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The Harmony website acts like it's connecting the account, but at the final step, there is a website error and Google never links it. This is the third product I've bought and loved, then had Logitech buy out the company, get bored with supporting the product and discontinue it. I'm not even buying their computer peripherals anymore so this is probably my last logitech product. Controlling your home theater equipment with your voice is one of the ridiculous pleasures that comes with having an intelligent agent at your beck and call.
Hi all, this is a late response, but I ran into this issue just today. Running a Samsung Galaxy S7 and installed Google Home yesterday. I had the spinning circle when I clicked link account. What I found was Google Home was not opening the logi web portal in the Chrome browser on my phone but in whatever browser is built into Google Home.
Harmony Home Hub Stopped Working with Google Home
By connecting your Google Home Mini to a Logitech Harmony Hub, you can control your TV using nothing but your voice. Frank, I just did the same thing and it seemed to work for me. I was hesitant to use the phone app due to another user warning it can brick the device, but I gave it a go. All good again, until Logitech breaks it with their next update. Chaddet - I did have to reconnect a BLUETOOTH device with my Nvidia Shield and Harmony Hub separately - the restore method via Harmony setup did not fix that.
With the convenience of AI, the process of product selection or evaluation will completely become faster and faster, and untroubled. My harmony hub also stopped responding to Google assistance past few days! I can only control harmony via its app now. Mine stopped working several weeks ago. The Hub deleted itself out of Google Home, and cannot be relinked.
Creating a new Harmony Activity
It has a simple interface and offers customization options to address those specific needs of smart home users. Most of us have a remote control that we use to control our home automation appliances. Some people even have a universal remote to control multiple devices and they are not very happy with the current state of affairs.
Mine stopped working out of the blue yesterday..Google responds and says it's turning my device on but nothing happens. I was losing my mind reconnecting the account over and over. This method fixed it quick and easy. Search for the Harmony channel, then select the channel to add it. Allow Google access to your Logitech account; the screen should detail precisely which features Google will have access to.
Updating your voice friendly names
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Linking Google Home with Your Logitech Harmony Account
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I tried setting up a hub and no luck, I think their servers have been down for, at least, a few hours. From the drop-down menu, select the activity you want to Start, then click Create Action. You'll be prompted to log in to your Logitech account; select the way you want to authenticate with your account, and log in.
Add unlimited IR/RF appliances and ditch all your remotes. IR/RF Universal Remote RM4C pro Bestcon is a new sub-brand of BroadLink. Bestcon RM4C pro 4th generation Universal Remote is an updated version with more streamlined and curved in shape, more database supports in compatibility , and better response in performance. Now, when you say, "OK, Google, turn on the TV," the phrase will trigger the IFTTT action, which will in turn start the Watch TV activity. You can follow the same steps to create an action to turn off the TV; just enter the phrase you want to use in step 5, then, in step 10, choose the End Activity option instead.
So you may need to reconnect via prompts the XBOX connection to your Harmony Hub . I had wasted a day trying to disable/re-enable skills in Alexa app which now seems totally unnecessary. The problem was fixed by pulling down my Hub data from the logi.com Harmony account after the hard reset. OOH means, Out of Home feature that you can disable the Wifi Network and then connect your Harmony Hub using the Mobile Data .
By combining your Google Home and a Harmony Hub, you can speak commands that will start up your TV, set-top box and other devices, so that everything is ready for you to just hit play. But in order to get there, you'll need to do a little setup first. What's cooler than using a remote control for your TV? Remote controlling your TV with your voice.
The area range is about 2,500 sq. Ft. so you’ll be able to control fans in other rooms or on another floor. Keep in mind that, at present, the IFTTT integration with Harmony only allows you to start or end activities, which primarily involves turning devices on or off and switching inputs. On this screen, tap the microphone button and say the shortcut you want to create. Google home said to them that they don't have harmony account. You may now add, delete or rename any of your friendly names.
I then connected the hub to my PC and synced from the Harmony software. Everything is now working including the away connectivity in the Harmony App. I am unable to connect to the hub via the harmony app using mobile data. I currently have a single harmony hub in my living room and it works great and I'm hoping to add more. From what I read in order to have multiple hubs in the house in different rooms, you have to add them on different phones. 【Learning Function】Most of famous brands and models appliances can match directly and increasing IR/RF database everyday on cloud.
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