Rain Bird 1.0 App

This guide walks you through how to use your Rain Bird WiFi-enabled controller with the Google Assistant*. To enable, you’ll need to ensure you have: Rain Bird WiFi-ready controller with the LNK WiFi Module installed An Android or iOS smart device with the latest Rain Bird app installed For iOS: Download the Google Assistant app […]

Below are the available commands that the Google Assistant recognizes: Hey Google, stop Rain Bird (this utterance kills everything, including an executing program) Hey Google, start watering <Zone Number OR Custom Zone Name> Hey Google, stop watering <Zone Number OR Custom Zone Name> Hey Google, what is Rain Bird doing? Hey Google, is Rain Bird […]

For iOS 13, Apple has made a number of changes to their Share Sheet features on iPhone and iPad.  The Rain Bird mobile app utilizes the Share Sheet when sharing controllers between mobile devices. Follow these steps to add a shared controller to your Rain Bird application:

To stop automatic watering: 1. Select the controller that is running from the main menu.  2. Press on the water drop icon in the bottom bar. Some controller models may look different, but all models have the water drop icon. 3. Press stop at the bottom of the manual watering screen. Different controller models may […]

There are a few ways to turn on your sprinklers when they are not scheduled to run, called “manual” watering. 1. You can get to the manual water screen by selecting the “water drop” icon on the controller card in the Rain Bird App home screen, or by pressing the controller card and then pressing […]

After completing the setup process in the Rain Bird app with a WiFi controller a “Controller Card” will appear in the app. You will need to “tap” on the controller card in order to access the controller. Tap the pencil icons on the respective programs or zones to edit your controller’s irrigation schedules. You can […]

The Rain Bird mobile app is capable of managing and monitoring all available zones that are programmed into a Rain Bird WiFi controller. ST8-WIFI – Maximum of 8 zones. ESP-TM2 – Maximum of 4, 6, 8, or 12 zones. Whichever number of zones the controller comes with is the maximum number, there is no expansion […]

In order for another user to have access to your controller, you need to send them an email invite. Make sure your email client is set up on your mobile device and then press on the email icon on the main screen controller card. Enter your controller password. It is required to share access with […]

The following smart home integrations are offered at this time: Other smart home / voice assistant services will be announced at a later date.