# Char-Broil SmartChef Smoker

> Live it up with the Char-Broil Smoker App - smoke from your smartphone.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dadolabs.charbroil](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dadolabs.charbroil)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.dadolabs.charbroil`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Char-Broil, LLC.
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 52,296
- **Rating:** 1.96 / 5 (525 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-16
- **First published:** 2015-11-12
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-02-27
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dadolabs.charbroil)
- **Website:** [http://support.charbroil.com](http://support.charbroil.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.charbroil.com/privacy-policy](http://www.charbroil.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Char-Broil SmartChef Smoker App lets you enjoy smoking your food with full wireless control from your smartphone. Using SmartChef technology, the app connects to your WiFi-enabled Char-Broil SmartChef Smoker, allowing you to monitor and manage cook times and temperatures in real time from anywhere with an internet connection.

Whether you follow the app's guided recipe system for step-by-step cooking instructions or prefer manual mode to set your own times and temps, SmartChef ensures perfect smoking results every time. Spend more time with friends and family while your smoker does the work, backed by real-time notifications and cloud connectivity for ultimate convenience and precision.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CALL_PHONE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

### Pros

- Once connected, the smoker works well and produces good results.
- Ability to control the smoker remotely via an app.
- Notifications for cooking process and temperature monitoring.
- Smooth functioning after initial setup and configuration.

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity issues and unreliable app performance.
- Difficult to set up and maintain a stable connection.
- Dependent on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, limiting usability.
- App often shows smoker as offline, even when it is cooking.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dadolabs.charbroil)