenovo smart clock for same price??
Please reply
Honestly I think the clock would be the better option. I'd say the only thing the Google nest mini has over the smart clock is the nest mini has a better speaker for music. However the clock itself still is loud, it just lacks bass. Hope that helps!
do we have timer or stop watch in it
You can set a timer but there's no stopwatch
I currently use an old phone phone on the nightstand and would happily replace it with this type of smart device, but they don't have headphone sockets. This means the alarm would wake my wife as well, which is not ideal for us. Also I wouldn't be able to listen to podcasts while falling asleep. Any idea if headphones are an option?
The clock does have Bluetooth built in. You could connect with wireless headphones.
what happens if you say OK google when you have two google devices, phone and clock?
Can you set it to wake you to Pandora music station
The only negative with using smart devices as an alarm clock is that if your Internet drops out then you're not going to be woken up.
Can we control smart tv like say ok google turn on tv will it do that
Can anyone confirm you can make duo audio calls with this? Also does it display Spotify album art?
Hi, thx for your video. I would like to know if this is a good bluetooth speaker for my laptop in dorm regardless of sound quality but in terms of bluetooth latency?
Awesome review
Can i play my spotify list at this device
Yes. It displays 3 latest played playlists
panelty yep.
Is the screen glass?
Is this bether thqn the lenovo smart clock essential? I want to use it fore control my Philips hue licht set alarms whit Spotify songs.
Thats all.
I'd say it's better than the essential smart clock. Both are great and do the same things. However this clock has more customization which is kind of nice. Also the essentials has a weird default nightlight that will turn on when your alarm goes off in the morning. It's kind of annoying that you can't control that function. Hope that helps!
4.5 years later = Some of the LED have gone out now, very hard to read the numbers, I'm guessing there is no fix for that, but I'm finding it impossible to find a replacement with the Google connection feature, suggestions anyone?
you can shut down the screen in low light. go to settings
Apparently this product is only as good as your wrfi area. Mine is downstairs, main Parlor and i would like to use it in my upstairs bedroom...but my wifi on my android phone is not the greatest.
3:50 music alarm
There are times when I wake up at night and look at my clock and do not want to see time? Hmm..
Abdullah Al-Munim he only wants to see it when it’s time to get up. I dim mine so that I see the time, just not so brightly.
Well, it was a very good point he made there. You seem to think it was moot or dubious, but why? He takes a pee or a noise wakes him up in the early hours, and he's saying that he doesn't want to know that it's 5am and he only has 2 hours sleep left for instance, as that could cause him to lose that sleep while his brain engages thinking about what is effectively the next day's stuff.
How we can change Google assistant language ?
It's very funny how this guy be setting up different alarms for different times when Google assistant does it even specifying that whatever alarm you want can be for every Friday or every day you choose , I say to Google assistant to remember me to do one specific thing every Friday and after that I don't have to tell Google to remind me ever again that specific thing every Friday
FYI you cannot make Duo calls on this device, frustrating...
The contemporary clock face does not work
Same issue here. :(
Same.
Had mine a little over a year, display flickers like mad and its basically unusable. Seems this is a common theme from googling around, without a fix.
I was looking at replacing it with the more basic version that only has LEDs... Apparently lenovo managed to screw that up too as they also seem to die around a year old.
Im not too sad though, as google assistant itself is just getting stupider and stupider as time goes on. /I don't understand!!
The music alarm only works in de us.
That slap to snooze came out of nowhere 😭😭 I miss doing that with my old alarm clock from school. Now me and my boyfriend yell at the Google mini in the corner of the room. You can often hear us shake the walls with “Google, STOP!!!” around 8 am. This would be an upgrade, definitely. 😂😂 But I’ll have to keep it on my side, as my investment will go up in smoke if he “snoozes” it at his normal strength while half asleep. 🙄
Ya same with my mini and I’m right next to it
Question can your cell phone have to be on?
No, it operates independently of a cell phone connection.
Can you do a 60 minute snooze... I like a long snoozzzzze?
Question... how do you do this (ua-cam.com/video/jeDmAOF5Eag/v-deo.html )? Set all the sound to come out another speaker?
I already had a google home mini in my room, but liked the smart clock idea. Right now in the settings, I've changed the default speaker. But, seems like that's only for music. Unless I missed something?
Excellent review! Just grabbed one of these after he answered all my questions. Wish Google would partner with IKEA and have this review playing and also to demo the units in different display rooms - mostly for the screen and sound quality in a bedroom/living room .
Is the OS android?
Can you watch UA-cam and or Netflix on it tho
Dude it's a 3 inch screen with a terrible mediatek processor.
@@SmitePlayz1 I got the Amazon Echo Show. I like them so much that I bought one for my mom, girlfriend and my son