SwitchBot Hub Mini Smart Remote - IR Universal Remote, WiFi IR Blaster for TV, Air Conditioner, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Link SwitchBot to Wi-Fi (Support 2.4GHz)

I wanted a hub to be able to use Fingerbots outside of Bluetooth range and also for the universal remote feature. The hub was easy to set up and functions well, I am able to trigger the Fingerbot in any wifi range. I really like the universal remote learning feature, it's very versatile and allows me to use remotes that don't have a simple code like a typical tv remote. Also like that it's an IR blaster so remote commands reach a wide area. The app has a good interface with matching remote buttons. It would be a nice feature to reorder buttons or even make a custom layout. My one issue is that sometimes it will not register the initial remote command. It usually responds the first time and there is very little lag between pressing the button in the app and it triggering on the remote or Fingerbot.

These devices work well. I was surprised how easy it was to connect this to a TV and get it to work. Sadly it does not work with the XFinity remotes. I use this to control a TV. I have a it connected with a SmartThings hub, Amazon Echo and Third Reality Zigbee Button. When the button is pressed, this device turns on a TV, and opens a Roku app. It allows my dad, who has had several strokes, to be able to turn on and off a TV without having to deal with the complexity of modern remotes.

At first, it didn’t work and connect with my Switchbot Window tilt for whatever reason. The next morning it somehow connected on its own, so i don’t know maybe their servers were down? But even then I initially thought, no way I paid 40 bucks just to use my alexa with my new window tilt… right? Well it can connect to pretty much anything you use a remote for, and if you place it in an optimal angle in the middle of the room it can send signals to all of those configurations that it remembers. My Samsung TV, a Bose soundbar, and LED lights were all IR-remote operated devices that Alexa couldn’t control, and the most I could do before was use smart plugs to turn them on or off on command by shutting the power off. I bought this for the window tilt but it solved those problems too. I can turn the volume up on the soundbar by telling Alexa, when I needed a separate remote for the sound or tv. You can custom map any button and this generally works better than the preset profiles. It’s also a cool feature for unknown devices. Like my LED lights, instead of struggling to angle the remote the right way and press that one almost broken button to get the color you want, just make this hub remember it once, and this hub operates that product better than its own remote… In the picture that’s 3 remotes I don’t physically need to use anymore because I mapped their buttons on the app. They’ll also show up for alexa, but mostly basic command like turning them on or off. The trick here is to make a “scene” on the switchbot app, which basically just presses the specific button or sequence of buttons you want, then add that scene to alexa. On alexa, make a routine: “when I say ___” -> play scene. It’s a funky process but once you set it up it will work flawlessly, and alexa just sends the forwards to the switchbot app to get the exact button on the remote you want. For something’s alexa knows what to do already, so it’s even better. So far it’s a solid product. Only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is because it didn’t work out of the box, and that I feel like this could’ve been a little cheaper. Like if you just pick this thing up you’ll know it couldn’t have cost more than 7 bucks to make. Still serving its purpose way better than I expected, with no lags so can’t complain.

Bought this combo pack with the SwitchBot Hub Mini and its included SwitchBot fingerbot - plus also ordered another SwitchBot fingerbot. Got all of this because had two buttons - the main power button & an AC power button - that had to be pushed one after another on a Power Bank inside a starwars HD-R2D2 droid that I did not want to open up all the time when I wanted to turn it on and off. SwitchBot works great & presses quickly when you finally figure out how to get the results that you want. Great with bluetooth connecting to the switchbot app. But of course you will be using the SwitchBot Hub Mini to have full versatility to give audio verbal commands. Works great if you then connect to Google because could use my Google Nest Mini to verbally give commands to "Turn On R2D2" and later to "Turn Off R2D2" - where google solved the trick where had to issue two commands in a single command automation to have two separate SwitchBot fingerbots to each separately one after another to first press the power button & then second press the AC button to then power up the AC power adapter plugged into the power bank to "Turn On R2D2". However, when using Alexa on an Amazon Echo, could not combine commands for the two fingerbots to have each specifically press the two different separate buttons in a single alexa command routine because the routine would only activate only one fingerbot to do both presses on only one button. Oh well, gotta do two separate alexa audio commands if using Amazon Alexa. Another minor issue was I had to place each fingerbot at an angle because each button presser did not press deep enough on the buttons - but fortunately there were the extra double-sided 3M mounting tape pieces to help securely tilt/angle each fingerbot to be able to actually press each button. Minor issues but this is still a wonderful worthwhile solution to the problem of how to remotely press buttons inside an enclosed space that you do not want to always open up. Very much worth paying for. And fortunately the batteries are replaceable. Thanks So Much to both SwitchBot & Amazon for this combined remote pushbutton technology.

Funciona excelente te con Alexa controlando el York, aún en los ajustes secundarios.

Le hub est facilement configurable. Pour les thermomètres, il faut stocker les données dans le Cloud pour pouvoir y accèder depuis l'extérieur. Cela fonctionne très bien. Le plus de ce mini hub est qu'il est capable de dupliquer les télécommandes infra rouge de vos appareils. J'ai fait le test sur un lampadaire qui fonctionne avec une ampoule infrarouge et avec la télévision. Cela fonctionne correctement une fois les touches apprises. Vous pouvez donc contrôler d'autres appareils avec ce hub. Investissement qui vaut le coup !

前々から声で家電を操作と言うのがどう言う物か興味があり購入してみました。 まず購入前に確認したのが何を操作出来るかですが、自分の環境ではシーリングライト、テレビ、エアコン程度でした。 正直購入を迷っていたのは操作出来る家電の少なさだったのですが結果として自分にとっては買って正解だったと感じていて、特にライトの操作でリモコンを必要としないのがここまで便利だと思っていませんでした。 エアコンも使う事は使うのですが今年は暑い日が続いてあまりエアコンを切る事が無かったので温度の変更等には使いました。 テレビも正直あまりつけないので恩恵は少なかったです。 ただしこれは自分の場合ですのでエアコンを頻繁にオンオフしたり温度設定を変える人またテレビを沢山見る人には便利だと思います。 声での操作ですがエコーが近くにあればアレクサを操作できますし、エコーが近くに無くてもスマホのアプリからも操作出来ますので不便は無いです。 設置自体は難しくないですが最初はライトのオンオフに若干苦労しましたが基本的にはマニュアル通りにやれば一通り出来ると思います。 今はスマートカーテンを購入しようか思案中です。 ちなみに自分はセールの際に4000円弱で購入しましたがアマゾンの製品ですのでセールはあると思います、その為待てるならセールを待ってからの購入でもいいかも知れません。 総合的にはお勧め出来る製品だと思います。

Mijn bedoeling was, om mijn Samsung tv en topbox( Kpn tv ontvanger) met mijn Google Nest(Google Home), aan en uit te zetten en het liefst beide, met 1 spraakcommando. Dit is gelukt na wat puzzelen. Mijn tv heeft een aparte knop voor aanzetten en aparte knop voor uit zetten. Uitvoering: 1. Aanmaken aparte afstandbediening voor tv aan te zetten. Genoemd Tv-aan en belangrijk dat de aanknop op de virtuele afstandbediening wordt ingeleerd met de aanknop van je fysieke afstandbediening. Eventueel kan je andere knoppen ook inleren naar wens. 2. Aanmaken aparte afstandbediening voor tv uit te zetten. Genoemd Tv-uit en belangrijk dat de uitknop op de virtuele afstandbediening wordt ingeleerd met de uitknop van je fysieke afstandbediening. Eventueel kan je andere knoppen ook inleren naar wens. 3. Aanmaken aparte afstandbediening voor Topbox aan te zetten. Genoemd Topbox en belangrijk dat de aanknop op de virtuele afstandbediening wordt ingeleerd met de aanknop van je fysieke afstandbediening. Eventueel kan je andere knoppen ook inleren naar wens. Opm.: aan en uit knop is dezelfde knop op de fysieke afstandbediening. 4. In Google Home een Service toevoegen, waarbij je jouw "SmartBot" account en ww moet ingeven. Hierna zie je de virtuele afstandbedieningen bij de Google Home apparaten staan. 5. In Google Home automatiseringen toevoegen. "Televisie aan" met als starter: Hey Google televisie aan Acties: Tv-aan Topbox Beide op "aanzetten" 6. In Google Home automatiseringen toevoegen. "Televisie uit" met als starter: Hey Google televisie uit Acties: Tv-uit Topbox Beide op "uitzetten". That's all.

I recently purchased the Switchbot Curtain Rod 2 and installed this is my bedroom. They work fantastically, but it was a little frustrating having to open the app every time i wanted to open/close the curtains. The app is very well designed but it just felt like a faff to keep going into my phone every time. As a result i decided to order the swithbot button which works great. On further research i came across the hub mini which allows your switchbot devices to connect with Alexa/Google Home. Having a ton of alexas in our home i thought i would order and give it a try. The hub mini is a very small and compact device. Installation was super easy, connect to a USB power source (cable but no plug included - however i just plugged the included USB lead into a wall socket with USB power points). Connecting the hub to the app was again very simple - the app walks you through this. Within a couple of minutes i had linked the hub to the relevant switchbot Alexa skill and voila - my curtains were now Alexa controlled! Once connected to your wifi network you can also remotely control devices away from your home environment, such as opening your curtains from work or even abroad! Fantastic for security. What i was not aware of is that the hub mini also has an infrared sender, so you can set this little guy up to control your other smart devices - this includes your TV, Projectors, Sky etc. Programming the device to control my Optoma projector was a piece of cake - the app again walks you through this and inputing the manufacturer and model number of your smart device finds the relevant IR codes. You then walk through a test screen to ensure the buttons are all doing what they are suppost to do. If any of the buttons don't work properly or your device is not known then the app allows you to send your own IR codes directly by pointing your remote at the hub and pressing the relevant button. It auto learns this code and programmes the remote in the switchbot app. Overall if you have switchbot devices then the hub mini is a must! It's good value and has a ton of extra features that i didn't even know it had. I hope that you found my review helpful.