somfyClever Tilt Blind Motor Kit - Fits Your Existing 2" Horizontal Blinds - Smart Blinds for Security, Glare, & Natural Light - Automatic Blinds Opener - Includes Remote, Motor, and Charger

I currently have 4 steel roller blinds on the outside of my home that are operated seamlessly with the Somfy MyLink remote and integrated into Alexa, so I already have the Somfy MyLink wifi adapter. I wanted this inside blind adapter to compliment that and add my inside blinds to complete the whole house. Not only was this fairly easy to install (about 20 minutes) but adding it to my Somfy app was a breeze. Now, in the morning, I say "Alexa, Good Morning" and my roller blinds all roll up to my preset position and the inside blinds open perfectly to let in the light. At sunset, Alexa automatically closes all the outside and inside blinds, set my lights to a soft blue, turn on my TV in the gaming room and get me ready for an evening of fun gaming. If you are tired of running around your home adjusting the blinds depending on the time of day, let in light or shut it out, or just set the perfect setting to keep your home temperature right due to excess sunlight, this is the perfect solution.Now for the only issue: The instructions are crappy in the box. And you don't get One box. It's like everything is sold separately, then bagged up and sent to you. Absolutely horrible. The controller itself is nicely presented, but then you get the remote, battery, and charger all thrown in like "Oh, and you might need these too." Do better Somfy. Fortunately, the online videos are a blessing and walk you step by step through the installation. Do not count on what's in the box to help you in any way. They're mostly disclaimers with no real instructions.Oh, and one final note. The Somfy app integration with Alexa is kind of crap. Yes, it works nicely when setting a specific group of actions. A "Scene". But let's say you want to open one blind. You have to say, "Alexa, ask Somfy to turn on the Living Room blind." Seriously? Turn it On? Not open? And there is no way to set a blind to the "My" position without using a scene preset in the Somfy app. I mean, it works, yes. But very cumbersome and not intuitive at all. Hopefully they'll take this opportunity for this new additional product to update the app so it's more accessible and easier to use.

Would be 5 stars if it came with the advertised remote. Product description says it comes with a situo 5 remote (MRP $105 and controls 5 channels). It actually comes with a situo 1 remote (MRP $80 and controls only 1 channel). Otherwise good product. Easy to install, works well and actually DOES work with cordless blinds--just have to make sure you have >5" available space inside the rail for the motor.Updated review: informed the seller that the wrong remote was sent. I offered to keep the wrong one but asked for the price difference to be credited to my account. They reimbursed me within hours.

This item stopped working and amazon will not fix or replace it. I have a 5 year warrant on this item

The media could not be loaded. Organization of items in the packaging was really well done. Because they are trying to adapt to so many styles and sizes of blinds there are many pieces you personally will not need. If they had all been dumped in a bag it would be be very confusing. Instead, the packaging is setup very meaningfully making it easy to locate just the pieces your blinds require. The instructions for installing all the hardware was also well thought out and made the process flow well. However, the process for programming the remote needed to include some better breakdown dealing with the channels. I messed it up the first time and needed to reset the motor to get it correct for grouping. The instructions don't even talk about grouping. You'll need to seek out youtube 3rd parties. After that slowdown though it works really as I'd hoped. (I did think while buying that it was able to be used with a smartphone app. I didn't realize that was another several hundred dollar purchase. So I'll stick with the remote). I'm a little concerned that the connectors for the power seem really fragile. They are proprietary instead of usb and tiny. The instructions even mention that fact.

This retrofit kit makes it easy to upgrade standard manually controlled blinds with a compact motor unit that works well and is easy to install. I got this because of some blinds that are on the other side of the bathtub and got tired of having to step into the tub if I wanted to change the tilt on the blinds. Now I can just push a button and get the extra privacy I want in my bathroom. If you have blinds that are hard to reach I definitely recommend this upgrade. I'm planning to add more of them to my home and get the wi-fi hub so that I can integrate them with the rest of my SmartHome setup.

These blind tilt motors are absolutely amazing and Somfy is an incredible company. We bought one just to try it on a window blind that was inconvenient to open and close. But we liked it so much that we have decided to install them on the other 17 windows and doors in our house that also have this type of blind on them. As for the company, one of the motors I received was defective, after a couple discussions for troubleshooting, Somfy just replaced the defective unit for me, which works as perfectly as the other seven I’ve already installed. I highly recommend this product!

Very easy to install. Didn't noticed I needed a hub to work with alexas, so had to order it separately. I think the hub should be included. The written instructions needs work. Had to scrabble to find data for remote and battery life. The price is high. I will see in a few years if it was worth it.