RUPA G20BTS Plus Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Voice Backlit Remote Control Support 2.4G USB Gyroscope IR Learning Remote Control for Android TV BOX(G20S Pro Plus)

I bought this remote because my SofaBaton U3 was sluggish and a pain to set up. My plan was to use AI to build my own controls for my Marantz receiver, Google TV Streamer, and Samsung TV, and this remote turned out to be the perfect front end. The USB dongle shows up as a standard keyboard, so every button is a normal key press a computer can read. I plugged it into the PC by my TV, but a Raspberry Pi or any small Linux box would work just as well. A small Python script turns each button into network commands for the receiver, TV, and streamer, with HDMI-CEC handling TV input switching. I use the back and forward buttons around Play for channel up and down on live TV, Page Up/Down to cycle inputs, and the number pad for channels. It responds almost instantly, faster than any remote setup I’ve had in years. It’s light, fits my hand better than the SofaBaton, and the buttons are nice and clicky. One important tip: if OK suddenly stops working, the remote probably isn’t defective. It’s likely in air-mouse mode, which turns OK into a mouse click. Press the air-mouse button again to turn it off. A few reviews call the remote broken because of this, and it caught me too. Well worth $20.

Don't trust rechargeables, as they build in obsolescence. Often it's (deliberately) poor USB connectors that no longer connect for charging. So, I purchased another one so I have two now. The older remote is showing wear and heavy use but that's OK. Radio range is superb. Have a 10,000 sq foot yard so can up to volume anywhere on the property (as tested). It's used for a setup with outdoor speakers, and amplifiers hooked up to 13 speakers. Battery life is excellent. I use the device for Android box for playing movies and music so it's heavily used. Best remote period. Battery operated is the way to go. Seems like tip-toeing-through-the tulips with USB connectors used to recharge rechargeable types and devices only goes so far. Note how they require more and more jiggling until they can't be recharged anymore. A It's a common problem with rechargeables. The the USB connection seems good from the start. Even had some problems with power connectors so these are locked down to prevent any movement. As prophesized such devices no longer charge like so much Chinese stuff except the really high-end products purchases that rich people who are also Chinese collaborators and investors buy. Another strike for other remotes was the dedicated USB dongles having two identical model remotes didn't mean that the dongles could be used interchangeably. If one dongle malfunctions then the other remote no longer works despite having another one. A look at the manual shows no programming fixes. In contrast, this product was a pleasant surprise great price and works very well with android boxes. Product ships with a dongle that could be used to set it up if the connecting device doesn't support Bluetooth. If the box does support it this remote could be easily be setup like any other Bluetooth remote in the box freeing a USB port. I really like how well it scrolls like a mouse and batteries last for months. For all remotes, I open the battery pack and flip one of them (mindful of the spring) when not in use because replacing them frequently is a pain. It's weird where the original remote for my android is required to start up the device. I can't the IR function to work. That part is needed for devices with IR. That's when I ran into the power connector problem where plugging and plugging forced me to get another box. That's when the "connector trick" for planned obsolesce was discovered. The mouse has a dongle that is fully functional. It uses up a slot. If you play music a lot in say a patio and for gardening it's best to use it. However, the mouse works directly with Bluetooth but you lose features like pause. Basic functions like volume works.

I originally had a problem getting this connected almost 45 minutes to an hour. I gave up and gave her another try finally got it to work. Have limitations first the remote that comes with the android box I have optimum cable and that’s what they’re running the android system. I was looking for a remote that has back light this does. I wish it would activate when you pick up the remote, but it doesn’t until you touch one of the buttons It’s OK. It’s better than what the Cablecompany gives you with the box.

Not sure how this product doesn't have 5 stars. It works exactly as advertised, supports non-BT devices via dongle, is backlit, can be an air mouse, has a numpad, and runs on regular AAA batteries. I got it as an upgrade from my Ugoos AM9 Pro's stock remote, which lacks a numpad. It works fantastically on CoreELEC, not the least because it has an actual Pause button, yet another thing many remotes omit outright. Only complaint is a very slight 1 - 3 second delay on reconnecting after CoreELEC reboots. But once it's reconnected it works just fine.

As the title says, the enter and back buttons don't even work. Considering the fact that I've never once seen a controller on which they don't it's safe to say that this failure is the product, not the computer it's on. I'm getting really, REALLY tired of trash products like this, and mini keyboards that don't respond at all, bluetooth devices that won't actually connect or won't stay connected, cheap controllers that run on IR and whose dongles therefore have to be on a cable that's tied to a support or something so it can stay perfectly stationary while remaining sight-on with precisely one seated position and all the other assorted gambles that come with buying something like this from this site. I think this is it for me, I'm never bothering to buy something like this from Amazon again. Oh wait, I can't return it because the half a penny box it came in and the instructional booklet that says nothing real HAVE to be included. Thanks for screwing me out of that money.