Replacement for Harmony hub (2022)

[JDRoberts]

@rontalley

@JDRoberts

https://www.amazon.com/Hands-free-streaming-device-Alexa-Ultra/dp/B08XMDNVX6/

2. an inexpensive IR blaster for other devices. I used to use my Harmony to control things like battery powered candles, a tabletop fan with an IR remote, etc. Now I use the SwitchBot mini hub, which lists For $39 and is often on sale for a bit less. This one has a manufacturer-provided SmartThings integration. It’s a little clunky: I find the integration works best if I create scenes in the SwitchBot app and then just activate those from smartthings. But it’s worth looking at.

Can this do routines like the Harmony?

It’s been a long time since I used Harmony with smartthings and the integration changed multiple times when I was using it, so I don’t remember exactly how it worked.

With SwitchBot, it’s complicated. A device, including a TV with controls, will show up as a device in smartthings unless it was in the “other“ category.

A switchbot scene will show up as actionable in both Alexa routines and IFTTT actions, but not currently in the smartthings app.

So there are ways to do most things, but it just depends on exactly what you’re trying to accomplish.

You can see discussion by people who have more complex actions in the following thread:

Switchbot - Simple “power on” for some TVs (IR blaster)

How to add controls in Switchbot to be used by smartthings other than ON/OFF. So thanks to @JDRoberts I got this figured out. Starting in the Switchbot app, under your hub, click “Add Appliance” [image] Select a random item from the list (I choose Fan) and add it. Note: Do not use “Others”. It would not show up in smartthings for me. [image] Go back into the newly added Appliance and select EDIT at the top. Re-Learn the Power button to any button of your choice. [image] Click the checkbox and you are done. Let me know if there are questions or if anyone figues a better way to do this. EDIT: you need to go back into the smartthings app and add device by brand and re-add the Switchbot (dont delete)