Review on BroadLink RM Mini3 - Smart Home Wi-Fi Enabled Infrared Universal Remote Control Hub for All TV PVR VDO DVD CD AUD SAT (2020 Version) by Nagasree Monee

It's small and unobtrusive in my house. It works great to control my fan with my Google Home now that it's set up, but it was a hassle to set it up! Here are four things you should know before buying this product: 1: It only works with IR remote controls. 2: It only works on 2.4GHz network.3. You may need an iOS device for setup. (But not for later use.) 4. It needs to be connected in line of sight to whatever you want to control. One more clarification for non-techies: 1: It only works with IR remotes, not RF or WiFi remotes. You probably have no idea what your device is using, but you can check if your remote control is IR by pressing the button on the remote control in front of your phone's camera. If you see a purple light from the front of the remote when you press the button, it is IR. If you have an Apple TV or other non-IR devices, you can look at another device like the Harmony Hub to control it through your smartphone or smart speaker. 2. This device requires a 2.4GHz WiFi connection. . If you have an older router, you can use the name of your WiFi network to find its frequency. (If it ends in 2, 24, or 2.4, it's probably a 2.4 GHz network and will work. If it ends in 5, it won't work.) Newer networks, such as B. Eero routers connecting to 2.4 and 5 GHz networks with the same SSID. and the password will be difficult to set up, but it will work. (You can't share your Wi-Fi credentials through the normal in-app setup page. Instead, you have to press the troubleshooter button on the in-app setup page and hold the pin in the reset hole on the back and set it for 10 seconds connect to the wi-fi network that's broadcasting, open the app backup, then enter your wifi credentials in the app, note this gave me an error message saying it didn't worked after I tried this, but when I canceled the setting you can go to the Devices tab in the app, it worked and showed up there.) 3: You may need to access the iOS device to set it up . I encountered a fatal error in the Android app on my Pixel 2 when trying to get it to "learn" my remote's IR signal and had to complete the setup with my iPad. Now that the Android app is set up, it works perfectly. Setting with smart speaker. If you have Revain Echo (Alexa), you need to enable the skill for it in the app. I don't have Echos so I can help you. Excuse me! If you want to set it up with Google Home, first complete the device setup in the app and don't make the mistake I made of giving very simple names like "Fan" to the scenes you create, the Google Home confuse them (if you're done, just rename them). Then open the Google Home app and go to "Home Management" > "Manage Accounts" (in the three dot menu) > Now find "Broadlink Smart Home" in the list and sign in with your account. . The scenes you created will now appear at the bottom of your device list in the app. You can assign them to a room if you have multiple Google Homes, and give scenes simpler commands by giving them aliases like "Fan". If you want to associate a scene with a Good Night or Good Morning treatment, exit the Devices page and go to Advanced Settings > Treatments > Good Morning/Bedtime > click click the settings cog next to Scene Settings. Hope this helped!