One For All Smart Control 5 - Universal remote for 5 devices (TV, Sat/Cable/DVB-T, Blu-ray, Audio, Sound bar, streaming) - free Setup App and unique NETTV key - Learning remote - URC7955 - Black

I have used universal remotes for a number of years and have generally liked them. However, some whilst have been good have not been able to use them with the latest tech. But this one is different, TV, Blu-ray players, satellite boxes, soundbars, hifi are generally pretty easy. However I was an early adopter of Sky Q and I have the Sky Soundbar. So my current universal remote could not be used with these two new pieces of tech. Until now, the URC 7955 does them all, now it controls all of my devices with ease and does a great job. Initially I was sceptical as to how much functionality it would actually have, but with the help of One for All support service I've managed to get all functionality for each device which is Samsung TV & Blu-ray player and now with great joy my Sky Q 2TB box and Sky Soundbar which is made by a fairly unknown brand Devialet. So I would highly recommend this remote to anyone with a number of devices similar to those I've listed. Yes it does take a bit of playing with to set it up right but once it's done you will be happy.

As background to this review I need to explain that some years ago I discovered the world of Harmony Remotes, a universal remote that allowed you to program activities such as "watch movie" and it would turn on your TV, Sound System, BluRay Player and set everything to the right channel. Sadly Logitech discontinued them and the buttons on my Harmony 555 are now failing, so time to find an alternate. So after much searching I was faced with the choice of this remote or one more like the Harmony Remotes but at approximately ten times the price. As this one advertises macros and an Activity key I decided to gamble on this one before forking out ten times as much for the other. For setup I decided to use their iPhone app (Android version available) and that was a breeze for getting my devices added. I simply selected the brand for each of my devices, entered the model number, and it selected the right set of codes. This worked brilliantly and it was easy to do. A quick test and I found I could turn all my devices on and off. The only frustration with the app is that is all it does, you can't program macros with it or anything else, all you can do is setup the devices. In terms of device control everything was reasonably intuitive except for my Pioneer AV Receiver; the remote controlled hardly anything. However I was able to learn from my old remote and that introduced the missing buttons; I can't see why the default doesn't include them but not a great hassle to program the remote to learn them. For the life of me I cannot figure out the Activity button. The instructions imply that you press the Activity key until the activity you want is highlighted and everything will turn on (with a programmable choice of what combination, for example TV+STB or TV+STB+AV), however it doesn't; pressing the Activity key until the one you want is highlighted does nothing. [Update: Customer Service finally replied and explained that with all devices on the Activity button configures the remote to control relevant parts of each device so, for example, if you are watching TV then the programme buttons would control your STB, the volume buttons your AV receiver and so on. It isn't meant to switch the devices on/off but if you long press the power button having selected the activity that will turn the devices on/off] You are also supposed to be able to add a macro to the activity, for example to switch the AV receiver input to a different device (so for TV I need it to switch the input to the Humax box and for BluRay to the Sony player) with the commands being sent 3 seconds after you select the activity. I successfully programmed the macro and I can see the remote sending the commands 3 seconds after I select the activity, but as nothing is on it is a bit pointless. [Update: After talking to Customer Service the sequence would be 1. Select Activity 2. Long press power button 3. Select Activity again to send the macro] After some trial and error I found that if you select an activity and long press the power button it turns on the correct devices for the activity, but the macro is sent during the long press of the power button (as the 3 seconds have elapsed) so it achieves nothing. Also you have to remember to select the activity again before long pressing to turn everything off otherwise it will only turn off the device you last controlled. I've tried asking OneForAll support what I'm doing wrong but to date they have only sent me excerpts from the user manual which say exactly what the copy included with the remote says, so I'm no further forward. It might be I have a defective remote, but who knows. [Update: See above for answers from support] In frustration I have assigned macros to the red, green, yellow and blue buttons as we never ever use them for anything, and if we needed to in the future we could dig out the relevant remote. I programmed the red button to switch on the TV and AV Receiver and put the AV Receiver on the right input for my Fire TV stick. Similarly the blue button does BluRay, green button sets it up for my Switch, and yellow for my Humax box. These work brilliantly, one press and everything switches on, one press and it all switches off again. If you decide to do something similar just make sure the last device you turn on is the one you want the remote to control, so for TV I make the last device my Humax box as I receive TV through that. If you don't it's no issue as you can always use the Device button to select the device you want to control, but it's neater if you end the macro on the right device. [Update: Now understanding the Activity button I think I'll stick with the solution I devised as it is a one button press to achieve what would take multiple presses if you used the remote as intended] Finally the remote has a function to lock the volume control buttons to a particular device, so in my case they will always control the AV receiver no matter what device the remote is controlling. That works really well. So, in summary, I have managed to get the remote to do what I want. It isn't elegant but it works. The setup app is helpful but could be so much better if it allowed you to do all the setup. The Activity button's function eludes me but I've found a way round it. My heart says "spend ten times as much and get the more elegant remote" but my head says "save the money and stick with this one". I think I'll give it a few months and see how frustrated I get with it (or not). Given the intricacy of setting it up this is one product I'm keeping the instructions for ... [Update: I've asked customer support to update the instructions and advertising material to clarify the purpose of the Activity button as it is currently misleading]

Very well designed and intuitive remote control. I can easily control both television and set top box with it

As the household techy I pride myself on being able to configure the whole entertainment suite setup, but universal remotes are always so annoyingly hit and miss. If you lost the original remote(s) it made the whole process a billion times harder. This remote? Was finished within 10 minutes using their app. The app hate (at least from Android) is hard to understand as I simply searched the make and model of my TV, tried 2-3 recommended settings and saved them. I'm now using this remote to control the bedroom TV, Xbox One and Stereo flawlessly. The currently active setting light will flash when a button is pressed so you know what you're controlling. One thing to note is that it gave me two layouts to try with my Xbox One, and I've tried every button on both settings but it will not open the guide (Xbox button on controller). It's archaic, but currently get around it by turning the One off and on (which opens up the guide).

This device is supposed to be programmable for 5 devices … thats IF your kit is in the short list of available codes ! If not then you should be warned that the memory in this device for learning is only enough for ONE device. My free view box is new but is not on the list ! So that takes all the available learning memory. 2 more TV’s that I have are also not provided for in the app. Now the app ! I don’t use Google ! The app DEMANDS that you must be signed in by using a Google account (no other option is offered) to gain access to the code lists. I don’t agree with Google’s ‘terms and conditions’ concerning personal privacy, ( one MUST agree to allow Google to track, use and have access to everything you do). So I am completely unable to get access to the supposed existence of the thousands of device codes that may (or may not) work. Memory chips are cheap so this devices lack of learning memory might be seen as a trick to force customers to use a Google account. I do NOT recommend this product, it’s just a very expensive failure. Also the keys are not well placed e.g. the playback control keys including the recording functions are all squashed down at the bottom of the device making them not-very-user-friendly to use. I seldom give bad reviews and often prefer to not give a review at all if I don’t have a kind word to say …. BUT this device really is deserving of some rebuke. Also note this device is NOT sold by Amazon, yet still claims Prime status ! So returns are not post free ! And it’s not cheep … better to put up with the one device function or just throw it away …. ☹️

This is a nice solid remote and, on the surface, it would appear to have been exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately I simply couldn't get it to work with my Denon a/v amp. I would appear to have had the correct code as the amp would turn on and off and the volume would work. I rather assumed that there would be some way of switching the inputs without having to use the Denon remote but I couldn't get it to work. I emailed OFA support with my question. In spite of their promise to reply within 24 hours it was actually four days later that I got a response. As is so common these days they had totally failed to answer my question and in fact repeated something that was quite clearly laid out in the manual. So I'm returning it for a refund and have ordered a Logitech Harmony instead. In terms of setup the manual is pretty good. There is also a smart phone app which is a little obtuse but seems to work. In terms of use, however, the manual is fairly poor.

This device has reduced the number of my remote controls down from 5 to 1 and has done an impressive job. Easy to setup using the free iPhone App and easy to customise using my existing remotes to include features I use. What I really like is that they put thought into activities, like watching Sky but wanting to control the volume of your audio device, and still be able to switch video sources on your TV! I wanted it to cover all my remotes and althought the NeoTeck SPDIF/TOSLINK switcher isn't listed as a selectable device, it was dead easy to setup the one remote to learn it's functions (although you must make sure the remotes are aligned and close together). For a wish list, I would like to have seen some additional buttons that I could customise or perhaps have an option key that could be used in conjunction with all the other keys so all existing remote buttons could be configured, but other than that, very pleased with this remote. The devices in my setup are a Finlux TV, Sony Sound Bar, Sky box, Panasonic DVD Hard Disk Recorder (which is about 15 years old!), and a Neotek optical switcher (to overcome Finlux timing issues). The remotes for these are now redundant and the One For All Smart Control provides a clean simple consistent interface to my varied AV setup, meaning only one set of batteries to manage!!

I bought this to replace my old URC 7980 (an 8 device version of this) which started to play up after 4 years; see comments below re longevity of that device. I use this device to control a TV, Sky box, soundbar and Blu-ray player. I was happy with the 7980, and the very similar 7955 avoided the need to relearn key positions with a different RC. I tried using the URC smart phone app to set this up, but kept getting a false 'no internet' error so gave up on that and set this RC up using the Simple Settings method in the instruction leaflet. Worked well enough, and I didn't need to scan the long list of codes in the handbook. I also set the RC to 'learn' a few key commands copied from the original remote controls (e.g. Sky home button, changing soundbar AV input & settings). With that, I only need to use this RC to control all 4 devices 99% of the time (I still use the TV's remote for advanced screen settings etc.). The main advantage of this RC is that single button press turns on/off all of the appropriate devices for the Activity you've selected; in my case 'Watch TV' turns on Sky, TV & Soundbar without starting up the Blu-Ray player. Longevity - too early to tell for the 7955, but since it's almost identical to my 7980 issues with that were (in order of severity): 1. The buttons at the bottom of the unit (play, stop, fast forward etc.) got very hit and miss. Always worked eventually if you pressed very firmly on them and held them down, but clearly on the way to failure after 4 years. 2. The battery compartment lid was always a real struggle to remove, and about a year ago the securing latch broke off when I dropped the RC (see below), so I had to wrap an elastic band round the unit to retain the cover in place. 3. The plastic outer case seems very soft, and over time the as-supplied slightly dimpled surface of the back and sides wore away to a glass smooth polished surface (over a 3 year period). This made the RC very slippery in the hand, with frequent drops which eventually broke the battery cover.

I have an obscure make of HiFi amplifier, the rc for which quit. Roksan was not listed, and as the original was dead, it could not be copied to the new one. An email to OneforAll, and no-time later, I had a working code, which needed to be transferred from my smartphone via Bluetooth to the handset. What incredible tech for the money! The balance is good, and the action of the buttons feel very mechanical, meaning you know it's been pressed. Service: 10/10!

Remplace ma Logitech Harmony, cette télécommande est vraiment super, facilité de détection des appareils via l'application Android One for all setup et possibilité de définir des macros, très utile pour pouvoir allumer plusieurs appareils en appuyant sur la touche power on/off.

Works like a charm

Me compré este mando, después de haber probado otro y considerar otro mas. Creo que hice una muy buena compra. Mi idea era emular el mando de un med8er 1000x3d. El mando anterior que probé resulto frustrante, así que opté por uno programable. Aunque en la web no aparece, en principio como soportado, posteriormente si aparece una código que lo emula casi totalmente. Resalto lo de casi, porque con la ayuda del equipo de soporte, logré una emulación totalmente satisfactoria. Ya en contacto con el soporte me ayudaron a mejorar notablemente, y configurar otros mandos que también uso. Lo dicho, ademas de se un buen y potente mando, cuenta con una unidad de soporte competente, eficaz, rápida en contestar las dudas, paciente, y muy amable. Lo recomiendo rotundamente.

Super Produkt. Kann wirklich eine Menge. Liegt gut in der Hand und hat genug Tasten für die meissten Endgeräte. Support der Firma ist auch sehr lobenswert. Die Verbindung zur App ist jedoch eher sehr wackelig und man muss sich oft erneut verbinden. Und es lassen sich leider keine Pausen zwischen den einzelnen Befehlen in einem selbst programmierten Makro hinzufügen. Preis Leistung top