Samsung R1 speaker review….great so far, and one annoying issue
Overview…
As a quick overview, I purchased a Samsung R1, (Ebay/reconditioned for $55 (US)) to be used primarily for notifications and occasional music over wi-fi. My SmartThings use is primarily for Smart Home Monitor (in use for about 60 days), and a couple of Smart Lighting devices, (no custom code). The speaker connection to SmartThings using the Samung app with an Iphone was quick and easy. I am using “Speaker Notify with Sound”, and the “Speaker Weather Forecast” apps without any problems….no issues with text to talk. The Samsung app also works “OK” to play music from Iphone/Ipad via my wifi connection. Overall, I am very happy with the speaker purchase, and the way it’s functioning, other than the one issue below…
I had no problem connecting for notifications and wifi music. Originally I did have a problem it spamming my activity log…that appears to be fixed, but now there are several reports, including me, of problems with truncating TTS particularly wit Notify with sound