Sensibo Sky, Smart Wireless Air Conditioner Controller. Quick & Easy DIY Installation. Maintains Comfort with Energy Efficient. Automatic Wifi Thermostat Control App. Google, Alexa and Siri Compatible

I bought this back in 2018 and have been using it regularly from then to now. The product does exactly as they claim and is even more useful if you have an Amazon echo in the room. I believe the set up was straight forward and I was surprised that it even supported my master tech ac unit. I live in the tropics so being able to turn on my ac on an evening before I get home from work allows the room to cool sufficiently. I can even do a level of scheduling with this that the unit was not capable of on its own! I can schedule on and off times and set timers, but I can also schedule mode switching from ac to fan as needed. I never needed to reach out to provide support, I set it up once and never touched a thing other than when I added an echo to the room. This is definitely something that adds a great deal of comfort to my days.

So I've had this for about 3 years using it with a window air conditioner can't tell you the brand off that my head it works quite well occasionally the IR broadcast doesn't make it to the air conditioner but that's very few and far between and tends to be when adjusting the volume up or down so it might be off by a degree on occasion it's easy to fix just switch it back to Fan adjust up or down so that the app matches the device and then continue using schedules work great climate react Works quite well I have the issue where my window air conditioner will let it get quite hot in my room if it's cooler outside but I'm allergic to cut grass so sometimes I still need the air conditioner on even when it's nice out so the climate react can help prevent it from getting overly hot in the room when it's set to auto on the air conditioner which is a lifesaver sometimes on top of that if you do pay for the subscription there are a lot of very interesting and potentially useful add-ons I personally I don't use it but I have in the past and since I used it and they have added a lot more capability however I'm not sure how many of them would actually function with my air conditioner which is pretty old it's 10 years old or so but basically as long as it has an infrared receiver this device will work with any air conditioner maybe even heating unit. It'll also keep track of how long the device has been on and when the built-in filter to your air conditioner should be checked which is quite nice to just get a notification on the phone because when my air conditioner it's a little orange light that unless you're standing right in front of it you're not going to notice at least I don't.One last thing I don't have a Lexus I can't State how well it works with that however Google Assistant Works quite well the only issue I have is that you can only set it with Google Assistant to heat cool and fan you can't set it to the auto setting and I don't know if that's the restriction from my air conditioner or if it's because of Google but to be honest it's not the end of the world either and if I need to turn it on remotely having it set to cool is fine and then when I get home or when I can pull out my phone or something I can adjust it.

I've put off this review just because it's been hard to put it into words. The best I can come up with is: "this product is kinda nuts." I've looked for this exact same thing for a few years now and usually they have to be pointing directly at the AC unit or they just don't work the way they should. I literally have this unit stuck to the side of my portable AC unit and works flawlessly. Setup was easy. There was zero problems with seting it up. All I had to do was press the power button on my AC remote for it to learn and that was flawless. The features that is has without a subscription is really good. I did, however, choose the 14 day free trial and I think I'll be sticking with the yearly subscription. It's cheap and you get loads of more features that are just too useful for me to pass up. I hightly recommend this insane piece of technology as there is no reason to buy a "Smart" AC unit anymore. I would probably buy this for a smart unit as the features are the best I've seen.

I have Carrier minisplits, both wall mounted and ceiling cassettes throughout my house. I've tried different brands of controllers trying to find the best one for my situation.Why I bought this:This was the first controller I bought shortly after my minisplits were installed. I've been using it for a little over a year now. I was looking for an external controller that would turn my AC on and off at my own set points. For some reason, most minisplits operate with the fan constantly on in cooling mode, which has resulted in the relative humidity hovering around 80% in my home. This controller will turn on the AC at a set point, and turn it back off at another set point, keeping the RH at a manageable 50 - 60%. Also, the internal thermostats in my miniplits are terrible at maintaining a constant temperature. The rooms in my house are always too cold or too hot when left to run in the factory settings, which can't be changed. This controller overrides the factory settings by actually turning the unit on and off. Note: turning the unit on and off is a setting you can choose. Otherwise, it will operate the minisplit in the same manner as the factory remote.I am also making my home smart with Google Home. This thermostat meshes with Google Home very well. It's pretty cool and convenient to say, "Hey Google, turn on the living room air." I can set the temp and heating or cooling mode with my voice. This is all Google will do. See the end of this review for my comments on Google Home and thermostats.What I like about it:First of all, I appreciate the sleekness of the design. I have it mounted on the wall in my living room. It blends in so nicely that no one has ever asked me what that little box is on the wall. This unit would work well in a bedroom because it has no lights on it.The app is easy to use and offers the full functionality of the Carrier remote control that came with the minisplits, plus other options, including some I don't even use. It's been a while since I set it up, but I remember it being a pretty easy and straightforward process.Every time I tell it to do something, it does it. I have other controllers that aren't as reliable at sending signals to the minisplit. I've never had an issue with this one missing a signal. I can count on it to work every time, even when I'm not home and need to adjust the temperature for the pets.The bad:I'm giving this controller 4 stars only because it doesn't have a display. I would like to be able to look at the controller to see the temps and have an interface to use it like a normal thermostat. It's kind of a pain to have to search for my phone or tablet any time I want to adjust the modes or temperature settings. Google Home has limitations as to what you can tell it to do, so it isn't always as easy as telling Google to do something for you.More on Google Home:*In my original review, I said Google Home can only recognize one thermostat at a time. This may have been true when I first started, but I am now able to add as many thermostats as I have rooms.*There are limitations within Google Home that did not influence my rating of this product. This is just FYI for those of you that are hoping to use Google Home to control all of your minisplits. Google Home does not recognize most of the features of any remote controller like this. For example, I can't ask Google what the relative humidity is in my house, but I can ask basic functions of most thermostats like what the temperature is, what the thermostat is set to, switch between heat and cool, and tell it to turn the air on or off.