SYMFONISK Sound remote, gen 2
Price £ 19
To use this smart product, you need the DIRIGERA hub (sold separately).
How to get it
Product features
With this sound remote, you can control all SYMFONISK and Sonos speakers from the kitchen, bedroom or wherever you are at home. The remote also has two buttons that allows you to activate your personalised playlists.
Article Number905.246.07
Product details
Play/pause, next/previous and volume control with the touch of a button.
Adjust and control one speaker or a group of speakers from anywhere in your home.
Designer
IKEA of Sweden
Weight & measurements
- Width: 73 mm
- Depth: 20 mm
- Height: 73 mm
Reviews
DisappointingAnonymous reviewerDisappointed, as I thought I could connect this directly to my SONOS system but it seems I need to also buy a hub from IKEA.
Great for Sonos, some improvements would be noceAnonymous reviewerHad no issues controlling sonos, i use the speakers for TV as well so really nice not to have to wait for phone to open, connect to wifi, app to load and then fumble with a touchscreen to adjust volume.
The buttons are difficult to see, as they are white on white, i used a fine tip permanent marker to fill them black. Also it would be nice to be able to have the favourite buttons more programmable. Eg single press, double press, hold for 2 secs etc to get 6 favourites instead of 2
Usability Anonymous reviewerFirstly, we need a black version like v1. Secondly, the button icons (play/pause etc)
need to stand out more, they're not easily read in low light
Less functionality with DIRIGERA than TRADFRI hub?Anonymous reviewerFound this remote really useful with my old TRADFRI hub, largely thanks to the excellent ‘shortcut’ buttons on either side which could be programmed via the older Home Smart app to set Scenes for single, double and long presses. So I could have the speaker or TV itself on a smart plug and turn it on using these shortcut buttons, then control volume, all with one remote.
Now I’ve just ‘upgraded’ to the newer DIRIGERA hub and the new Home Smart app, it seems it’s only possible to assign a single favourite Sonos service to these buttons, no shortcut or double/long press functionality.
I can’t understand why a product would have less functionality with a new app, or if IKEA just couldn’t be bothered programming this functionality into the new app, but it renders the remote almost worthless, especially for such a high price.
The design is also poor; there’s no obvious up or down and you have to squint to see the indented markings on each button.
What an absolutely astonishing piece of kit!Anonymous reviewerIf you have SONOS or IKEA Symfonisk speakers, this is a must.
Easy to set up, works instantly, I’ve had no drop outs or missed commands and it means that you can quickly control your speakers without needing to reach for your phone or scream at Alexa.
So far, so good… but the hot keys for your other IKEA smart home kit are what make it such a good buy. With one button, you can have three controls (short press, long press and double press). Now with this little remote, you can trigger scenes you’ve created, such a dimming the lights when you want to watch a movie, or having the lights go into a “cool blue” hue when you want to work. It’s easy to use, easy to set up and at less than £20… a bargain!
Customer reviews
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