![]() ![]() It’s impressive in the fact that it exists, but there is no extra functionality added to the remote by being able to do the same things that the remote buttons can do, but with gestures. Swipe up can be volume up, and swipe up and hold could be change channel up, and you can tap, double tap, and more. Multi-touch in the smartphone app is almost identical to the on-remote gesture support You can drop an on-screen shade down over the display, and then use several different gestures to use the remote. ![]() Logitech includes some multi-touch features in their smartphone app, and either someone had some time on their hands, or someone just made a poor decision, but they decided to port the multi-touch features into the Harmony Elite. It may seem obvious to some, but for those coming from a per-device control world, it can be a bit jarring to go from a remote per-device, to a Harmony, especially with the activities. If there’s some feature you need on them, set one of the buttons on the Harmony to do that, and your life will be easier. The point is, once you set up the Harmony, the other remotes really should be put away. On the less expensive remotes, it will just re-send the codes, but on the higher end models with displays, it will ask you questions like “is the TV on?” which you can step through to sort out most issues. Logitech has thought of this, of course, and for a long time they have included a troubleshooting guide on the remote itself. ![]() Some of this has been helped over the years by devices having both a power on and power off control, rather than just a toggle, but if you can get it into your mind to only control things with the Harmony, things will go smoother. If you then switch to an activity that doesn’t use the TV, the remote will send the TV a power signal, which may turn the TV back on. If you’re watching TV, and turn it off by pressing the button, the Harmony remote is still going to think it’s on. Harmony remotes have an understanding of what devices are turned on, what are turned off, and what inputs are selected, so if you use another device to control your equipment as well, it can cause some frustrations. A Harmony can work very well if you use it, and only it, to control your devices. Really the one major hurdle when using any of the Harmony products is to understand that they have a knowledge of state. The initial setup is a bit cumbersome, but once you get everything set up, it’s generally smooth sailing. No devices is perfect, and the Logitech Harmony Elite is no exception. ![]()
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