# Harman Kardon Remote — user reviews

> 326 indexed App Store user reviews of Harman Kardon Remote by Harman International Industries, rated 2.00/5 from 218 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harman-kardon-remote/id549776020/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harman-kardon-remote/id549776020.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 30 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 142

## What do users think of Harman Kardon Remote?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Works great with AVR1700
- 👍 Connects and works well with HK speakers
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Useful as a remote control

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent disconnections from network
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices and speakers
- 🐛 Clunky and outdated user interface
- 🐛 Limited functionality beyond basic volume and bass control
- 🐛 Fails to detect or connect to some HK devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup
- Fails to connect to speakers/receivers
- Unresponsive controls
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Equalizer controls
- Remote power on/off functionality
- Ability to select Bluetooth as audio source
- Support for more HK devices
- Improved stability and reliability

## Newest reviews (18 of 326)

### 3/5 — iOS26 - rien ne vas plus

*2025-09-18*

Habe die App gerne als Ersatz für die Fernbedienung genutzt. Leider wird mein Gerät unter iOS26 nicht mehr gefunden. Schade.

### 2/5 — HK Go + Play 3

*2025-08-31*

Poor, only volume control and nothing more…

### 2/5 — Old

*2025-01-04, version 4.5*

Old

### 2/5 — Crash out

*2024-06-26, version 4.5*

App worked ok on iPhone 6s, after upgrading to iPhone 14, the app keep on crashing out when click on ‘see your library’. now I can use the app on iPhone 6s to browse my music in the library.

### 4/5 — Great! Got my Harmon Kardon speaker working again!

*2024-06-02, version 4.5*

Thought iOS had stopped supporting it. This app fixed it.

### 1/5 — Very disappointed

*2024-04-21, version 4.5*

For a company that projects to be high end this app reflects other wise, useless useless useless, the only thing i can do with the app is turn the volume up or down. Disappointed

### 1/5 — Cette application est nulle

*2024-03-31*

On dirait une application pour enceinte pas cher

### 1/5 — Inutile

*2024-03-13*

Inimaginable qu’une société comme harman/kardom 
Ne soit capable de developper une app fonctionnelle. Nous sommes au 21eme siècle vivement que l’AI pop pâlie à l’incompétence des développeurs

### 1/5 — Always problem

*2024-03-02, version 4.5*

21 century HK got problem with simply controller

### 1/5 — Не чего не работает

*2024-01-23*

Aura3  дурацкое приложение, беспалезно

### 1/5 — Onyx

*2024-01-06*

Приложение не обновлялось 5 лет!
Обновите приложение!

### 1/5 — Desastre!!!

*2023-12-19*

Como puede ser producto “PREMIUM”con tan fatal app🤬 para manejar Altavoces

### 1/5 — 관리 안할거면 폐기하세요

*2023-12-11*

뭐라도 되는것처럼 만들어놓고 아무것도 없네요
구매자들 헛고생 안하게 폐기라도 하길 바랍니다
최악입니다

### 1/5 — badly outdated

*2023-10-20, version 4.5*

Looks like an iPhone 3 app. The modals prompting you to enter your wifi password are unselectable, making that feature useless.

### 1/5 — Nada de nada es una burla

*2023-10-12*

No sirve más que para bajar el volumen

### 1/5 — Please make new app

*2023-09-17*

It’s terrible

### 1/5 — Looks like it was designed 20 years ago

*2023-08-27*

Worthless

### 1/5 — Não serve para nada

*2023-05-31*

Lixo

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Garbage APP

*2026-06-18, version 4.5*

Junk

### 1/5 — Compatible Models???

*2025-11-22, version 4.5*

not able to connect to my SB35

### 1/5 — Garbage

*2025-09-06, version 4.5*

Won’t connect to my hk onyx even though Bluetooth is in range, WiFi is on and connected to speaker

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all?

*2025-07-06, version 4.5*

Like… I’m connected to my speaker, but it won’t share the WiFi. It seems like the app does nothing at all

### 1/5 — Inútil

*2025-05-18*

Não serve pra nada

### 1/5 — No longer works with SB26

*2025-04-26, version 4.5*

This app used to be good.  Now useless

### 1/5 — Lächerlich

*2025-03-14*

So eine sinnlose App hab ich noch nie ausprobiert. Alle Funktionen kann man auf dem iPhone auch ohne diese App erledigen. Diese App verlagert nur die sowieso schon vorhandenen Steuerelemente auf einen neuen Bildschirm, der dann auch noch völlig unübersichtlich ist.

### 1/5 — Failed to connect HK Onyx 8

*2025-01-02, version 4.5*

App written by a 5yr old…

### 1/5 — Not worth

*2024-12-01, version 4.5*

Only allowed me to adjust volume. 
Harman Kardon makes amazing speakers but their apps are just a big let down.

### 1/5 — Sehr enttäuscht.

*2024-11-06*

Wie jemand oben geschrieben hat , komplett nutzlos. Mann braucht TV einzuschalten damit die App Regelung funktioniert. Das was wichtiges ist, nämlich keine EQ Steuerung.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Funciona perfecto con AVR1510

*2024-07-30*

Funciona a la perfectcion con Avr1510

### 5/5 — AVR 171s

*2024-06-23*

Bin total happy, jetzt erst entdeckt die App, damit kann ich meinen Uraltreceicer wunderbar steuern und auch meiner Freundin plausibel die Funktionen erklären 😊

### 5/5 — Please support Airplay2

*2021-04-15*

Hello 
The bose company does airplay2 update, but why doesn't Hamancadon support firmware update? Please update Airplay2.
Thanks

### 5/5 — Question

*2020-05-05, version 4.5*

Does this app support the studio 5?

### 5/5 — Рабочее

*2019-11-09*

Дизайн на уровне каменного века! Функционал пульта управления не более. Но все работает

### 5/5 — No Complaints

*2019-09-02, version 4.5*

The app immediately recognized and paired to my SB26 soundbar. It has all the functionality that the soundbar remote has plus a Bluetooth source button, which the soundbar remote doesn’t have!

It’s basic, sure. But it works flawlessly.

### 5/5 — mt bom

*2019-07-25*

se você tem o aparelho mttt bom funciona tudo!! melhor solução

### 5/5 — What’s not to like.

*2018-06-11, version 4.0*

Works great with my 1610s. Easy 5 star for me

### 5/5 — 音响不错

*2017-04-29*

喜欢

### 5/5 — Харман Кардон го + мини

*2016-08-29*

Сделайте обновление для нового девайса  harman go+play

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