MyHarmony Desktop Software

You may have heard about Harmony Remotes from Logitech, some of the best all-round-accessible and universal remotes that let you control things like your home media system, the lighting and other smart devices from one place.

To help you set up these useful remotes, Logitech provides two utilities which should be used depending on the age of your remote. MyHarmony Desktop Software is a user-friendly app that allows you to set-up basically any Harmony remote produced after June 2010, while the older Logitech Harmony Remote Software is recommended for devices produced before the date mentioned above.

Before anything else, it's worth pointing out some of the remotes which are supported by the MyHarmony, as follows: Elite, Pro, Home Hub, One, Hub, Smart Keyboard, Companion, Ultimate, Ultimate Hub, Home Control, Smart Control, Touch, Ultimate Home, Ultimate One, as well as 200, 300, 350, 600, 650, 665, 700 and 950.

The installation procedure is as simple as they get, and you only need to log in using your Harmony credentials in order to get this app up and running. Please note that account information may not be persistent between both the apps mentioned at the beginning of our review, meaning that if you already have an account for Logitech Harmony Remote Software, it may not work on the newer one.

It's almost common sense, but we're going to say it nonetheless. Running both these apps on your computer is not a good idea as various conflicts might arise.

Other than that, we have a modern and very novice-accessible utility on our hands. To properly configure your remote, you need to first make sure that it's connected to your computer via the supplied USB cable (and for various other models, some batteries). Only then, you'll be able to undergo the intuitive configuration wizards that the app provides.

Before the end, there's one other aspect that might be of interest to you. To benefit from the full spectrum of features various remotes offer, you should run MyHarmony Desktop Software alongside the Harmony mobile apps for iOS and Android.

For example, with the desktop app, you can change the remote background, re-pair your dish receiver, change the Wi-Fi connection, add, delete, modify devices, and activities, customize buttons, and create sequences. You're also able to import accounts during setup, as well as add, edit, and delete already existing ones.

However, the desktop app is incapable of setting the favorite channel to start with your Activity, nor can it create home control Activities, schedule an Activity to start to end, or add lights to an Activity start or end sequence. For these particular tasks, you have to make use of the mobile apps.