Bluetooth trouble after latest update, 5 seconds until the Vero 4k is responsive on Harmony actvity start

Guys, I have found something truely incredible that lets you use the Vero 4k via RF instead of Bluetooth/IR.

I actually once bought the harmony hub combined with a keyboard (Smart Keyboard) because it actually was cheaper than the hub alone. Never used the keyboard because it is clunky and used the desired harmony remote of my choice, the little smart remote. Anyway, what I never paid attention to was that there were two usb dongles in that hub/keyboard package. I always thought those are bluetooth dongles… they are not, they are RF dongles… ok then I had a look and it stated those can only be used on Windows or Mac machines, so my guess is that they need drivers to function.

Guess again, those dongles work with anything! They just need power and they have to be added to the harmony setup once… and once that is done, the dongle will receive everything that is sent to them as keyboard commands, which is exactly what we do in our setups.

Now my Vero 4k is connected via RF with my hub and they communicate perfectly obviously, since they are specifically designed for each other. The input lag - or lack of - is incredible. It works instantly, no delay whatsoever. The Vero 4k feels even snappier than my shield tv.

I am currently working on getting all key maps working again, which is a bit tricky for some reason but I am confident I get it worked out… exit: the direction keys and other baic stuff like „back“ and „ok“ work out of the box tüwith the remote but you need to remap everything else if you used letters or numbers before… I now use F1 to F10 for keymaps of my choice. Now I have everything working, the basic 6 directions keys and the keymaps of my choice.