Description of content and features of the Device Menu
Applies to Twinkly Generation I and Generation II devices, Twinkly PRO and Twinkly Plus.
The devices’ menu collects information about the connected Twinkly. You can find both the single devices and groups in the menu, identified by an icon and status indicator.
You can create new groups from this menu, delete an existing device, or add a new one.
How to open a device menu
-
Click on the last LED icon at the bottom right of the menu bar.
-
Click on the > icon to the right on the row of the device you want to access
-
Through the first pages, you will be able to move the device/object from one installation to another
-
Click on the gear icon to open the device details screen.
You will access the screen where all the device details are listed.
How to read a device details page
Below is the legend of all the items on the details screen of your device.
-
Name – Shows your device name and allows you to change it (click icon > when device is online)
-
Active LEDs' number – Number of active LEDs.
-
Model – The model name.
-
LED profile – The device's LED colour profile.
-
MAC Address – A MAC Address (which stands for Media Access Control) is a 12-digit address used to uniquely identify each network card (ethernet or wireless).
-
Firmware – The installed Firmware version.
An icon indicates that an update is available: tap on the “update firmware” button, if available, to launch the update. Once launched, please wait for the reboot, do not touch anything. Together with the update icon, you will also find an exclamation point icon, next to the actual firmware version, you can also tap on this icon to download your update! -
IP Address – An IP address is a unique address that identifies a device on the internet or a local network.
-
RSSI - It's a measurement of the Wi-Fi signal. When measured in negative numbers, the number closer to zero usually means a better signal. (As an example -50 is a fairly good signal, -75 - is quite reasonable, and -100 indicates no signal)
-
Network – This is where the name of the local Wi-Fi network to which the device is connected appears.
If you are using iOS and a Generation II product, you will also find the Home Kit button on your device page, which allows you to enable and use this feature.
The Active LEDs items can be helpful for set up the total number of LEDs of your devices, like Twinkly Line Starter + Extension or Pre-lit tree.
Preview Devices or Group Status
Twinkly app has an additional useful feature: while in the device list, next to your Twinkly Name, you will find a square icon, which filling will represent the status of your device:
A green dot next to devices: devices online 
Grey: your device is off
Grey and white striped icon: devices without saved effects:
Color: your device is in full-color mode, which means that you chose to apply a single color to your string; the color you see in the square is the one applied to your lights.
Playlist icon: when a playlist of effects is activated, your icon will show the playlist symbol
Effect preview: the square shows a preview of the effect you chose to apply to your device
Twinkly Music: when a musical note symbol appears in your icon, it means that the device is playing a twinkly Music driver, synching to the song or sounds, around you.
This way, you will have all you need to know about your device, at hand on a single screen!
Important note:
For devices with firmware older than 2.7.0 (e.g. Generation I) or groups containing at least one device with firmware older than 2.7.0. the status icon and the Color TAB do not appear when online.
Not found what you were looking for? Contact us