AUTOMATE PULSE 2

RolleaseAcmeda

About this app

The Pulse 2 hub and App has been re-designed to embrace the architecture of a home and provide effortless control of Automate motorized shades. Easily operate or Personalize the daily routine of shades; organising them by room, grouping them by scenes and automating them with timers. Unlock the convenience of smart shade operation, with the Pulse 2 with Version 3.0

The new Automate Pulse 2 App not only allows you to activate, adjust and automatically position your shades but does so through One Tap on the Shade Tiles. One Tap to close, One Tap to open and One Tap to activate and stop scenes. A double tap stops a shade’s operation, and a single long press opens a dedicated shade control screen giving you access to more customized settings. White tiles indicate the shade is open or partially open and a grey tile indicates the shade is closed.
Quickly view the Health Status of all your shades. A summary screen displays the battery levels of all your shades along with signal strength indicators, prompting necessary action to either charge your motors or troubleshoot connections.

Pulse 2 App lets you create an automation routine, and once setup, autonomously raises and lowers your smart shades at the optimal time, so your home’s climate is always at its best.

The Automate Pulse 2 app has been designed to make controlling your shades easier than ever with a long list of features and control options!


MOTOR TYPES
The Pulse 2 Hub supports a variety of shade types including: Roller Shades, Romans, Awnings, Drapery, Venetians, Cellular, Skylights, Large Outdoor Shades.


LIVE FEEDBACK VIA ARC
ARC technology enables live communication between your Pulse 2 and Automate shades, so you always know what position your shades are in, as well as the battery percentage of your motor. Quickly check shade information within the app or ask Siri to check for you!


SUNRISE AND SUNSET DETECTION
Utilizing your home’s time zone and location, the Pulse 2 can automatically raise or lower your Automate shades according to the position of the sun. Set a ‘Morning’ scene and watch all your shades promptly rise when you start your day, or create an “Evening” scene that will dynamically alter based on the sunset in your location.


SCENES
Personalize shade control and organise how your shades operate by specific daily events or scenes automatically at the optimal time. Creating a scene for your entire home can be completed effortlessly with a Scene capture button.


SHADE HEALTH
Check the health of your motorized shades at a glance with Battery level and Signal strength icons on your device tiles.


COMPLETE CONTROL HOME AND AWAY
If you have multiple locations like a home, office, or vacation home, simply switch between them for independent control. Always be in charge of your privacy and security! Enjoy your time away from home without having to stress about your shades, the Automate app allows you to remotely access your shades, know their position and operate them as you would if you were home.


PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE
Share your hub with multiple users! Each user can create their own profile and a list of their favorite devices and scenes.


SMART INTEGRATIONS
We’re all about convenience, so we’ve partnered with all the latest smart home assistants to deliver the most convenient shade control options. Intuitively operate your Automate shades with simple voice commands through Amazon Alexa, IFTTT, SmartThings, and Google Assistant.

Ratings and reviews

EDIT: So my hub was recalled for a fix, and when it came back, nothing was better. After an update last year, I am having issues with Timers and Scenes not really deleting/changing when you delete or change them. I reached out to customer service who basically told me I had to factory reset my device, which I did, but now it is worse. Customer service has basically abandoned me at this point, and it looks like I'm not the only one who hates this terrible app.

The updated version introduced significant problems with this app, and while technical support is responsive, the problems persist. Others have commented as well -- the issue with Timers is real and very annoying (have to delete and create a new one to make a change). Even worse for us, we have multiple locations, and if we change the active location and change back, the order of the shades or rooms or scenes or timers scrambles (does not retain the custom ordering). Tremendous time waster.

The UI is a little clunky and pairing the hub to your router took about 5 tries. But, once you get everything set up, it works well. No problem adding it to Alexa, which is primarily how I will use it. -1 for UI. -1 for pairing the hub. Besides that it works well and is stable. Thanks to the support rep who called me back after hours and walked me through it 👍 An update. The hub and the app are very stable. Great Alexa and smart things integration.

What's new

Demo mode previews 90% of app functions before investing in the shades.
In-app hints guide users. Location-based tech support and direct feature updates enhance experience. Auth0 allows Google sign-in; device icons are correctable. Fixes: timer display, room tile alignment, unresponsive UI, and crash on timer long-press. Improvements: scene slider usability and feedback for paused timers.