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I keep mine on bare skin mostly because I forget it’s there and end up wearing it while folding laundry. The heat feels warmer that way to me, though I never did a side by side with a shirt. It’s not a huge difference, just a small preference.
I had the same issue at first, mostly when pushing them back in. After a couple weeks I stopped touching the outer part and grab the edge instead. Still happens occasionally but way less now.
My sister has one of these and she just taps the touchscreen off when she heads to bed. The remote situation seems fine if you keep it on the coffee table, but I’d lose it in a week. Low all evening works well enough for her small den.
Mine actually stopped mid conversation when I left the app open but my screen timed out on its own. Not locked by me, just the normal timeout after a minute or so. The earbuds were still connected and everything, but the translation just quit, and I had to unlock and tap back into the app to get it going again. That was with my phone sitting on the table between me and my brother in law, so nothing fancy going on.
Maybe there is a setting somewhere to keep it awake that I missed, but I looked through the app a bit and did not see one. I mostly got these for him to use when he visits, so I am not glued to them myself, but that one test kind of put me off relying on it for a whole dinner or something. It worked fine the rest of the time while I had the app up.
So my answer would be that it depends, and mine did not behave the way some people here are describing. I would test it yourself with the screen timing out before you count on it.
I’ve used mine for a creamy potato soup a couple times and it did stir it, but you have to keep the amount low or it splashes under the lid. Cleanup took longer than with coffee since the starch sticks. It’s not something I’d do regularly.
Mine reads low early too but it does not seem to cut runtime short. I get the full 15 minutes or so either way, so I just go by how the blower feels rather than the lights.
I used it on my husband’s truck that lives outside and the beading lasted a few weeks before it started going flat. It’s not going to shield your paint like a real coating, but it’s cheap enough that reapplying now and then isn’t a big deal. Just don’t expect it to survive a whole summer on one go.
A week seems like a stretch to me. My sister got one of these for my nephew and it needed charging well before that, though he does fiddle with it constantly. Steps and time alone might get you further, but I’d still expect to charge it mid week.
Our setup ended up doing the opposite of what a lot of people here are describing. We had the soundbar on one port and added a little game stick to the second one, and the audio kept coming from the TV speakers instead. Nothing was broken, the picture was fine, it just would not send the sound out to the bar while the stick was the active input. My husband fiddled with the TV menu for a bit and got it working through the soundbar settings, but it was not automatic like I expected. So I would say check your TV’s audio output menu before you order, because ours did not just pass it along on its own. Once it was set, it stayed put and the kids have been using it fine for a couple of months. For what it’s worth the stick itself has been simple enough, plug it in and the controllers paired right away. I was the one expecting a headache and it was mostly the TV that caused it, not the console.
I actually gave mine more room after a while, not because of the wall itself but because it kept kicking on and off sitting that close. Moved it out maybe a foot and it ran steadier. Could’ve been the thermostat catching its own heat, I don’t know. It wasn’t a safety thing, just annoying. If yours is running fine where it is, I wouldn’t rush to rearrange the room over it.
I wouldn’t stress about chasing every tiny load with a basic meter. Mine was good enough to spot the obvious offenders like the old cable box, and the rest was noise. You’ll drive yourself nuts trying to get exact numbers on stuff that barely registers.
I’d try putting it on right before something she loves, like a walk or dinner, and see if she loosens up once she’s distracted. If she’s still stiff after a few tries like that, I’d probably look at the fit or try a different style. Some dogs just aren’t going to warm up to certain harnesses no matter how many times you try.
Mine didn’t show anything until I actually opened the app and let it connect. It’s not really automatic in the background for me, so I check it now and then if I need the last spot.
Thanks, this all makes sense. I’ll keep watching for a few days and see if it settles back to normal. My husband will be glad to hear he was right.
I picked one up for my dad last month since he’s always messing with his little camping setup, and he’s the type who’ll try sticking everything to metal just to see if it holds. He told me the magnet grabbed onto the frame of his canopy tent alright, but when he bumped it while getting up in the night, it swung a bit and he ended up just clipping it to the loop instead. So it stuck, but it wasn’t rock solid once anything touched it.
That said, he still uses the thing, just not as a magnet mount anymore. He hangs it now and it’s been fine for the couple of trips he’s taken it on. I don’t think the magnet is garbage, it’s just one of those features that sounds better on the box than it works in real life.
If I were you I’d test it at home first before trusting it over your head. Stick it on something metal, give it a nudge, see how it behaves. Ten seconds of that beats waking up to a light on your face at 2am.
I have one in a small entryway area and it does help with that musty smell, but I still plug it in where there’s an outlet. For a closet with nothing nearby, I’d probably skip it unless you’re okay running a cord. The portability is nice for moving between rooms that already have power.
My brother gave me one last spring and I used it a few times at his place. It worked fine, but I honestly couldn’t tell much difference from the nozzle he already had. If yours still works, I’d probably just keep it.
I got one for my parents and the controller instructions were just a small card in the box, nothing more. It showed the button combo for pairing and that was enough. No full manual, but you really don’t need one.
I got one for my dad and he mentioned the same thing, but he just switches it to low partway through instead of turning it off completely. He still gets the relief without it getting too hot on him.
The screen is the part I’d push back on. For hiking and biking I found it mostly just sits there and I still end up using my phone for anything beyond a quick glance. It’s not useless, but I wouldn’t call it a game changer.
Visible rectangle on a white tablet is exactly what you should expect. There is no magic invisible version of this thing. I put one on my daughter’s white earbud case a few months ago and you can absolutely tell it’s there when you look at it. That’s just how it goes with anything adhesive on a light surface.
What gets me is people acting surprised about it like the product is supposed to blend in perfectly. It’s a sticker. Stickers show up on white. Mine has been on there since spring and it hasn’t peeled or turned yellow or anything, so at least it holds up fine. If the look really bugs you, that’s a you problem, not a product flaw.
I don’t buy the idea that it needs to be hidden to work. Mine sits right there in plain sight and does whatever it does. The aesthetics part is just personal preference.
I got mine mostly for my dad since his ear hair bugs him, and he just holds it still for a couple seconds in each spot rather than circling. Seems to work fine for him. I still think the whole circular motion thing is just something they put in every manual.
I’d say the dark spot thing is oversold if that’s your only reason for buying it. I got one for my sister last year and used it a few times when she was staying with me, mostly out of curiosity. It felt nice and calming on my skin, but I didn’t notice any change in the couple of brown marks I have from old breakouts. Those things usually need something that actually targets pigment, like a serum or a derm treatment, not just light. The mask might help with redness or overall glow over time, but I wouldn’t buy it expecting it to fade acne marks. That’s my honest take from actually trying it, not just reading the box.
Mine didn’t really bring back a chain that was already past it, just made the teeth feel slightly less awful for a bit. If yours is just dull and not chewed up, it might be worth a shot, but I wouldn’t count on it acting like a full reset.
I got one for my parents and they keep it on in the kitchen with the overhead light going all evening. It still catches the odd fly here and there but nowhere near what mine does in a dark bedroom. So the light does seem to make a difference in my case.