RM4 pro IR and RF Universal Remote, All in One Hub Code Learning Wi-Fi Remote Control for TV Air Conditioner STB Audio, Curtain Motor, Works with Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT

Overall pleasantly surprised, especially with all of the negative reviews online. Broadlink (BL) recently provided a firmware update so perhaps that explains the improvements. Setup was very simple - download the BL app and follow the in-app directions. It'll ask for your phone to be connected to a 2.4Mhz channel of your router - I have Google Wifi which, like many other newer routers, will automatically assign the proper channel to each device, so I ignored the warnings and my phone (on 5Mhz channel) sent the wifi info to BL which then connected to the proper 2.4Mhz channel automatically - no issues. I also then reserved the IP address that my router assigned to BL - not sure if this is required but saw it suggested on another forum. Adding IR/RF remotes was fine - selecting the known brands (e.g. TV > Sony) didn't seem to work for any of my devices so I just used the "learning" capabilities where BL learns the remote codes from each of my remotes which worked flawlessly just takes a few mins to learn all the devices and buttons I wanted. For RF devices (if you dont need RF then get the non-pro version) I didn't know the exact 433.XX frequency but the "auto-detect" feature worked great, then similarly just "learned" my RF buttons from the remote. Once the remotes were all set up, BL "scenes" were also very simple to create allowing me to string together commands across my devices (e.g. I created a "Watch TV" scene which turns on my TV, sets the proper input on my receiver, etc) and can set timing delays between commands if necessary. The best feature (and the reason I bought this) was Google Assistant integration. Once you link your BL account from within the Google Home app, all of the BL scenes you create become available for voice command (e.g. "Hey Google, activate Watch TV"). I created a "Volume Way Up" BL scene that would increase the volume in increments of 5 to avoid having to say the volume command over and over. Another feature I found super helpful is that you can also create Google routines to run a BL scene. Just type out the Google routine's "action" to say "activate <scene name>" (e.g. "activate watch TV"). Since Google routines can have multiple actions, this will be great to be able to have google assistant voice commands control not just BL but other devices on one command. Just need to be careful that your BL scenes aren't named the same as generic Google Assistant command (e.g. turn on the lights) or else Google gets confused. The ability to control devices directly from within the Google Home app is limited to certain device types and basic commands (power on/off, etc), but this wasn't important to me (I cared about voice, and I can use the BL app for everything else). Overall - simple install and easy IR/RF remote "learning" capabilities - works great for Google Assistant voice commands for your not-smart IR and RF devices, particularly if your desired voice commands are all focused on your BL-enabled devices Suggestions - more standard device types (e.g. "receiver" wasn't a listed type which means I had to create a custom type which then isn't available in Google Home app, though still works fine for voice commands) - more options available to control devices directly from within Google Home app (not just voice/assistant) - better suggested remotes to reduce having to "learn" them all manually -support more RF frequencies (only the 2 which seem most common are supported so check your devices before buying)

What do you with your old remote controlled gas fireplace. Well you don’t just continue to use the remote - no, that would be too simply! Instead you’ll buy this RM4 Pro with plans to connect it to Home Assistant so you can turn off you fireplace when you fall asleep in front of the fire or just before you arrive home. Or just to turn off randomly to mess with your wife. So I can’t say much about the app (which I only used to setup the device and ‘unlock’ it on the local network. What I can say if that once unlocked it connected easily through the Broadlink integration in Home Assistant. It creates a remote.Broadlink entity. Note here: don’t set up things in the Broadcom app they won’t come through to Home Assistant. Another Note: for RF it doesn’t handle roaming signals - one’s where for security reason the frequency keeps changing - keep that in mind before you purchase Now back to the boring nerdy story. From there you can use the remote entity to learn both IR or RF presses. I used it to learn my fireplace RF button presses. Now at first it might seem complicated to learn presses. But once you have one done it’s super fast. When learnt you can add call them through remote.send_command service. This makes it fairly simple to add to your dream automation that your wife will surely not understand or care about. But you’ll be able to smile every time the automation runs. So in summary I have no idea how this works with anything other than Home Assistant. But for my purpose of using it to control items that don’t directly integrate with HA it ticked all the boxes and would recommend.

This is one really bad product. It starts with instructions that were written by someone that clearly can’t negotiate English. The app setup is a disaster. There are three Broadlink apps in the Apple app store, which one?? I tried all three and none of the apps completed the setup process. This is really sloppy. Then I find out the device does not support 5Ghz Wi-Fi, so anyone using a modern Wi-Fi router can’t use this device. I have Google Wi-Fi like millions of other people, I guess all of us can’t use this device...lol. Why build device with a wi-fi chip that is 10 years old? Why? Probably has to do with saving money, always follow the money.. There are two setup modes, smart setup and AP setup. I tried both for about 30 minutes. I used a paper clip and endlessly held the reset for 5 seconds, six seconds, 10 seconds and was never able to get any of the three apps to see the box, nor was I ever able to put the box in “AP mode”. Its hard for me to believe that this product is in such a bad state but it appears it is. I really get upset when I encounter products like this. This is shameful to be honest. This product should not even be on sale on Amazon. The seller needs to go back to the drawing board with this product. There should be one app in the app store, one setup process, it should be easy and actually work and the device should work with 5Ghz Wi-Fi, this is a basic function in 2020, seriously. I rate this product an F.

Giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because it 100% doesn't work with IOS. If you have an apple product and bought this, return it or do what I did. I really needed the remote to operate heaters in a greenhouse remotely. Had to have it, so I bought a Samsung galaxy and paired this product with it. Works fantastic and is 150' from the router and still receives a strong signal.

It has been so good. In the beginning I was confused how to add the rest of remotes but after I figured out it has been the most wonderful thing in my house. It worked with my window blinds very well and sadly didn't work with my ceiling fans. But I'm happy anyway

Smart and easy to use and it can be connected with Alexa and make your life way easier 👍🏻

Un aparato necesario para deshacerte de tus controles, muy fácil de instalar y agregar controles...

Works perfect for 12v diesel heater control. I paired it with the key fob on my Vevor diesel heater and so now I can start the heater from my phone and it begins to warm up from anywhere I have Wifi. Very easy to use.

En principio me costó decidirme por su precio, quizás puede parecer un poco elevado. Tras probarlo, cambié de opinión, porque lo cierto es que se nota que la calidad de los materiales con la que está construido está hecho para durar. En mi caso lo utilizo para controlar a distancia la televisión, el aire acondicionado, la campana de la cocina, la persiana de la cochera... Como se puede apreciar tiene muchas aplicaciones y te ayuda a tener todo el hogar controlado a distancia. Además, su integración con Alexa es perfecta, muy fácil de configurar e intuitiva. Lo recomiendo a todos mis amigos

Produto top. Facil configuraçao e funciona perfeitamente me IR e RF.