Solomalee Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Hi, I really want to love this remote, but there seems to be some fundamental issues with even a simple configuration: Samsung TV Apple TV on HDMI1 Kodi Odroid Box on HDMI2 Activity A: Samsung TV + Kodi Box Activity B: Samsung TV + Apple TV I've tried everything, but I can find no way to simply switch between Kodi and Apple TV without the TV having to go through a power cycle to pass between activities. I have tried removing the TV Power on / off / Power toggle from Activity B and sure, that allows me to send an HDMI2 command when I press the off button (But I'm not really turning off), then I have to press Activity A, to switch back to the Kodi activity commands. Power Off can then only be done from Activity A. Am I missing something? What I expect is that Power On / Off turns on / off the whole 'set' of equipment, irrespective of what activity I want to use. The Activity Buttons in my mind ought to also be programmable to Turn on devices and select the right inputs, it shouldn't be a two step [Activity A] >> [Power On] Looking forward to some advice / maybe software updates - as it stands, "Wife Acceptance Factor" is standing at ZERO and this remains a weekend hobby. Solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzi2 Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 The simplest way is to use a redundant button ( say 1 or 2) and program it to switch the HDMI and power off the unwanted device and power on the other. then you need to press A or B to get the right control functions. If you do this for both activities then you can simply switch between the 2 . Power on/off will only turn on/off the devices assigned to A or B, so by turning off the un wanted source, you will keep everything in sync. It takes a while to unlearn the way your previous device works, but I like the way selection of A/B/C is independent of the power button, but does control what the power button will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Smarter activity switching is coming. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomalee Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 5 hours ago, jason said: Smarter activity switching is coming. Great to hear +1000 Looking forward to that. I’m absolutely confident you have a winner with this hardware if you can just smooth the user (wife) experience. Remember, this product is all about the daily / hourly use not the 4 - 6 hours of time spent in the config app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Metzler Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 8 hours ago, jason said: Smarter activity switching is coming. I sure hope that includes macros for Activities :-). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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