On February 10, 2020 at 10:45, Mac Burks (39) said...
The reason i asked that question...
Maybe the issue isn't that she prefers the single apps vs control systems. Maybe she just prefers the smartphone/tablet control. If thats the case i bet she would prefer a single UI page where she could control the AppleTV and adjust the volume at the same time.
My nieces and nephews have so many gadgets to watch tv and listen to music "smartly". Then they come over to my house and see my boring URC remote where they can press one button to turn everything on and they are amazed. Their table full of OEM remotes is a device full of apps. Nothing has changed. Our industry is still cleaning up wall and coffee table acne.
Her words were she doesn’t like the Elan app. She likes the individual apps better. She’s using appleTV for most tv watching (she does have a dish receiver which requires using Elan for control), Phillips hue lights, and an apple home pod for music (I installed a Sonos connect with an audio sensor and programmed the system so when music starts, the Elan system will automatically switch to Sonos in her room and set the Elan volume so she can use Sonos volume, but she prefers the home pod). And I will admit, the OEM apps for each of those are better than the integrated UI for each system. But I don’t like multiple apps
