Smart Bluetooth

The iOS app supports iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPad 3/4/Air/Air2, iPad mini/mini 2/mini 3, iPod touch 5 or later, running iOS7 or later. The Android version is available on Google Play Store, tested on Samsung Galaxy S3/S4/S5/Tab4 7″ & 10″, running Android 4.3 or later. You can also download the Android app from here. We are updating our apps regularly with new recipes and functions.  Please follow the updates.  The current design is smartphone based.  We are also working on an iPad/tablet version of the app. If you find problems, please report the bug to dev@instantpot.com. There are three ways to install the Smart Cooker app.

1. Scan the QR code on the right. It takes you directly to iTunes App Store or Google Play store depending on the type of your mobile device.
2.  Type in the URL: http://instantpot.com/smartcooker/ on the Internet browser on your smartphone/tablet.
3.  Launch the “App Store” app on Apple devices or Google Play app on Android devices, and search for “Instant Pot” or “Smart Cooker”.

The Instant Pot Smart Cooker app currently runs on Apple devices with Bluetooth 4.0 and running iOS7 or later. These devices include iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPad 3/4/Air/Air2, iPad mini/mini 2/mini 3, iPod touch 5 or later. Older devices, e.g. iPad 1/iPad 2 and iPhone 4, and previous iOS versions, e.g. iOS 6, are not supported.

Please refer to our Guide: How to write recipe scripts for Instant Pot Smart in PDF format.

The User Manuals and Quick Start Guide (in English, French, Spanish & Chinese) can be found here.

The simple answer is Yes.  In order to control and monitor Instant Pot Smart over Bluetooth, you need to pair the cooker with your smartphone/tablet.  You can only do so when having physical access to the cooker.  Once pairing is done, all communication are over a secured connection.  If someone else pairs up their device with your cooker, the Smart Cooker app notifies you.  You can choose to erase all unauthorized pairings and terminate their access.

Laura Pazzaglia has started creating a collection of Instant Pot Smart recipe scripts. You can find it here: http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartcooker/ More Instant Pot Smart recipes will be available on the web. We’ll update this page when more website offer Instant Pot Smart recipe scripts.

The design objective of Instant Pot Smart is not to turn it on and off remotely. The objective is to allow tailor made the cooking program for each recipe to achieve perfect result. So you cannot set the cooker from your work place. You need to be around the cooker within 30~45 ft (10~15m).

Yes, the temperature can be set to 68°F or 20°C. But the room temperature needs to be lower for this to work.

Instant Pot Smart can support limited sous vide cooking when food materials are not too sensitive to temperature.  You need to use our Smart Cooker app to do so. Due to the fact that the thermometer is at the bottom of the inner pot, the detected temperature inside the inner pot is an approximation. Calibration is needed. We did many experiments.  With the same volume of water in the inner pot, the temperature can be maintained consistently within +/- 1°C between each runs.  The process of calibration is to set a temperature on the app, say 60°C, for a fix volume of water, run the program, measure the temperature with a thermometer, e.g. getting a 63°C reading, then modify the program to set target temperature to 57°C. For the same volume of water, the new program will be able to maintain the temperature at 60°C +/- 1°C.

Instant Pot Smart builds on our successful Duo design. Apart from the Bluetooth^®-enabled capabilities, it adds wall clock for timer operations, 3 temperatures to keep-warm and changeable keep-warm time to 99 hours 50 minutes.

Please follow the steps below.

1. Make sure that Bluetooth on the iPhone/iPad is turned on, and the Apple device supports Bluetooth 4.0 and running iOS7 or iOS8. These devices include iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPad 3/4/Air/Air2, iPad mini/mini 2/mini 3, iPod touch 5 or later.
2. Verify that the Bluetooth icon on the Instant Pot Smart LCD is lit up.  If it’s not, Bluetooth on Instant Pot is turned off. Press and hold the “Adjust” button for 10 seconds to turn on Bluetooth.
3. On the Smart Cooker app, go to “Settings” and tap “Add a Smartcooker” and follow the instructions on the app.

The battery in Instant Pot is a 3V Li-ion CR2477. It will last over 5 years and is to maintain the clock in the cooker. It can be replaced by the user.

Unfortunately the firmware cannot be upgraded wirelessly.