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New in Photone: Measure Your Actual DLI
The Logging tool can now record measurements for much longer periods and automatically calculate your actual Daily Light Integral (DLI).
This is especially useful when your plants get sunlight, since sunlight intensity changes throughout the day. Just place your phone where your plants are, start an Auto-Log, and let Photone record the light over the course of the day. Learn how to measure the actual DLI:
We’ve Been Copied. Again And Again.
It has never been easier to create and publish an app. With AI making development more accessible, new apps are appearing on the App Store and Google Play all the time.
Every few months, another app claims to measure PPFD. Some even copy our user interface or use our name, “Grow Light Meter.” But looking like Photone doesn't make an app a PAR meter — and many of these apps are seriously inaccurate.
Instead of spending our time testing every copycat app out there, we picked one of the most popular ones and compared it with Photone on the latest devices from Samsung and Google.
New Diffuser Video
We’ve created a new video showing you how to use the Photone Diffuser & Cosine Corrector accessory and get the most out of your measurements.
MIGRO Closed His Business
MIGRO, a well-known grow light manufacturer and influencer, has closed its business. Our research found that some of the company's published specifications did not match the hardware customers actually received. Mars Hydro has also faced criticism over specifications that don't always match independent measurements.
The takeaway? Don't blindly trust the numbers on a grow light's spec sheet. Measure the light yourself. Read the full article:
Join the Photone Reddit Community
You can now ask questions about using Photone — or about plant lighting in general — in our new Reddit community.
It’s also a great place to learn from other growers, browse questions and answers, and share your own experiences.
