The tado° smart heating app arrives for Windows Phone
By Daniel Rubino last updated

Smart thermostats and appliances are the new rage in 2014 and now tado° (tado.com (opens in new tab)) is on board with Windows Phone.
For those who do not know tado° heat was a Kickstarter project from a few years back. The device connects to your wall mounted heater and makes it 'smart' by detecting your phone's presence and adjusting the temperature accordingly.
The same company is now doing a Kickstarter for tado° cooling, which looks to do the same for wall mounted AC units. These devices are different from something like Nest, which presumes you have a centralized HVAC system for your house or apartment, and instead have smaller, wall-mounted or individual units instead.
The tado° heating apps looks gorgeous with a minimalist UI.
You can learn more about tado° from their website (orders are Europe only). The device itself is a reasonable $149, and it seems like a decent investment if you want to make your abode 'smarter'.
- Download tado° for Windows Phone 8.1 (Free; Requires tado° heat appliance)
Thanks, Heinz M., for the tip!
Daniel Rubino is the Executive Editor of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft here since 2007, back when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, Microsoft Surface, laptops, next-gen computing, and arguing with people on the internet.
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Keep bringing the first party apps!!!
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Hehehe! LMAO!
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We need updated for the current apps, new out dated apps will not make our platform better
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Nothing satisfies humans
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Human wants are unlimited dude ;)
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My 925 is a smart heater. I just use it and it heats right up. Who wants eggs?
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Thought I was the only one
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+925
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+1020
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Lol +925
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How does it know who's home and not? Does everyone have to be connected to it with their phones for it to work or what?
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Neural chip implant. Relatively painless. Only 15% mortality rate. Or, alternatively, yeah, probably everyone has to have the app.
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Hahaha.
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No reason to be snide, it could have been with sensors of some kind.
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Well you did ask a really dumb question :-)
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Not dumb at all, there's many different ways an app could know if anyone's home.
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I like those odds!
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It probably does a location check on all connected devices every couple minutes. And yes if you leave a connected device at home it will have no way of knowing you've left.
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Kinda warm here
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Who cares about tado, what about big names Honeywell?
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Sounds fun
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Yes!! Can't wait for a smart home ;)
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Seems pretty neat, but it doesn't appear that they have a unit that controls both heating and cooling.
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Ya welcome
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When I saw the title, I thought this was an app that hammered the phone's CPU and turned it into a small heater!
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