Leave a Review The Home Remote
Brilliant
Awesome pice of work. Keep it up!CrashTestOz
Easy to use, Simple design
Absolute fantastic, easy to integrate, never had a dashboard so easy to use and access, Love the backup and Restore option. will me Recommending all my Smartthings and Hubitat communities about this appmayur.shetty
Connects to controller otherwise, does nothing
Was hoping to be able to see my cameras and maybe control locks, lights, thermostat from my phone. But this app only indicates it is aware of the devices, and otherwise nothing happens. I can see through the cameras, or see temperatures, or anything. I’m using a Vera Lite, and despite the documentation saying it’s supports it, I suspect home remote simply doesn’t. It’s a shame, because the dashboard looks well designed and easy to use.Show lessCallawhat
Developer Response
You'll have to add your devices to a Group in order to control them & see their status. It sounds to me like you added them on the Settings page & never assigned them to any Group. I typically encourage users when adding their devices to do so on the Home page. That way it'll automatically add tiles for all of your devices to that Home page. When you add devices on the Settings page you'll have to manually assign them to groups so there's an extra step. In case you have trouble viewing your cameras through our Vera connection, you may want to connect to them directly through our "IP Camera" device. I'm not sure how well the cameras will stream through the Vera API. Definitely try it through Vera, I just wanted to let you know that there is another alternative that'll let you view the live video directly from the camera. Please email me if you need any further help. I promise I will get you up & going. -BillFantastically Simple
This app makes it so easy to use my phone as a universal remote, far easier to use and faster than the harmony app.
Would be nice if you could choose a custom background, though.H Review
Developer Response
The ability to add a custom background image in the app itself, and not through our Designer, is something quite a few people have been asking for. That's definitely coming. Thanks for the review! -BillWhere is MQTT?
I saw this app does MQTT. Checked out the forums and lots of people using MQTT. Downloaded it and couldn’t find anything related to MQTT to light up. Docs weren’t much help. Big hopes. Little gas.StevieRay808
Doesn’t support MQTT
Their support page says it does, but there is no way to add an MQTT “device”.Codematic
Best solution out there for DIYers
As the title suggests, this is the best option for people who want to create their own remotes.
Steep learning curve, and some unintuitive controls, but very powerful and good support from the developer.LJR-OTT
Doesn't work with NEST
Doesn't work with nest accounts that are linked to Google, which ALL new nest users will be since Nest is now part of Google. Makes no sense.
I will change my rating whenever Nest service gets added which was the only reason I used this app.SunBear87
Developer Response
Google discontinued the Nest API program in 2019. This wasn't our decision to remove support. They have announced an upcoming "Device Access Program" program however this hasn't been released yet. I can assure you once it is, Nest will be added back to the app. -BillRequires a Windows PC, apparently
For the devices I wanted to use, I had to configure them using their software which can be downloaded on any “Windows PC”
It’s completely misleading to say those devices are supported in the app description when actually they’re only supported if I get another device, install Windows on it, and then install their other software first.Show lessJoseph Hewitt
Excellent
I’ve been looking for a better UI for my SmartHome gear - tried a bunch but they’re either too limited or a tinkerer’s dream. Home Remote is what I was looking for. It works with most of my gear and brings it all together on one screen. Better than that, I didn’t have to become conversant in scripting or Linux to do it. And... I sent off a question to the dev and had a HELPFUL response in less than 15 minutes...!Show lessLeft0verture
