Tidbyt

Apparently I’m not the only one having this issue, per previously posted reviews. I got the Tidbyt as a gift about two years ago now. I have had it on the same rotating widgets since. I recently moved it to a more visible spot in my home and thought I’d check the app to see if there are any new widgets. I logged in using my Apple ID associated account, and saw the device and it’s currently associated widgets. I wanted to change the email associated with my account, but didn’t see any settings to do so. So, I deleted the account and tried to create a new one on the startup page of the app, figuring it’d be easy enough to create a new account and link to the factory-reset device. Despite many efforts, redownloading the app, restarting my phone, etc, the email verification link is broken. It routes me to the app and then nothing. Funny thing is, I can log into Tidbyt’s shop website on my browser just fine, no email verification issues there. But can’t log into my now useless device 🙃 Guess I won’t bother reaching out to the service team, since reviews state they aren’t responding anyway. If you’re going to phase out a device people spent money on, at least provide a way for folks to function an app or website with the devices they already purchased. I’ll check back when I re-discover it in whatever box I store it away in. If reviews haven’t shown improvement and the app still doesn’t work by then, I guess I’ll find some way to recycle the tech. We shouldn’t be left to just throw abandoned devices like this away.

Love the product. But I have to “setup a new Tidbyt” anytime I change wifi or locations with it. Which means I lose all of my apps/customizations and can never reuse a previously setup Tidbyt. I’d like to be able to connect to a new wifi and still use the previously setup Tidbyt. It could even prompt you when you setup a new one to “use a previous Tidbyt or create a new one”. It’s almost unusable for me in its current state. I take it to work and back home with me everyday, and I’ve had to resort to connecting it to my iPhones personal hotspot to not lose my setup, and that’s wearing me thin after only a few weeks.

We put this in the kitchen to keep up with our hectic lives throughout the day. It is really innovative and helpful, visually distinctive, and a breeze to configure. It isn’t perfect, though. Screens in the app appear in the order they were added rather than when they are scheduled to appear. This makes it difficult to remember when apps will display at a given time without checking each one. Also, the Google calendar connection does not support shared calendars. All that said, it is clear the team is committed to making this project better and better all the time. Hopefully we see additional updates in to the future. Highly recommend, even in it’s current form.