SwitchBot

SwitchBot is your simple switch to a smart home.

SwitchBot

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By: SWITCHBOT INC

Users: 1,316,097

12.07K

Rating: 2.70

(5,078)

0.06

Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-11-25)

Creation date: 2016-10-11

Email: su*****@switch-bot.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone: read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera: take pictures and videos

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
change network connectivity
allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
change your audio settings
control Near Field Communication
run at startup
set wallpaper
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 50,529 ▲ 197

Other rankings

#7 in switch keyword 76

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App summary

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You can control SwitchBot Bot with just a tap using your smartphone. And if that’s not enough, schedule your appliances to turn on or off according to how life suits you with SwitchBot Hub Mini. Need to keep an eye on the environment around you? Monitor you surroundings to make sure life is comfortable with SwitchBot Thermometer and Hygrometer.

And that’s just the beginning. Purchase any SwitchBot device to make home life smart and simple, and download our app to get started today.

For Wear OS users, you can monitor device statuses and gain quick access to device controls in tiles. You can control devices and trigger smart scenes through Wi-Fi or cellular data.

And that’s just the beginning. Purchase a SwitchBot device and download the app to get started today.

Stay tuned for updates as we add new features and new products in the SwitchBot family.
- Website: switch-bot.com
- Facebook: @SwitchBotRobot
- Instagram: @theswitchbot
- Twitter: @SwitchBot

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Once set up, the app allows for control of devices like switchbots and smart plugs.
Some users praise the functionality of the app when it works properly.
Has potential for smart home integrations with services like Google Home.

Cons

Frequent connectivity and detection issues, causing devices to go offline or be unresponsive.
Unintuitive interface with bugs and slow performance, especially during updates.
Requirements for excessive permissions, leading to concerns about privacy and data harvesting.

Most mentioned

Device detection and connectivity issues.
App performance has worsened over time.
Frustration with mandatory account creation and excessive permissions.

User reviews

When it works properly, it's decent. But the app is quite slow, especially when viewing meter history, it can take upwards of 5+ minutes for a single device to load which quickly becomes quite tedious. The fact that the devices don't auto-update is annoying as well, you have to go through and manually update each one when an update releases (which is a 10-15 minute process per device), no option for schedules/automation to take into account daylight savings is also a HUGE pain.

Cheyenne Cannon, 2024-12-01

This app has gone down the drain. Version 6 of this app let me control my switchbot without an account and only allowing Bluetooth approximate location. The newest version requires you to create an account and give the app full location permissions. Data harvesting to the max. Luckily I have a backup of version 6 and after reinstalling that, I can access my switchbot without needing an account.

Sum Guy, 2024-10-13

Absolutely terrible. The app does not treat the email field as an email field and this password managers do not work properly. Since it is plain text, every period I have in my email, automatically adds a space. Once logged in, the amount of popups is just unnecessary. I don't even know what they were because I was just trying to get to the app. I am not a new user, stop showing me how to use the app and whatever other popups there were.