Yes! Your Ember can be used independently by rotating the dial on the bottom of the mug to select your temperature shown on the display. Using it independently will limit you from customizing specific features from the Ember mobile app such as customizing a name on your Ember or assigning presets to different drinks. Also, without the Ember App paired to your Ember, you will not be able to update the firmware.
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