The app syncs easily with the iKettle and can be used to set up an IFTTT account to further increase the iKettle’s functionality. Controls are straightforward and easy to use. Because the Smarter app isn’t a dedicated iKettle application, it doesn’t offer as many in-depth smart controls as you’d expect. The IFTTT recipes can make up for this, but it would have been great to have them natively supported.

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The app isn’t the cleanest, in the sense that it assumes people will be setting up multiple Smarter-branded connected appliances – the company has a connected coffee machine in its product lineup – in multiple locations such as at home and in the office. As such, you’ll need to create a ‘Home’ or relevant location and assign your iKettle 3.0. Appkettle was once a product that directly competed with iKettle in terms of features and convenience. With its own mobile app and voice control support via Alexa, it was a smart kettle that featured more than just variable temperature settings. Several years on, the iKettle, a Wi-Fi-enabled, app-controlled kettle is now on its third-generation, and continuing to bring convenience to tea and coffee lovers alike. The company has been the recipient of several industry awards, including the Design 100 and CES Award in 2017. The iKettle has become one of the bestselling kitchen smart products in the UK. The iKettle 3rd Gen has a built-in water sensor that sends information to the app to alert you if there’s not enough water in the kettle. With a simple glance at your phone, you can easily decide if the iKettle needs a refill. You can even use the app’s Wake Up Mode to wake you up via an alarm and start boiling water at the same time. Most other smart kettle products offer variable temperatures and remote control but don’t have the same connectivity as the iKettle. With the Smarter iKettle 3 rd Gen, you can easily integrate the device into an existing smart home network. Not only can you use a mobile app to control the iKettle but voice commands are also available. Using recipes from IFTTT further allows it to adjust to your needs.With the growing popularity of smart home devices, it was inevitable that even the most mundane of daily rituals would get a technological level up. iKettle, one of the leading smart kettles on the market, makes boiling water less tedious, and easy for those who love their hot drinks. Whether or not you already have a smart home network, it’s certainly a great way to start your day. In my Bosch TWK7203GB Sky Kettle review I was very keen on how easy it was to adjust the temperature using the sliding scale on the base. The same sliding scale can be found on the Smarter app, so while it wasn’t possible to adjust on the kettle itself, all I needed was my phone handy (and let’s be honest, it’s always handy) to set the right temperature for me. When connected to a smart home network, the iKettle can detect when you’ve arrived home via your mobile’s signal. If desired, you can have hot water already starting to boil as you walk in the door. Some types of tea are best made at 80 or 90°C. For green teas and matcha, it was easy to set the temperature to the right place, and I would get a notification when it had finished. Specifically, the incredibly incremental temperature controls – you can dial up or down by 1 degree – are largely pointless. Say you set it to 80ºC, the kettle will boil to that and give an audible beep to notify that it’s reached that temperature. But then the water will keep heating, typically to 7-8ºC higher than the target temperature.

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If your iKettle 3 rd Gen is shutting itself down before the water reaches the temperature you set, limescale may have built up in the kettle. You’ll need to clean the jug before you start boiling again. To clean the limescale from the iKettle, do the following: For me, the main selling point of the iKettle 3.0 is its voice assistant support, which wasn’t available in the previous generation Smarter iKettle 2.0. Alongside Alexa and Google Assistant, the iKettle 3.0 can also work with IFTTT recipes, allowing you to be pretty creative. Price-wise, the Bosch is also the better choice. It doesn’t come with smartphone compatibility though, so if you want the smartest of the smart and don’t care for manual controls, go for the Smarter iKettle 3rd Generation. Should you buy the Smarter iKettle 3rd Generation? The Smarter SMKET01-US Electric iKettle may not be as expensive as many high-end smart kettles on the market, but it’s still a bit pricey. If you’re someone who only rarely drinks hot beverages, or doesn’t have stable Wi-Fi, then the cost may not be worth it. If you’re a coffee or tea aficionado, however, it may be the best thing you’ll ever buy.Other returning features include its ability to keep water warm, help prepare baby formula and customise the water temperature for speciality teas, all controlled through the companion iOS and Android apps.