Comments on: SwitchBot Universal Remote (review) https://homekitnews.com/2024/07/20/switchbot-universal-remote-review/ all things HomeKit, Matter, and connected tech in one site. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: The Editor https://homekitnews.com/2024/07/20/switchbot-universal-remote-review/#comment-82280 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:32:01 +0000 https://homekitnews.com/?p=39601#comment-82280 In reply to Siobhan Ellis.

Yes, I knew the Louvre was spelt that way, but I assumed some people would think they were one and the same. That said, I didn’t realise that Louver was the US spelling of louvre, as I’d only ever seen the US spelling, and assumed it was the same in British English. Now I know. I agree the remote does beg the question as to its place in the smart home, so in my case I’m using it as a combo device to control my TV and Apple TV, as well as control the blinds. Siri still insists “some devices are not responding” even though they’re fine in Apple Home.

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By: Siobhan Ellis https://homekitnews.com/2024/07/20/switchbot-universal-remote-review/#comment-82278 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:03:09 +0000 https://homekitnews.com/?p=39601#comment-82278 I got one of the beta units. I have a fairly high degree of automation in my house, so I must admit, I am struggling with why it is useful. I control my entire TV setup through my Apple Remote as I’m using HDMI-CEC and I don’t watch free2air TV except through apps. The only thing I can’t control is my Blu-ray player, which I couldn’t add to the remote (I’m going to give it another go after the fw upgrade though). My AVR is Denon, and I could only partially add that and it’s in Apple Home anyway, courtesy of Home Assistant…. and maybe there is the rub. maybe it’s not really a device for advanced users.

BTW, the museum in Paris is spelt Louvre not louver. It would have been funny if you had used English rather than American English spellings 😀

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By: The Editor https://homekitnews.com/2024/07/20/switchbot-universal-remote-review/#comment-82254 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:41:06 +0000 https://homekitnews.com/?p=39601#comment-82254 In reply to Ian.

I did manage to get it working this way somehow, but I’m not sure what I did to make it happen. Even then it wasn’t as good as the one on the Apple Remote, but it’s sort of expected it wouldn’t match the fluidity of an Apple product.

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By: Ian https://homekitnews.com/2024/07/20/switchbot-universal-remote-review/#comment-82243 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:03:55 +0000 https://homekitnews.com/?p=39601#comment-82243 The dealbreaker for me was the inability for the jog wheel to act like the Siri Remote for the AppleTV. You would expect a touch sensitive remote to be able to swipe through the menu and scrub through a TV show with the wheel but it did neither when I used it.

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