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Table of Content

• I'm having trouble changing the TV channel
• Adding Devices, Activities and Home Control
• Content Manager - Digital Experience (m/f/d)
• Download the setup software
• Logitech Harmony Companion All in One Remote Control and Smart Hub - Black
• Contact the Harmony Team
• Sign in for the full experience.
• Compatibility: Harmony devices, languages

All buttons on your Harmony remote can be customized with different short and long press actions. Increase the volume by 15" which will send 15 volume up commands. You may select any amount between 1 and 20. Play, pause and stop your media playback with a easy voice commands. Our original Harmony Action , which requires you to say "ask Harmony" when issuing voice commands, has been retired. We recommend unlinking the original Action and linking to the current Action using the steps on this page.

For TVs, for example, playback and volume controls are supported, but also channel numbers, and channel names for favorites (those you've added in Harmony). The full steps for linking your account are documented below. Any nickname you add here will be understood by Google Assistant. Harmony will either automatically create Activities or guide you through creating them based on the devices discovered to help set up your one-touch experience. If you'd like to further modify any of these Activities by adding additional commands, please take a look at our article regarding adding commands to your Activities. The Harmony Companion buttons are automatically mapped based on the Activity you're in.

I'm having trouble changing the TV channel

If you want to give further control of these Harmony activities to your family members, you can do so as part of the home sharing feature in the new Google Home app. Direct integration for Harmony with Assistant — so it would work like Hue, Nest, LIFX, and others — was promised in May. But we waited, and waited, and waited, until another official announcement last week that mentioned Harmony support would be coming soon to Assistant. My reaction was that I'll believe it when I see it, and today, I finally see it. Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age.

The Harmony app should find your hub after several seconds. Plug the IR mini blaster into the back of the hub and position it on top of your cabinet so it may send IR signals to your television. Instructions on this page are not relevant for the Harmony remote you've selected.

Adding Devices, Activities and Home Control

I've needed to change settings on my startup settings for several months and I still can't connect to my hub and edit commands. Install the app on each Android mobile device in the house and everyone can have their own personalized favorite channels and custom gestures. Create up to 50 favorite channels with custom icons for quick access to your entertainment. Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people's lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. Over 30 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video and computing.

The developer provided this information and may update it over time. Compatible with an ever-growing list of over 270,000 devices from more than 6,000 brands. See myharmony.com/compatibility for the latest compatibility information.

Content Manager - Digital Experience (m/f/d)

Silly setup, but it worked natively in Home for both of us. Harmony's history with Google Home and Assistant goes way back. When support for the service first rolled out, it was an Actions on Google integration . That meant you had to "ask Harmony to do something" every time, which only worked with your own voice and was very inconvenient. Loads and connects to the hub great the first time, but try again to connect 30 seconds later and the app won't even open/connect.

Tap the Harmony card and follow the on-screen instructions to unlink your account. You can edit, add or delete any of your Harmony Activity, Favorite TV station or Roku channel friendly names using the Google Home app. Next, set up friendly names for your Activities 1. You'll be instructed to sign in using your Logitech Harmony account username and password. Harmony is now listed among the different Home control services you can link in Google Assistant. In the new Google Home app, tap +Add then Set up device, and choose the Works with google option.

Download the setup software

Start your Watch TV Activity and your volume will automatically control the stereo, and channels will automatically change your TV or cable/satellite box. If your mobile device doesn't support Bluetooth LE technology, the USB cable can connect Harmony Hub to your computer so your homes Wi‑Fi credentials may be saved to the hub. Harmony Hub uses Wi‑Fi to communicate with the Harmony mobile app which is used for both setup and additional control. There's no official list from Logitech, but you will receive an email that lists the commands that will work for you. Keep an eye out for it, because this will have exactly what you need.

The good thing is if you unlink/relink, your old settings will be restored, so it won't take a lot of time to bring things up to speed. Even if one of the setup process screens mentions you can say, "Hey Google, turn on channel_name" for your favorite channels, that command doesn't work. What works is, "switch to channel_name on TV" or "go to channel_name on TV" or "switch TV channel to channel_name." You have to specify your device name, eg. Control your home from your Android smartphone or tablet.

In the example below, I asked Google to turn on my TV activity. It did so, but the card still shows the TV as off. Waiting a few minutes doesn't affect this, the status doesn't sync. The old "ask Harmony" integration has been retired, and you need to re-link the new one from Home control to make things work.

If logitech resolves these issues and continues to support the software then this remote will get 5 out of 5. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, app, and game. She lives in France, speaks three languages and a half, and watches a lot of TV series. When you ask Assistant to turn on a certain activity, you will get the new visual response card, which doesn't sync the state.

Customizing physical buttons on your remote Harmony allows you to customize what each of the physical buttons on your remote do, and each of these customizations ... Once your phone and hub have paired over Bluetooth you will be asked to enter your Wi‑Fi credentials. Ensure your phone is connected to your home's Wi‑Fi network. Use of the IR mini blaster may or may not be required, depending on your setup.

Once unlinked, tap the Harmony card once more and follow the on-screen steps to re-link your account. Tap the Harmony card and follow the on-screen instructions to link your account. After creating a new Activity using the Logitech Harmony app be sure to sync your remote so they appear on your remote screen and/or Harmony app. You'll then be able to immediately use the new Activity using the Google Assistant. To create a voice friendly name for your new Activity, follow the steps above.

Harmony takes care of the input switching and set up. For your security, Activities containing door locks cannot be controlled by voice. Launch Hulu on my TV" and Harmony will automatically switch over to that content. Turn on sports" can power on your TV, set your stereo to surround sound, lower your window shades and even set your table lamps to your team colors.

Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market . Find Logitech at , the company blog or @Logitech. If something didn't turn on then use the help feature available from within the Harmony mobile app. If multiple users reside in your home, you don't need to set up the Harmony account on all of their devices to give them access. It now works like Hue and Nest and other native devices, so anyone in the house has control over it. Control connected lights, locks, blinds, thermostats, and more from a single app, whether inside or outside your home.