Does anyone know a easy way to read the temperature of an air-conditioner from your iPhone?

By Tristo, 21 October, 2022

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi all, I'm trying to figure out what temperature my Air-conditioner is set to. I've tried using apps like Seeing AI, but it's not reading the temperature on the remote. Does anyone know of an easy way to do this?j

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By Tanya Harrison on Monday, October 24, 2022 - 07:32

Hi Tristan, I couldn't find an easy solution, but a friend told me about a device that will let me control my air-conditioner from an app, Alexa, or GoogleHome. The device is called Sensibo Sky. I've had mine for three months and it's nice to be able to tell exactly what is happening with my air-conditioner. It'll also tell you things like when the filters need cleaning or changing, or if a window or door is ajar or open. The Sensibo Sky works on all popular brands of air-conditioners, and heat-pumps, and they have models for air purifiers. Not sure if there are articles about the Sensibo devices on AppleVis, so feel free to let me know if you need more help.

By Ekaj on Monday, October 24, 2022 - 07:32

How much is that device, and how accessible with VoiceOver? The apartment building in which I reside was recently converted to central air, and each apartment has its own furnace and thermostat. Supposedly the wrong thermostats were installed, but that might be besides the point and maybe not. The thermostat in my current apartment seems to be rather difficult even for working eyeballs, but that won't be a problem for much longer as I am moving back downstairs in a couple months. One of the devices just mentioned would be really helpful, as not even the landlord(s) seem clear on these things. The guys who installed the central air are rather unreliable, and things around here have therefore gotten a bit chaotic in this respect. There's also the fact of my rent going haywire, which may be due to the fact nobody knows how exactly to operate these things. So in short, it looks like I need to do a bit of investigating regarding this.

By wiljames on Monday, October 24, 2022 - 07:32

Try Magnifier. You turn this on by going to settings > accessibility > magnifier. This will put it on the home screen and you can use it to read the temperature. We have a heater that has an LED display and Seeing AI will not read it. Magnifier will read it.\

By Justin Philips on Monday, October 24, 2022 - 07:32

This can be another solution.