5 STARS for working right out of the box. Plug the base in, place the kettle on its base, fill with water, and let it run on BOIL for 1 RUN to CLEAN IT UP.
Once its cooled off a bit, dump the used water out, rinse with cold water... and you are good to go. This is all recommended by Govee due to manufacturing oils and smell that comes with all metal, plastic, and rubber parts.
Now, the reason I gave it 4 stars and that I might return this unit, is because the actual unit doe not have its own power source to keep the lights active and to continue to measure the temp as it cools. Once you take it off its base, NO MORE POWER for the unit. You will not be able to connect to it until it gets placed back.
All in all, you can set your temps in multiple profiles and I currently only use this unit for Hot Chocolate.
The unit will pop up automatically as soon as you open the govee app and click the + icon. Once you open it, you click on the units Power on/off button once and than do your WIFI settings like all other products with WIFI capability. Really easy.
But I might return and get its bigger brother only because its base stays on and you should be able to fully connect and continue to change settings for the future heat up.