Garden smartly with the AL-KO inTOUCH Smart Garden app
Manage all your AL-KO devices in the app
The AL-KO inTOUCH Smart Garden app connects all of your AL-KO garden tools and takes you into the digital world of garden care.
In combination with the AL-KO Smart Cloud, you can easily optimize processes, automate processes sensibly, operate compatible devices and obtain useful information about your devices and your garden. And at any time and from anywhere in the world - whether from the sofa at home or on vacation.
The app is available free of charge for Android and iOS and can also be used easily with a smart watch.
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After installing the app, log in with the access data that you also use for the AL-KO online shop. If you don't have any login details yet, simply create them.
Add any of your AL-KO devices to the AL-KO inTOUCH app by simply scanning the nameplate with the app.
Central app features for all devices
All devices in one central location
✔ Add all AL-KO and solo® by AL-KO devices (even without smart functions) simply by scanning the nameplate in the app
✔ Give each garden tool its own name (e.g. for operating the Robolinho® via Alexa)
✔ Apply for the 2+2 warranty extension for your device
✔ Access to digital user manual and technical documents
✔ Access to the garden magazine with useful tips
Smart support
✔ Help with commissioning the device and information on correct use
✔ Answers to the most frequently asked questions in our help articles
✔ Push notifications, individually adjustable for each device
✔ Remote access option by the service partner
Share devices
✔ On holiday? No problem. Easily share your device with friends, family or your service partner
Ersatzteil-Service
✔ Zubehör und ausgewählte Ersatz-/Verschleißteile einfach online bestellen
Updates
✔ Immer auf dem neuesten Stand - durch regelmäßige Updates bleibt Ihr smart-connected Gerät stets aktuell
Device-specific functions of the inTOUCH Smart Garden app
Smart control on the Robolinho® robotic lawnmower
- Status query (operating status, battery charge level, WiFi connection, next mowing window, remaining mowing time)
- Location-independent operation of the Robolinho® (e.g. start, stop, send to the base station)
- Configuration of the mowing windows (e.g. start mowing in 30 minutes from entry point 2 in narrow passage mode, mow for two hours or mow every Monday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., starting with edge mowing)
- Transferring the mowing settings to other days of the week
- View the mowing history by week, month or day
- Individual naming of the starting points (e.g. near the garage, on the terrace)
- Switch between different mowing modes
- Activate/deactivate rain sensor and define rain breaks (if applicable for your device)
- Enable/disable Eco Mode (if applicable to your device)
- Activate/deactivate frost sensor
- Configure the Quick Homing Kit angle
- Display when a knife change is due
- Connection to smart home services such as Amazon Alexa, IFTTT, Home Assistant and Google Home
- Push notification in the event of problems with useful information about the reasons and possible solutions
- Regular updates
Smart Cockpit on the smart solo® by Al-KO lawn tractors
- Smart cockpit function: Your smartphone with the inTOUCH Smart Garden app installed can be placed behind the steering wheel to display useful live mowing data during operation (also allows charging while driving)
- Display of the current fuel level (for petrol tractors) / battery charge status (for battery tractors) and display of the remaining running time
- Reminder of maintenance intervals such as blade or oil changes
- Only for smart battery tractors: display of eco mode on/off, cruise control on/off, intelligent mowing on/off, reversing blades on/off
- Precise error diagnosis as well as help and tips directly on the screen
- Display of mowing efficiency (i.e. how well the grass is being mowed) along with suggestions for improvement if mowing efficiency is low
- Display of current speed
- Displays the pitch and roll angles and warns if any of these angles are too high and pose a safety risk
- Display of time, light on/off, mower on/off
- Displays the current operating time since the last start and the total operating hours
- Notification of available updates
Smart Cockpit and Smart Button on the smart lawn mowers
- Smart cockpit function: Your smartphone with the inTOUCH Smart Garden app installed can be attached to the handlebars of the lawnmower as a cockpit using a standard smartphone holder (like the one you know from your bike, for example) to view useful live data while mowing
- Connection to the IFTTT platform to create up to three intelligent scenarios when the Smart Button is pressed once, twice or three times
- Display of the current battery charge level and the remaining operating time
- Display Eco Mode on/off
- Adjust the brightness of the "Smart Button"
- Display of the area already mowed
Smart Power thanks to the intelligently networked WLAN charger and Bluetooth® batteries
- Display of battery-specific values such as temperature and operating time
- Only with the smart charger: push notifications for different charge levels (60%, 80% and 100%)
- Only with the smart batteries: reporting of cell voltages
Smart Home Integration
In conjunction with a smart home, you can open up countless other possibilities for your smart garden devices from AL-KO and solo® by AL-KO:
- Configure interactions between smart devices
- Automate processes across devices
- Create links between the smart garden and the smart home
The following services are available in conjunction with the AL-KO inTOUCH Smart Garden app:
Examples:
You can conveniently control the Robolinho® robotic lawnmowers via the AL-KO inTOUCH Smart Garden app and integrate the device into your smart home via Amazon Alexa and IFTTT.
With the smart battery-powered lawn mowers, you can access useful information about your device in the app, such as the battery charge level, you can use the smartphone as a cockpit for the device and define versatile smart IFTTT scenarios that are triggered when you press the "Smart Button".
You can also find helpful information and tips in the app for our smart lawn tractors. Or you can use your smartphone as an interactive cockpit when mowing with the tractor.
And thanks to AL-KO IFTTT services, your smart garden tools can be easily linked, automated and controlled with other devices and services – even across web services.
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How do I connect my robotic lawnmower/lawn tractor to the inTOUCH Smart Garden app?
This is very easy to do in the inTOUCH Smart Garden app. To do this, go to "Devices", then "Add new device" and scan the QR code on the type plate.
Here we explain in detail how you can use the connection assistant to connect your smart garden devices to the AL-KO inTOUCH Smart Garden app.
How do I make sure that my device always has the latest updates?
All smart connected devices have automatic updates.
With the Robolinho® robotic lawnmower, updates to the communication board are carried out automatically. You will be notified of mainboard firmware updates via the app and must agree to them.
How do updates work on Robolinho® models without WiFi?
For Robolinho® models without WiFi, simply use our updater software for updates:
To the updater software >How can I see if my Robolinho® has the latest firmware version?
You can find this information in the device settings.
What should I do if my device has disappeared from the app?
Simply start the connection wizard in the app again.
My Robolinho® is showing an error. What should I do?
We have compiled the most common error codes, their causes and possible solutions:
To the Robolinho® error codes >How do I install, program and calibrate my Robolinho® robotic lawnmower? Is there also a manual for maintenance?
Of course, we have also prepared instructions for these questions:
To the Robolinho® Installation >