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

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.

So far this is EXACTLY what I needed and it has worked very reliably. I have a minisplit ac and need the "follow me" on the remote to stay enabled when making scheduled changes every other method i have tried including the units built in wifi app disables "follow me" when activating a scheduled task. As long as I choose to teach it the command from the remote rather than let it find and set up my entire remote, it learns to send the command taught with the "follow me" signal included and the remote tempature sensing stays enabled. I bout a over 125 mini split thermostat that couldn't accomplish this and had to be returned!! Definitely a work around but I feel like this product is designed to be a general purpose work around for people's issues! Love it. Exactly what I needed. Hope it stays as reliable as it has....no scheduled commands missed out of about 9 sent so far. Brilliant idea! 👏

I've always wanted a gadget to replace my stack of remotes, and this hub is a great way to put everything right onto my phone. The coolest feature by far is using it with Alexa. Whenever I'm near my room, I can just tell Alexa to turn on my TV or DVD player. When you open the app for the first time, a little guy walks you through setup, which makes it pretty easy to get started. However, syncing remotes isn't as smooth as you'd hope. Even with popular brands, it often fails to recognize them on its own. You end up having to manually press every single button facing the IR sensor so it can learn them, which is a total pain. The sensor distance is really strict during setup, too. If you aren't holding the remote within 4 inches right in front of it, it loses connection and misses the button. Once you actually get it set up, there's only about a half-second delay on your phone, which isn't a big deal to me. Alexa integration is pretty basic, though. It can really only do simple stuff like turning devices on and off. It can't do specific actions by voice, like making a fan swivel or changing channels, unless you set up routines. My schedule is always changing, so setting up fixed routines is just annoying. I wish those extra actions just worked without extra setup. If Alexa can't do a specific function, you just have to open the app and tap the button yourself. Overall, the device itself is super compact and clean. It does a fantastic job cleaning up remotes lying around the room. For the price, the value is definitely there. Having one cheap device that controls your stuff from your phone is super convenient. Despite the annoying setup and basic voice controls, it’s still a good gadget to get rid of remote clutter. I'd still recommend it!

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.

05/19/2023: 1 star I haven't needed to make any mods for a long while, so have had no reason to go into the app. Now I got a new fan I wan to add, and I find that there's a new version of the app installed which is apparently VERY broken, and will not allow me to access any of the devices I've already got set up. Period. It keeps claiming a network error, but when I try to run existing routines, they work fine. So it's the app. No question. At least the device still works, so it's not completely useless. But it does mean I'll have to research, find, and purchase replacement devices of some type. I'm sure these guys aren't the only option - not if this is how they treat their customers! I'll try to remember to come back and tell you what I went with, when I make that transition. It may be a while though. SEVERELY crippled - Dropping from 4 stars to 1 --- 01/18/2021: 4 stars The second Hub Mini is now working fine, after I changed to a different power supply. Support was slow to respond, figured it out on my own. Since that's not mentioned in the troubleshooting instructions and Support was so slow to respond, I'm keeping it at 4 stars. --- 01/10/2021: 3 stars Bought a second one of these to control devices in another room. The first one works great, but the second has been nothing but trouble. Have contacted support (today) using app feedback option. Will be returning, may or may not replace. --- 01/02/2021: 5 stars Make a few "scenes", which are basically programs where you tell it to do something and it carries out a series of actions. These can be activated manually, by timer, or by Alexa. These scenes work well, but a great improvement would be to be able to set the time between commands. It's about two seconds, so if I want to say, turn up the volume 5 clicks, it hits volume up, waits 2 sec, hits it again, waits again, etc. If they could make it a user-adjustable delay that would be awesome. The other thing about the scenes are that you get to name them, but they are activated in Alexa with "Turn On". So if your scene is to do something else, like, for example, turn off the fan, you'd have to say "Alexa, Turn On Turn Off the Fan". I'd rather the activation phrase be something like "Play Scene" or "Do Routine" or something generic like that. In the initial review, I mentioned that I added some additional buttons, but they didn't take, and I couldn't figure out how to go back to that screen and try again. I figured it out. And you CAN re-name your devices. However, when you make Scenes, they do not automatically rename, so get your names right before you make scenes. One nice perk. Working with another home automation thing, I accidentally deleted this app. I thought I'd have to re-do everything, but when I re-installed and logged back into my account, all my commands were right there once again. Whew! Raising from 4 to 5 stars. ===== 12/30/2020 Wifi setup was about usual for IOT devices. Create an account, connect to your router, etc. Device setup was unclear. You have to manually choose the device type (TV, etc.) then the manufacturer (Sony, etc.) before you get to the "Learn" button. From there, you tap the learn button, then a button on your remote, and it guesses what it is. Then it will walk you through several screens, where you try the buttons to find out what version works with your device. Not onerous, but the instructions are unclear that you have to manually choose type and manufacturer first. Allows creating custom buttons, but I haven't got those custom buttons to work with Alexa yet. It would help a lot if you could re-name them, but you cannot. You have to delete and re-add to change their name. Most of the buttons on my TV remote are not available. At one point, I did end up in a screen that had my TV remote and an ADD button, where I added a few missing ones, like Back, Input, and QMenu. But then when I went back in, those mods were gone, and I've been unable to find a way back into that edit mode to try again. That would be REALLY helpful if I could add those three buttons! The main screen buttons (choosing your device) seems a bit non-responsive, requiring me to press several times before it takes. Fortunately, after setup I shouldn't have to use the phone app much. Alexa can now turn on/off/up/down both my TV and sound bar, and so on, so I'm mostly happy with it. Have not tried with Google yet, but expect similar results. With the aforementioned editing & button-adding capabilities, this would be a five-star device. Hopefully the app will be updated to include them later.

Definitely works well with Google home so I can operate appliances with voice control, and setup was pretty straightforward. I have a solar system, and I use it to adjust my air conditioners in my home to take advantage excess solar output. I even have older air conditioners that it was able to operate and connect with.

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.

Bought blackout curtains because neighbor across the way moved and new neighbors leave their flood lights all night right into my bedroom. Have the SwitchBot curtain and thought this was needed to make them run with the echo and on a schedule. Well, yeah but not really. 1. You can set a schedule based on time without it. You only need it if you want to do sunrise/sunset, but then it doesn't have any adjustment, like X number of minutes before/after Sunrise/Sunset, so, that was a first ding in the wrong direction for me, but eh, I thought maybe...but 2. It has an OBNOXIOUS light that GLOWS the entire room. Oh, wait did I remember to say that unlike other smart devices it says it must be in the SAME room as the other devices it needs to operate. Well, that defeats the Blackout curtains because it lights up the ENTIRE room. Umm, no thanks! 3. Not every home is equipped with plugs that accommodate a USB device and it doesn't come with a block, so that too is annoying, not a major issue, but still annoying. Overall, I found it to be completely useless for my needs and the double annoyance of being forced to keep it in the room one more thing to plug in and the horrible LIGHT, makes this not worth my time or effort. The update not being automatic is kind of dumb in this day and age. But whatever, to me this is junk. I cannot tell you if there is any thing good about it since, I had to unplug it before being able to sleep which meant it never ran the curtains.

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

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.

Der SwitchBot Hub Mini ist wirklich praktisch, wenn man Geräte im Smart Home besser verbinden und steuern möchte. Die Einrichtung war unkompliziert und die Verbindung mit der App hat gut funktioniert. Besonders gut gefällt mir, dass man damit klassische Infrarot-Geräte wie Klimaanlage, Fernseher oder andere Geräte smart machen kann. Auch die Steuerung über Alexa oder Google Home ist ein großer Vorteil. Das Gerät ist klein, unauffällig und nimmt kaum Platz weg. Für den Preis bekommt man eine sinnvolle Erweiterung fürs Smart Home. Ich bin sehr zufrieden.

Je suis satisfait de ce SwitchBot Hub Mini. L'installation est simple et l'intégration avec l'écosystème SwitchBot est rapide et sans difficulté. Le hub reconnaît facilement les appareils infrarouges et permet de centraliser leur contrôle de manière efficace. J'apprécie également son intégration avec Homey Pro, ce qui me permet d'automatiser facilement mes équipements et de les inclure dans des scénarios plus avancés. Le produit semble simple et fiable, discret et fait exactement ce que j'en attendais.