The remote is beautifully built and the screen looks fantastic, but it’s missing the IR and Bluetooth support — which unfortunately makes it unusable for my setup. Your website mentions that these features are supported, so I’m wondering if this is something that will be added in a future update. When you have access to IR and BT you want to make mappings to hard buttons and aslo screen. Like feedback for volume level and so on.
With fully working IR and Bluetooth, this could easily become one of the best remotes on the market. Remote 3 already offers this functionality along with Home Assistant integration, and the new Sofabaton X2 also supports both IR and BT. I really hope to see these features implemented.
I have devices like this:
IP-based: Magnetar BluRay, Zidoo media player, JVC projector, StormAudio ISP
BT-based: Zidoo media player, PS5
IR-based: JVC Projector, Magnetar BluRay,
Hi, I am a product manager at Sanytron. Thank you for your detailed feedback and your interest in the future development of our products. We highly value your input regarding the need for infrared (IR) and Bluetooth (BT) support, and we fully understand how important these features are for integrating with your current setup.
First, regarding the positioning of our current HA100 remote: at this stage, it is primarily designed as a human-machine interface terminal, with control logic and integrated functionalities mainly driven by the Home Assistant ecosystem. We aim to provide users with a flexible and highly customizable interface control experience through this approach. At the same time, we recognize the limitations of Home Assistant in professional audiovisual (AV) control. Therefore, we have begun developing a dedicated AV controller—the AVBox—which will seamlessly integrate into the Home Assistant ecosystem and support direct connection with the remote to meet more complex AV device control needs.
Additionally, we are planning for the longer-term product roadmap: in 2026, we will launch Sanytron’s all-in-one control remote. This product will not only retain the advantages of the current human-machine interface but will also feature a more powerful processor and larger memory to support locally integrated control functions and a smoother interactive experience, truly achieving an “All-in-One” control terminal.
We will continue to share development progress and upgrade plans through our official website and community. We also welcome you to stay updated on our latest news.
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I agree that the lack of IR and BT functionality that is hardware based is a bummer. Have you thought about open sourcing the development effort. I think that the large and active HA community might be able to speed up access to some of these features. Frankly, with how rough and ready the setup process is I think this is really still a product for sophisticated enthusiasts who could probably hack our way through. Either way, I’m liking the product thus far – Sonos + Spotify is very slick.
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