It is as simple as doing a search in the app and adding the device from Logitech’s vast database.ĭuring the set up, Logitech really encourages you to create activities where you can assign one button on the remote to accomplish several actions and control multiple devices. If your device isn’t connected via Wi-Fi or it simply fails to detect it, then no worries. It will scan your Wi-Fi network and automatically add devices if they are turned on and connected. Setting up your remote is simple through the Harmony app. Regardless, it is excellent to have the option for an IR blaster for those times when the signal could be blocked by a piece of furniture. With the setup I used, I was able to position the hub in an area to reach all devices. The included IR blaster is used when the hub is unable to send signals to one of your devices due to its location. If you choose it is even possible to hide all of your devices in a cabinet along with the hub giving your living space an uncluttered clean appearance. However, you must place the hub in an area where it can send signals to all of your devices. This feels so freeing to not have to worry about where you point your remote. You don’t even have to aim it at the hub because it is using radio signals to communicate with it. This means you don’t have to aim the remote at the devices you’re trying to control. The hub, in turn, relays what the remote says sending out infrared or Bluetooth commands to your devices. The Harmony Companion includes a hub which it communicates with by using RF signals. Remember it is doing the work of all the remotes in your house, not just one. Even if it doesn’t quite make it an entire year, that’s still pretty good battery life. The Harmony Companion comes with a CR2032 battery preinstalled and is said to last up to a year with normal usage. That being said, the buttons have a nice texture and felt good to press. All of this, combined with the lack of a backlight, make it difficult to learn and use at night in the dark - which is typically when I use a remote.
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