I bought this for use with my home automation system to control legacy IR/RF devices that can't otherwise be connected, and this device does everything I need. The integration with Home Assistant is a bit lacklustre, but that's hardly the fault of the device and I can't dock it too many points as it provides 100%-local-only control with just a bit of effort during setup. The 1st-party mobile app is great for recording and playing back infrared/radio codes during testing, or for running the whole system if that's what you're looking for.

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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)

I have 3 remote blinds that are only supported by a remote. The RM4 Pro was able to copy the RF signal from the remote and program it into itself. I am now able to use my smart phone or Alexa to open and close the blinds. I have not explored the additional benefits of this unit yet, but reading online it looks very promising.

I am going to upgrade this because at least part of the problem was Android and part was due to the product spec. Also, I got it working finally, so that makes me a little happier. This product did not work with Android Go. Android Go appears to be a problematic release that looks like it is part of the general set of Android versions, but isn't. But according to some, it is a stripped down version. I bought yet another Android device and that worked fine. The company is partly to blame in that the versions it supports were not better identified and/or may have been wrong at the older end of the release spectrum. I found an app that tells you exactly what range of versions and app support. According to that, the low end of the product did not reach the older device I had (4.x forgot which just now). This appears to be contrary to the indications given by the supplier. The range of lower to upper versions includes the problematic Go version. As far as I can tell by comments and experience Amazon Go should be avoided no matter what. ----- OLDER Setting this thing up was confusing at best. The basic idea is that you send your home Wifi Password to the device so that it can log in to your wifi. OK, but not well explained. Trying to figure out which wifi and which password belongs where is hit and miss. What you are supposed to do at each stage is unclear. My additional issue was that he router's client isolation needed to be turned off to allow the two parts to talk to each other. Having managed to eventually get through that, it did work. I got some devices under control. So far so good. It could be a useful device. However... I wanted to get it to run on a tablet rather than the phone. It doesn't seem that any of the variants of the software work properly on tablets. The latest version won't even show up in the play store for recent versions of Android, yet the software claims it works from 4.0 upwards. The older versions do show up as compatible, but they either crash immediately, or fail to connect. The latter may be due to the different naming of the device between versions. It is not clear. I have tried different versions of the software on both old and brand new tablets without success. Perhaps the latest version should, in theory, work on more recent versions of Android. The app seems pretty generic with the real work being done by the device. The lack of compatibility with versions of Android seems odd, especially considering their claim to work on anything above 4.0.

Well, after encountering failure repeatedly in trying to find a Chinese-made (there are no US-made devices) Wifi/ RF bridge that actually worked with my 433.92 Mhz RF remote, finally this Broadlink device does the trick. Of course, it did require me to appeal in desperation to their customer service support staff when I dispaired there might not be any hope again. I immediately got back written technical guidance translated from Chinese into very very rough English. Their advice was once I was absolutely certain of the frequency used by the remote in question, was to use the DIY procedure provided by their APP to capture the execution codes , step by step, used by the functionality of the remote itself. The final display page though pretty basic (Up, Down, Stop) now allows me via Wifi to control my roof-size shade system (driven by an AC tubular motor) deployed over our sunroom, depending on the time of day and sun’s intensity etc. It even tells me current humidity and temperature…Sweet.

I've been using an RM mini 3 for years, and purchased an RM mini 4 for another room. Aside from all the awful things the new app does (including collect all kinds of information about you and your network and transmit it to a cloud server) the latest firmware versions have BLOCK THE USE OF THIRD PARTY APPS. I purchased a second one - first one I got - directly from Broadlink's Amazon store was USED. Came in a clear plastic baggie with no packaging or instructions and obviously used. So I returned it and got a second one. My intention was to use this RM mini 4 with AnyMote but it will not work. I did some digging on the Interwebz and it looks like Broadlink is starting to block third party apps from being able to use these devices on newer firmware to force users to use only the Broadlink app.....which is terrible and spies on you. The older RM mini 3 works just fine with anymote so if that's your intent, get an RM mini3 while you can because the new mini 4 on the latest firmware only appears to work with the terrible Chinese-made app loaded with spyware that sends data to a cloud server. What possible reason an app for an IR blaster to constantly send data to a cloud server is beyond me. Returning this garbage! Update: I game the RM4 Pro a shot after finding some info on the interwebz for using these things with Home Assistant and setting it up for local control without Chinese cloud servers. It works but it’s pretty a pretty hacky process and I definitely wouldn’t recommend it to a novice. Even then getting it to learn new codes requires a Linux server and some comfort using command-line tools. It CAN be made to work as a locally controlled device but it’s a lot of work so unless you enjoy that sort of thing I still wouldn’t recommend it even though it ultimately is working for me.

I wanted to control my electric shades, that I bought at lowes, and this RF Booster works perfectly and also works with shades all around house (long range transmission). Excellent !

So...I've been watching lots of videos of most Youtubers and people who explain features about smart houses and appliances, and almost everyone tend to use this universal IR control. I decided to buy it. In the last 3 days I could say these pros and cons: Pros: -Pretty small, you can put it everywhere you want (as long as you have an outlet close to it, obviously). -It was easy to set up, actually. Once the app detected the control, the setup for my TV, AC and ST box were pretty quick. -The default remotes that appear in the app work pretty well and with the first option you should have it working (except the ST box, who took me up to the 3rd default option to work, but at least I didn't have to set up all the buttons one by one). -They were rapidly discovered by my Alexa app, and at the beginning they were working great with the on/off commands, volume for the TV, etc. -The voice commands respond almost in no time. I could tell Alexa to turn off my TV and, before she answers "okay", the TV is already off. Cons: -Channel management is not the "magical solution" if you want to be able to change channels with voice commands (which is what I was hoping for). To do that, I would have to create individual scenes for each channel, then sync them with Alexa and then create routines to change them with voice commands (in my case I only tend to watch around 10-12 channels, but for those who like to watch more than that, it will be kinda annoying to do, and apart from mentioning that Alexa only lets you have 99 routines, so if you would need to have that amount of routines, these ones would bulk you up some space). -In my particular case with the channels, the ST box has the HD channels starting from channel 1002 and further. When I added my favorite channels to the list and tried to test them out with the app remote, it seems the app dials the numbers so quick that some numbers even repeat themselves and you end up getting a different channel than expected. What I had to do was to set up "channels" which were only every single digit from 0 to 9, and I created scenes for each channel with 4 different commands (each corresponding digit), to kinda add up a little delay in the channel dialing. This took me around 20 mins for 12 channels...a little bit awkward. -Could happen that sometimes your Alexa routines would trigger, but the actions regarding the remotes you want to control won't do what you expect them to do. I wanted to be able to change my TV inputs with certain triggers. At the beginning they started working very well, but last night they weren't responding at all. I added up some Alexa confirmation phrases to check if it was the routine itself or simply the actions regarding the IR remote and indeed, the IR remote wouldn't do the actions. I unlinked the skill, signed out of the app, tried to link everything once again and for some reason it was glitchy and it wouldn't let me sign in and link my account again for around 25 mins (have no idea why) until it decided to work again, and after that the routines were working perfectly...but I'm hoping I don't have to go over all that process every 2-3 days. -FAQ section is not helpful at all. It doesn't have a lot of questions and most questions there are about set up stuff (which ironically was my easiest step to do). Overall, I wouldn't say this thing doesn't work at all...it does respond, it can be integrated, but it could take some time to set it up as you would like it to work, just like it happened to me. If you want something to just automate your devices' on/off status or maybe timers, this will work nicely for the price you're paying. If you would like it to do more complex stuff (especially a bulky channel list), maybe you could save a little more and buy a more reliable one.

Puedo controlar todo aparato que tenga infrarrojo, TV, aire acondicionado, ventilador, etc...