But there's an App for that!

By John Donahue- Senior Programmer at The Little Guys

We touched on this in a recent blog but I felt this needed to be expanded upon a bit.  We’re living in a dot com world, many devices and systems have their own app today.   Hasn't this made universal remotes obsolete? I can just grab my phone, open up my app and control my A/V receiver….  Or my TiVo, or my Lights…. Eazy Peazy!Our phones have certainly made our lives easier. Right?   So much information! So much Control! Well, sure… But when it comes down to it, your phone has just become a virtual “Coffee table full of remotes”.If I wanted to sit down and watch some TV and just use my apps I’d be switching back and forth through 6 apps!  

• My TV needs to be turned on and set to the right input,
• My Receiver needs to be turned on and set to the right input.
• My TiVo Box needs to be turned on and we need to change channels or pull up my recorded shows.
• I need to pull up the Sonos app and turn off the music that was playing
• I need to flip to my Lighting app and adjust the lights.
• I then go to my thermostat app and turn that up or down.

Or I can just go to the Control4 App and select Watch>TiVoSo even though everything has its own app nowadays, there is still a great need for integration and universal control.  You do not have to go “swipe crazy” on your devices to make your electronic lifestyle easy, it can be a one-app experience! Contact us right away so we can show you how simple it can be!