SofaBaton U2 Universal Remote Control with APP, Long Range Infrared, All in One Remote Control, Compatible with Smart TVs/DVD/STB/Projector/Streaming Players/Blu-ray

I had a Logitech Harmony remote, but that one died and the product line was terminated. I did look at Sofabaton a few years ago, but their library did not have all my devices.I saw a positive review from channels I trust, and it was on sale, so I tried again.Today the library of devices is extensive, and the setup was easy. Then came the hard one: my Kodi/Raspberry Pi streamer.No Kodi was listed, but there was a Bluetooth keyboard. Since Kodi has tons of keyboard shortcuts, I tried it. How Bluetooth switches between setup and device control was confusing at first, but once you trust that Sofabaton does it right and you accept to let it go.. it works. I was impressed. The arrow keys worked right away, so I knew success was in my reach. I quickly understood how to remap the keys, a really easy process with minor quirks. I did not originally plan to use Bluetooth, but I am now glad it is there.I also tried the learning mode, and was confused at first. After you realize when to use the Sofabaton or when to use the app, it goes well, is quick and easy.Once I understood how the setup worked, I went for max comfort: how to make the sound level +/- keys always control my AVR (not the selected device) and how to make selection of input really simple.The smart phone app is _really_ good. Even while the Sofabaton features are not as advanced as the Harmony, I was able to achieve a more satisfying result with less effort. You have to repeat some setup for each devices, but you don't have to commit to hours of programming training like you needed to setup the Harmony.The Sofabaton is an impressive combination of simple and flexible. In the end you can do what you want thanks to a very user friendly interface.Some comments refer to Bluetooth not working well. It worked perfectly at first, then I found that it may take one or two touch before it reconnects. A bit annoying but not a huge deal for me.I feel that Sofabaton could improve the product usability by not disconnecting so early on inactivity.. That might be necessary to save battery usage?Last but not least, I no longer get the remote desynchronized on sequences commands (multiple devices) like regularly happened with the Harmony (the Logitech process for resynchronizing is a badly designed, lengthy morasse!).Overall I highly recommend this device.Sofabaton is a Chinese company: this might be a turn off to some. It is still worth it nonetheless.

This is a quite long but I think worth reading (or skip to the bottom):The Good: I was able to setup 6 devices: 2 TVs (Vizio, Hisense), 2 different DVR cable boxes (Arris, only took 1 setup to control both! Yea!), a soundbar (TCL Alto 8+ 3.1.2) and an Amazon Fire Stick. The device is easy to hold, the backlit OLED display turns on when you pickup or move the remote, and the button pressing has a nice feel. You will need to download their app (Android or iPhone) to setup the remote. The scroll wheel is a quick and effective way to switch devices on the remote. You can setup macros to make multiple things happen (like turning on more than one device with a single button) but I don't have any need for that and haven't tried it. EDIT: I have used the macro function and it does work. However, you may need to play around with the timing between your macro button "presses" to get it to work right.The Bad: setting up those 6 devices took me nearly three frustrating hours.The included instructions are pathetically short on information and the website doesn't help. They do have a support forum but I haven't used it. The first issue was how to open the battery compartment! Shouldn't that be a no-brainer? But it's actually tricky and difficult to do.Once that's accomplished, download and install the app, and get to the programming. There's several ways to install devices but even when you get a match with their database, you run into the issue of matching the buttons on the original device remote control to the U1 remote. And, unfortunately, even with 35 buttons and a 4-way switch, you might need to do a lot of individual button programming. For instance, for my DVRs, I needed to figure out a way to access recorded programs, the listings, a "live" button, and the back and next and skip forwards and skip back buttons, none of which are on the U1 nor mapped automatically to other buttons. This means that it'll take some usage time with the U1 even to remember how you map such buttons. Ditto for my soundbar. Sometimes you need to get creative because the U1 says that you successfully mapped a button but it didn't and you'll need to try mapping a different button for that function. I recommend that you add your devices in the order of most-used to least-used for ease of using the U1. There doesn't seem to be any way to reorder the device once you've added them (either on the U1 or with the app. EDIT: yes, you can reorder your devices in the app by pressing on the device and then moving it up or down the list.Also, you may have trouble finding the right product match in their database. This happened with my Arris DVR cable box. Although the database showed my product model, it didn't work. Multiple tries kept failing. Finally, I tried a similar but slightly different model number in their database and that did the trick. However, on the good side, you can email them with your missing product and they'll add it to the database and get back to you within 3 days. One internet commenter said that they heard back within a day. UPDATE: YES! THEIR PRODUCT SUPPORT ***DOES*** WORK AND THEY UPDATED MY SPECIFIC DVR CABLE BOX CODE. I tried their support phone (no hours listed anywhere) and it merely led to a generic phone answering system that doesn't identify it as being Sofabaton nor provide customer service hours.Bottom line: 1) It works! 2) Setup is a PITA. It will really help if you are a little tech-savvy, a problem solver, and have some patience. 3) Support is good via email. 4) There's a learning curve to using it if you need to map buttons yourself.EDIT: on my original device, it often took two button presses to make it do a function (like skip forward) and sometimes it would act like multiple button presses happened with a single push. So Sofabaton sent me a replacement unit (thank you to Sofabaton for the customer support--they really do try). Well, there's no way to "clone" the replacement, so I had to go through the entire process again of programming the remote. And there are issues: on this replacement, the LCD screen doesn't come on when you pick up the remote, you have to give it a hard shake or press a button. That's minor. The bigger issue is that there are still "missed" and "doubled" button presses and that's very frustrating.I don't know, I'm going to stick with my "4 Stars" overall but barely. As they say, your mileage may vary.