Philips DockStudio App Reviews

Apparently all this app does is provide you with an alarm clock and let you link to a TunedIn Radio account. So what? My Fidelio 8500 already links to iTunes Radio and LinkedIn Radio without this app! So what exactly does this app do? Additionally it only allows my iPhone 5c to charge, but no charge passes through to my iPad mini. I also have an iPod classic which actually works (sound and charge) with my unit fine without any app.

Great new features, but whats the point if it doesnt work? I used the old app for almost a year. Now I upgraded the app and charging and volume control do not work. Please fix it or my Philips Dock Station is just a paper weight.

Yes. I now have a paper weight in the form of this Philips dock. No longer works consistently. Major PITA and I am very annoyed. Dont buy it. Dont download the app.

I updated today and now it keeps telling me to plug into dock studio. It is plugged in!!! Not working

There is no option to have a blank screen with the clock. It’s either a slide show or their picture of bright flowers. In addition the clock does not rotate when the phone is placed on it’s side. This is necessary for older docks when using an Iphone5 with a case such as the life proof. I’m not sure what the developers were thinking. Why not make it versatile so that the app is useful for everyone instead of making it conform to what they think is cool. Wish I could get the old app back.

Okay then. This used to be a great alarm clock app with the speaker dock. I would have given the last version a four star because it was a great app I would have like it better if it could make the screen darker even with the backlight switch activated so it is dim. With this latest version I dont even think it is an alarm system anymore. All it does is how you pictures in a slideshow and stuff like that. It is a dumb app now that it is no longer an alarm system. I am definitely going to uninstall this app within the next week if I dont get help with this problem soon. I am one of the first reviewers so I know that the pop makers or somebody will read this review. I am very unhappy with the update. What happened with the alarm clock feature? I do like the dock though.

I updated but it doesnt work properly. It is asking me to connect to the dock speaker.

We used the DockStudio every night as a way to help our children go to sleep. They removed the ability to select songs, such as lullabies, from our own playlist, and now we can only use their radio application which is not suitable at all. They also got rid of the sleep timer which was a terrific function. So, basically this update removed the main two things we used the app for. We have now deleted it and will have to use more than one app to replace it -- Apples own music app and timer app, neither of which have a built in dimmer function. At any rate, this update turned one of our very favorite and definitely most used app into something completely useless to us. The definition of FAIL, for sure. Wish I could check 0 stars.

Used this app with my Phillips clock. With this latest update they removed the alarm feature. What the heck were they thinking? Useless app now. Will be removing the app.

When I bought this docking station with clock feature because it had alarm clock capabilities. Evidently we are no longer given this choice by the developers. Not happy. If I just wanted music I could download Tunein.

Zero. Total fail. They removed the Alarm Feature which is exactly why I bought this product W/app in the first place. Now its just a speaker, you can get that anywhere. Good bye forever, Phillips. Where do I return this speaker I wonder.

The previous version of DockStudio had its bugs, notably a tendency to lose the <pause> option when changing playlists. There was cludgy workaround—restart the app—but it *was* annothing. This version solves that—by eliminating playlists altogether. Bad idea. Heres some shortcomings of the new version. 1) lack of dimmer control so the screen isnt too bright for the dark adapted eye. 2) no alarm clock 3) no access to downloaded mp3s 4) inaccurate location and weather data. My DockStudio thinks I live in another town. Im glad I dont, since the temperature there is, apparently, always -1° F. When I try to type in the name of my own town, DockStudio says Im not on the network. It lies. 5) bizarre defauls. I mean, Centigrade temperatures and 24 hour clocks? 6) sleep timer that wont run in the background. Check the weather and the timer conks out. OK, this was a problem with the earlier version, too, but that dont make it right. The newly added features, e.g. the slide show, arent of any use to me. In summary, a tolerable app has been transformed into a useless app.

Now its useless. Ill delete app and throw speaker in the garbage. Thanks for nothing. Wish I could rate it a zero.

Took away everything worth anything with this update. Took away the features that I bought my Phillips Dock for, and the stuff they left is buggy. This must be some kind of practical joke. Will remove.

The previous version was my alarm clock for a year, now it is useless because there is NO ALARM CLOCK!

I dont like the update at all. I was using this for my night clock with dimmer light and alarm clock. The alarm clock is gone. The dimmer light is gone. I loved the way it used to show a picture depicting the current weather. That is gone. The stupid slide show is , well, stupid. Can I get the old one back? I feel like Ive lost a friend

My last review was eaten so here goes again. This used to be a great app -- i used it for my alarm daily, and the tune in radio feature, as well as connect to speaker via bluetooth. I cannot speak for the bluetooth but since the last update the radio and alarm are no longer available. I wish I had read the reviews before I decided to update. Zero stars; really disappointed as it was the main use for my speakerdock, which was not a cheap product.

Used to like it, now I strongly dislike it. No alarm, two finger pinch to dim?? (Strange) a button that turns the screen to black...not sure why we need that. Its -1 here all the time too, tho that would be a warm up for northwest Minnesota somedays! Please fix this ASAP and dont release another update until youve tested it on your own people...or animals

The fact that this app used to allow me to use it both as an alarm clock and a music player with my speaker dock was great. Now its a clock (without and alarm option) and shows slideshows. Horrible update. The app is completely worthless now.

Suddenly went from music player and decent alarm clock to just crashing? Miserable.