Bookmarked this, I await no bridge if you can do it, good luck!
I have successfully set up The Home Remote on my PC to integrate with ST. I then downloaded the app on my Xbox One and the app crashes every time I try to open it on the Xbox. Anyone else run into this same problem? I’m thinking maybe I should have done the initial integration through the Xbox and not the PC. Thoughts?
I was looking into this today to figure out a way of getting around having to touch the Xbox remote everytime I wanted to turn on the TV (A/V & Cable Box) I found this on GitHub, but idk how comfortable I am with opening port 5050 on straight to my Xbox… Thoughts?
Any comments on opening up Port 5050?
5050 is a generic port. Are you opening it up on your firewall? Any wide open port can be problematic if you are using any type of default username/password on your system. If you open ports, ensure that you have changed any default logins on your router, ST, etc…
hey guys, I have been reading all your info for a while. I am new to automation, and i got a echo plus and a ST hub hoping to voice control my devices. my main priority is to turn on XB!, TV, DirecTV box and receiver. I know once i turn XB1 on it will turn the rest on as well, but how do i turn XB1 on/off with voice control? Do i need to buy a Harmony Hub in addition to ST hub? or can i just Harmony to do this without ST hub? Btw, the echo plus i got has a built in hub. I am not expert in coding but can follow instructions if you guys can help me. I know you guys are experts.
Thanks
Harmony will work with an echo with or without a ST hub. However, echo can only control 1 Harmony hub. I have 2 hubs one of which has an Xbox, that’s my main one. The second I control with voice by telling Alexa to turn on the “switches” in Smartthings that were made when connecting the Harmony hub to ST.
I ended up getting the Harmony Hub and remote on sale at BestBuy for about $70. Once I had that and remove my cable box, I told Xbox to send the turn on signal to my ONKYO receiver. Which in turn tells the my Vizio TV to turn on. It works in the same order to turn off. When I had the cable box I never had much success programming Alexa to change channels through the Hub. My next gial is to get Alexa to properly control the volume and change the source of the ONKYO, but I still want to call it TV.
Alexa change TV to Game or Fire Stick.
Alexa turn the TV volume to …
Alexa turn on the outside speakers
Etc.
That part of the programming was very frustrating.
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