Night light – Once the story has finished, the Yoto doubles up as a night light, securely cementing its usefulness as a part of the bedtime routine. We're thrilled to have you in our community of parents, grandparents, siblings and (more importantly) kids. We hope you have a blast exploring all of the things your Yoto Player can do! And you the parent can control the device from an app on your smartphone – from switching it off to setting the colour of the nightlight. A guide to the different icons that appear on the front display of your player. ConnectionThe player is offline and time is unknown - please run setup in the Yoto app to get the player online. ConnectionThe player is connected to Wi-Fi but not connec Wi-Fi with Hyperoptic broadband or network name longer than 31 characters

If you are trying to decide between going with Yoto or Tonies, it really comes down to whether you much prefer the more fun figures that go on the Toniebox.The Mini is more convenient for travel and is a cheaper option with all of the best features of the Player. The new Yoto app update (which is coming soon) will enable the Yoto app to send alerts if the temperature in your child’s room becomes too hot or too cold. It’s worth noting that the temperature isn’t displayed on the player itself, but I still think this is a really helpful and useful feature for parents.

Gillian:"As a multi lingual household I would love to see some other languages available especially Welsh (granted there are blank cards to create our own which is great!), welsh animals, a few welsh stories (even if they are translated versions of the current books as kids love them). There is literally nothing like this on the market so it would be snapped up."

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Laura:"The Yoto Player is exciting as it is a new way of getting young children excited about books and storytelling. It encourages children to explore their imaginations, inspired by the stories as opposed to TV and iPads which encourages children to ‘switch off’ their brains. Whilst I don’t think the Yoto Player should or would want to replace reading with parents and carers I think the two can work brilliantly in unison to promote reading and creativity within young children." What one thing would you change about this product?

Audio – The audio is loud enough for your child to listen comfortably, but even on full volume it is not offensive to your ears. Gillian:"I love that this product is very child friendly, easy for a child to use, very child friendly, he loves the music radio, all the song iv noticed are modern yet have been altered to be child-friendly lyrics, we got the sounds cards, I loved the little display picture (breath of fresh air not having a screen like a tv which made it gentle on the eyes) and he loved listening to the sounds figuring out what they were. It is so simple and I know its safe. Note - this works the same for Yoto Player and Yoto Mini. The first step is to enable this feature in the Settings of your player. In the app, navigate to the Players section and tap the Settings icon for your player. The Bluetooth Pairing switch is Using headphones with my player

Will it last?

The Yoto Mini is perfect if you want to be able to travel with the toy, whereas the Yoto Player is better as a permanent fixture on your kid’s nightstand that can also be carried around the house as needed. How does Yoto compare to Toniebox A Yoto Mini is a screen-free smart speaker designed for children. It's a small, colourful device that can be used to play a variety of audio, including music, stories, and educational content. The device is controlled using physical cards that are inserted into a slot at the top of the player - each card represents a different story, music collection, activity, podcast or radio station. The Yoto Mini also has built-in WiFi connectivity, which allows it to access additional content from the Yoto app.