U-Control

BFT s.p.a

About this app

U-Control is the new Bft application which allows you to control compatible U-Link devices equipped with the B-Eba Wi-Fi expansion card.
Via an Internet connection, you can open/close/stop the automation directly from their smartphone or tablet, reading the status (open/closed) in real time, wherever you are.

To open the gate, you will no longer need to carry a remote control with you, simply use your smartphone, which is always close to hand!
Wherever you are, it will therefore be possible to control the gate, for example letting the gardener in to look after the lawn while you’re on holiday.

By setting the scenarios, you can also open or close all the automations in the home at a simple click. When you leave home, for example, you can close all the entrances, including non-Bft products, via a connection to the Clonix card the B-Eba Wi-Fi is installed on.

Special attention has also been paid to easily sharing the functions with other users. Once you have installed and configured the application and the B-Eba Wi-Fi, you can authorise other users to control the automations, simply by sharing a unequivocal, self-installing link with them. The operation is completed in just a few clicks, without having to configure any new technical parameters! Where required, the Administrator can instantly revoke the access authorisations granted to “guest” users with a simple click.

Cyber security is guaranteed by an authentication server on the Cloud protecting all B-Eba Wi-Fi cards, making them invisible and inviolable from the Internet.

For correct operation, the B-Eba Wi-Fi card must be covered by the home Wi-Fi network with access to the Internet. Where required, a range extender, widely available on the market, can be used.

Ratings and reviews

After some initial trouble to have the WiFi recognizing the WiFi Beba module I was able to setup the u-control app and use it from my phone..(most of the time). I gave a rating of 2 because although the app works, there is no geofence function for Android and despite all of my efforts I discovered that the app or the automation itself is not compatible with any other smart system, for example unable to use it with Android Auto, Google Home, Smart things, smart home, etc.

Nightmare! Used it for a garage door! Worked for a week and now is dead! Can't reinstall! Called BFT (the manufacturer of the automation system) , I understand they are working on a fix. ETA: Unknown! I've had so many frustrations for a basic thing that should work in a simple way: to open and close a garage door. It seems it's too much for this app! LE: Still can't reinstall after the 14 Dec update. It work on my wife's phone as an invitee, but i can't make it work on my admin account.

Thoroughly disappointing! You'll spend more time LOADING than you will controlling your devices. The app doesn't cache anything, so you will need to load your automatons every single time. If you simply switch to another area, like "Scenarios", you will have to reload everything AGAIN! If you only have one gate, "Scenarios" is useless; there is no GPS functionality for Android users, so all it can't provide any extra functionality. To top it all off, the convenient widget is broken.