Graywind Motorized Shades 100% Blackout Compatible with Alexa Google WiFi Hardwired Smart Roller Shade Remote Control Automated Window Blinds with Valance, Customized Size (Grey Brown)

I was looking for blinds I could directly wire to 110v, compatible with Alexa control, and had a quiet motor. These fit the bill and arrived extremely well packaged faster than I expected for custom sized blinds. The Alexa part was a bit tricky and I couldn't add them to my Smart Life app, but the Tuya Smart found them immediately. (odd since they are basically the same app). You need to have the Tuya skills enabled, and I used the scene in Tuya and just created an Alexa routine to call the Tuya scene for opening and closing. Overall, I am very impressed with the blinds and plan on ordering more for other windows in the house.

I bought these shades and they are high quality, well made, and very attractive. They work well once you figure out how it all works. Had a hard time getting it connected to alexa but the help department is great. Do be aware of the time difference. The only time you can get help is in the evenings if you live in the US.Also I did use a handyman. Too complicated for me. When you order the width, be sure to take into account the baseboards! (We didn't but my handyman was able to get them adjusted luckily)

Bought these for a bedroom window that is not as easily reached to raise/lower the blind.Pros: Customization makes sure it fits perfectly. Connects to our Google Smart Home. Gorgeous gray color. Light blocking works really well. Great construction.Cons: Removed a star because of the noisy motor operation (Used in our bedroom and it wakes me up when the motor runs).Note: Google Home often says unable to reach blind, not sure if this is the fault of our Google Home or the Blind technology. The remote still works to control the blind during that time. Haven't had time to mess with it again to be able to voice activate the blind.

Just got my dark grey "Graywind" shades installed. Perfectly cut (yay! I measured correctly!) and I love the material. It's a lot smoother than I thought it would be. Truly looks great and the motor runs at a fine speed.Easy Install. Couldn't be happier. I'd also note that the company was proactive in contacting me to make sure I was ordering what I really wanted. Actually slightly annoying but I understand why they do it and it's better to have that communication than to have none!

My window’s shades were beginning to crack, rattle and disintegrate. Just trying to move them was a disaster. It was obvious I needed new blinds for all my windows. Blinds that worked well and were easy to open and close. Oh and it would be nice if they were automated. I noticed an ad on TV for a blinds that interfaced with smart phones and a controller. So I thought Amazon, they might have a useful product. I decided I wanted a controller minimum and it would be nice if I could control it as a smart device. In looking through Amazon, I came across Graywind roll shades. Wow, a shade that would roll up and disappear. It wouldn’t just hang there on the side or rotate open closed like my slotted old shades. And it had a remote plus local network interface and Alexa/Google voice control. Plus it was wall powered, no batteries to change.So I ordered two rollup shades for my front windows. To my surprise Graywind responded immediately via email asking for confirmation on my shade size and specifications. After an email reply, they changed the order to my exact requirements and processed my window shades in a day. In two weeks from clicking place my order on Amazon, the order arrived via Fedex from China. The window shades were packed well with everything I needed inside. It took two bracket clips screwed to the opening to hold the shades. Honestly, it took me longer to remove the old shades than to install the new Graywind shades. I carefully measured and predrilled screw holes in my window sills. The new Graywind shades fit perfectly in the clips. The only minor thing was routing the power and antennas though the gap on the top side so the roll shades didn’t interfere. There are two antennae, one for the remote (433MHz) and second for WiFi (2.4GHz only). After this was done I plugged in the shades to 115V power and loaded two AAA batteries into the remote. The shades responded to the remote and I was able to open and close them perfectly. I measured the shade width and shade height and they matched my specification exactly. The shade when lowered definitely blocked all light, 100% as advertised.Ok. Next step was to download the phone app. I have an iPhone so I went to the apple app store and found Smart Life and easily loaded it into my iPhone. It was simple and it worked for me immediately after it found my home network and prompted me for my password. Next step was Alexa on Amazon. I had a bit more difficulty just finding the Skill. Amazon skill searching is cluttered and awkward. I found it, installed it, and enabled it. The first thing, I needed to rename the Graywind shade names. They came as default Chinese names. No problem, just went to my iPhone and clicked the pencil on top right, inserted my first shade as ‘front shade’ and my second shade as ‘side shade’. Then the fun began. Alexa open front shade. Nothing. Alexa front shade up and the shade went up. Alexa front shade down and the shade went down. Ok, up and down are keywords. Then I discovered Alexa front shade 50 and the shade went half way open. I finally figured out (Graywind need to update this in your manual) I could position the shades in increments of 10 from 0 closed to 100 wide open. This was absolutely fantastic. My wife loves these shades. We have ordered more for the rest of the windows in need.Finally I created an Alexa group. I called it ‘window shades’. I put my two shade names into the group. Now when I say 'Alexa window shades 50' both shades half open. I also tried leaving the shades open and while I was on the road I commanded the shades closed with my iPhone. When I came home the shades were closed. Yep, it works remotely via internet anywhere in the world. This is a fantastic product and it works well. I cannot attest to how long the shades will last, but the product I received was well engineered and its case appearance is very nice.

I purchased these shades May of 2022. I started off by reading the reviews, and they were all talking about how awesome the products are and the outstanding customer service! The people at Graywind had such great communication right front the start, answering any questions I had. All I had to do was measure my old shades, and then input the dimensions into the order. After that, they reviewed my order and had me double check everything, and that was that. Before I knew it, they were at my doorstep within two weeks! Now for me, I really wanted shades that worked with Alexa, and could connect to WiFi without requiring a hub to connect to, which these do. The installation process was pretty seamless for the most part. The hardest part for me was getting the old ones out, but putting the new ones in was so easy and pretty quick. The setup was really simple, following the directions. It’s also really nice that they just plug right into the wall. So I have had these shades for over nine months now, and they are still working and looking as good as the day they arrived!I highly recommend these shades because they are really good quality, look really nice, are customizable to almost any window size, and the company Graywind is so awesome!!!Hope this helps anyone considering purchasing these shades.