How to set up a universal remote control

 

SwitchBot Universal Remote Control allows you to control your entire smart home from one device.

Universal remotes Control first became necessary due to the large number of remotes that were included with each piece of equipment in your home entertainment setup. With electronics becoming an increasingly important component of our homes, including various automation technologies, we use remotes in almost every room of the house. That's why the How to set up a universal remote control devices other than your home entertainment system.

 

From robot vacuums and smart lights to air conditioners and much more, this gadget can replace the remote for the majority of your home electronics, saving you not just from managing dozens of IR remotes, but also from filling your phone with apps for every single linked electronic equipment you possess. To put it simply, if you use a number of smart home gadgets in addition to your traditional home entertainment setup, this provides a simple method to manage them all in one spot.

The SwitchBot Universal Remote resembles any modern universal remote, featuring a 2.4-inch LCD screen and a well-organized set of controls. By tidy, we mean that it has fewer than a dozen buttons in total, including a touch wheel, making it quite uncluttered when compared to more traditional TV remotes.

It has infrared, allowing you to use it to control TVs, music players, air conditioners, and a variety of other common gadgets in place of almost any standard remote. There is also Bluetooth onboard, which can be used to operate items that would otherwise be managed via a smartphone app. According to the company, it can manage up to 15 IR and 35 Bluetooth devices at once, giving you management over a total of 50 gadgets.

The SwitchBot Universal Remote is compatible with 83,934 IR remote models, making it a convenient substitute for operating a variety of home appliances and electronics. Naturally, it works with all of SwitchBot's own devices, including robovacs, cameras, smart locks, and curtain controllers. It also supports Matter, which means it will operate with a wide range of current and prospective smart home devices, making it a highly useful tool in the future. It should be noted that proper Matter support needs the use of one of the outfit's hubs, therefore some additional gear is required. Apple TV and Fire TV will be supported from launch, while Roku and Android TV will not be available until a later release.

There is a Find My Remote feature that triggers the gadget to emit a sound when you can't recall where you left it, but you must use the companion app to activate it. Other features include a 2,000 mAh battery that should last around a month between charges, a button that can withstand 100,000 hits, and a Scene function that allows you to manage numerous devices with a single touch.