Hi all, So the bottomline on my adventure with the wifi instant pot is that it's going back to amazon.
I did finally get it paired -- turns out I had the wrong app. The weird thing is that the wrong app was very accessible, but the right app was not so much. I want to be clear. The app is probably usable with some determination, but I just don't have that much. Not for a pot anyway. <g> I've cooked for over three decades without an instant pot and I guess I will continue to do so. Thanks again to everyone who tried to help. Kim On 11/30/18, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for all the responses. I have reached out to the instant pot > support email and explained my situation. I found out from youtube > about pressing the button on the pot itself, but when I do I get a > message that says app with a blinking wifi indicator. However the > pairing never succeeds. I am standing right in front of the pot when I > do this. Anyway, I'll see what the instant pot folks say about it. > > Regarding the app, it does seem very accessible with the exception of > the recipe area. You can access the recipes by moving your finger > around the screen then double tapping the one you are interested in, > but you can't flick through the list of recipes which makes navigating > a bit tricky. Once in the recipe itself things work pretty well and > all ingrediets and instructions are readable. > > I'll let everyone know how this all works out. > > Thanks again for the responses. > > Kim > > On 11/30/18, Penny Reeder <[email protected]> wrote: >> Contact the InstantPot company, you can do this through the Help >> function in the app, and ask for their help. >> >> I do not have the wifi model, but when I couldn't get the BlueToot >> model to pair, I asked the FaceBook Instant Pot group for help. The >> person who responded told me there was a small button on the front of >> the pot that needed to be pressed in and held for a few seconds to >> activate the initial connection. After I did this (I needed sighted >> help), the Bluetooth connection worked. >> >> Sometimes I have to attempt the whole pairingprocess more than once. >> With Bluetooth, it helps to be in front of the actual pot -- not >> pairing from another room -- and sometimes it also helps to unplug the >> Instant Pot and then plug it in again. >> >> Good luck, I hope you get this to work, and I'm also interested to >> know if the app seems to be totally accessible, as it was for the >> Bluetooth model. >> Penny >> >> On 11/30/18, Kimber Gardner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Which button is the wifi button? >>> >>> On 11/30/18, thomas williams <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> You will need to download the instant pot app. On the instant pot you >>>> need >>>> to press the wifi button for 3seconds >>>> >>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >>>> >>>> From: Mary Otten >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:11 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Unable to pair instant pot wifi smart cooker >>>> >>>> If the Wi-Fi model is like the Bluetooth model, you have to press one >>>> of >>>> the >>>> buttons on the unit in order for it to become seen by the app. Also, >>>> there >>>> are two apps, one of which is for the Bluetooth only and the other for >>>> the >>>> Wi-Fi model only. So you want to make sure you have the correct app. I >>>> hope >>>> they have a customer service number that you can call and order to get >>>> some >>>> help to find out which button you might need to press in order to >>>> accomplish >>>> the pairing. >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Nov 29, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Kimber Gardner >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I received my instant pot wifi smart cooker today. I downloaded the >>>>> app but no matter what I try, I am unable to pair it with my phone. I >>>>> go to add a smart cooker, it says searching and after a few seconds I >>>>> hear unable to find a smart cooker. >>>>> >>>>> Can someone please help? 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