Sanytron

23/08/2026

What if your smart home could grow up with your family?

Jack didn't set out to build an AI home.

He just wanted one remote instead of three.

Then came automation.
Scenes.
Home Assistant.
Context.
Memory.
And eventually, intent.

Over ten years, his living room slowly became something very different from the “smart home” he had imagined.

This is a fictional family story — but the problems behind it are very real.

From controlling devices to understanding what people are trying to do.

We wrote the story of that journey in the latest Sanytron Hub article:

The Living Room That Grew Up With Us

👉 https://hub.sanytron.com/r/BlK-fb

What would your living room look like if it could actually grow with your family?

A ten-year journey from remote controls and home automation to Home Assistant, context, intent, and AI-powered interfaces for the family home.

12/08/2026

🚀 UltraWorkspace is now officially available

We're excited to officially release UltraWorkspace — the desktop configuration suite for UltraBARX.

UltraBARX was designed to be more than a piece of hardware.

It's an interface you can shape around the way you work.

UltraWorkspace is where that starts.

With UltraWorkspace, you can:

🖥️ Design your CoreBAR interface
Drag and arrange widgets, layouts and controls for the 7" ultra-wide display.

🎛️ Configure your physical modules
Assign actions to VivoCube, KnobKey, DotKey and SenseCube.

🔄 Create context-aware Profiles
Build different workspaces for Coding, Creative Work, Gaming, Smart Home and more.

🧠 Use SceneShift™
Let your interface respond to context and workflow changes.

🧲 Configure QuantumLink™ modules
Your physical interface can evolve as your setup changes.

🏠 Connect your world
Home Assistant, Sonos, Spotify, PC controls and more.

And perhaps most importantly:

It's now on GitHub.

We're opening the software development process so that UltraBARX can evolve together with the people actually using it.

👉 View UltraWorkspace on GitHub
https://github.com/Qinkunex/UltraWorkspace/releases

📖 Documentation and setup guides are also available through the UltraBARX Hub:
https://hub.sanytron.com/support/ultrabarx

12/08/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18LTbSnCx4/

🎉 UltraWorkspace is here!

We've just released UltraWorkspace, the desktop software for UltraBARX.

This is the part we've been working toward for a while:

UltraBARX is no longer just hardware.

You can now use UltraWorkspace to configure your CoreBAR screen, create different Profiles, assign actions to your physical modules, configure QuantumLink™, and connect your workspace with things like Home Assistant, Sonos, Spotify and your PC.

And yes — the project is now on GitHub.

👉 UltraWorkspace on GitHub
https://github.com/Qinkunex/UltraWorkspace

We're still early.

So if you find something strange, something doesn't work, or you simply think:

“Wouldn't it be cool if UltraBARX could do this?”

Tell us.

You don't need to wait for us to guess what you need.

That's exactly why we're opening this up.

A quick note before installing

The current release is primarily for Windows.

For CoreBAR:

Use a proper data-capable USB-C cable for PC connection.
Make sure the device has adequate power.
USB-C PD should be 30W+ when using multiple magnetic modules.
Follow the documented firmware update procedure carefully.
And please remember that this is an early release.

If you run into problems, post them here or open an issue on GitHub. We'd much rather hear about a problem from the community than have someone silently give up.

And if you make something interesting with it...

Show us.

That's what we're most interested in seeing. 👀

11/08/2026

**SANYTRON · IFA 2026**

# # # YOU’RE INVITED

**September 4–8, 2026**
**Berlin, Germany**

**Booth H25-167**

Come experience
**the next generation of smart home interfaces.**

**See you at IFA 2026.**

**SANYTRON**

21/07/2026

One Home doesn't need one interface.

It needs the right interface in the right place.

Read more...

https://hub.sanytron.com/r/&utm_medium=community

15/07/2026

One thing I've noticed after nearly a decade using Home Assistant:

The smarter my house became...

the more I appreciated physical buttons.

Not because they're old.

Because they're still the fastest way to express intent.

I finally wrote down why.

Why do experienced Home Assistant users still rely on physical buttons in the age of AI? After a decade of building smart homes, here's why physical controls remain one of the most natural ways to interact with your home.

08/07/2026

Evolving Beyond Harmony: The Future of Smart Home Control

For over a decade, Logitech Harmony set the standard for universal remotes.

However, today's sophisticated smart homes have introduced new complexities.

Lighting, security, garage, Home Assistant, cameras, and voice control have redefined the landscape.

Our latest article examines why many Home Assistant users are seeking alternatives to Harmony and what they're looking for next.

📖 Read the full article: https://hub.sanytron.com/r/55g

03/07/2026

🚀 Astrion Remote v1.4.0 Release Notes

Hello Home Assistant community 👋We’re happy to share the latest update for Astrion Remote and ROSCard.

📦 Astrion Remote System Update

Software Version: 1.4.0

Release Date: July 3, 2026

Update Method: OTA (online update)

⚠️ Important:To use the new features, please also update the ROSCard integration to v1.4.0 via HACS.

🧩 ROSCard Update

Version: v1.4.0

Release Date: July 3, 2026

Update Method: HACS (Home Assistant Community Store)

✨ What's New

1. 🕹️ Custom Physical Button Mapping (TV Card)

We’ve added support for mapping up to 8 custom physical buttons on the TV card.

This allows users to fully customize hardware button behavior per device context.

⚙️ Configuration Steps

Step 1 — Select Remote Model

In the TV Card settings, select your Astrion remote model.

👉 This defines which physical buttons are available for mapping.

You can find your model here:

Astrion App → Settings → About

Step 2 — Configure Button Behavior

In the shortcut configuration page:

Disable “Global Buttons”

Once disabled:

When inside the TV interface → physical buttons follow ROS TV card mappings

Outside TV interface → buttons follow global shortcut settings

🧠 Global Button Behavior

State

Behavior

Enabled

Uses global shortcut mapping everywhere

Disabled

Uses TV card mapping inside TV screen, global mapping elsewhere

🛠️ Bug Fixes

Fixed issue where integration sometimes failed to discover the remote

Improved device discovery stability

General bug fixes and performance improvements

📌 Notes

Please ensure both firmware + ROSCard are updated to v1.4.0 for full compatibility

If you experience any issues after update, please let us know in this thread

🙏 Thank you

Thanks again to everyone in the community for testing, feedback, and continuous support. We’re actively iterating based on real Home Assistant usage scenarios.

27/06/2026

# 🚀 Astrion v1.3.0 is Now Available!

We're happy to announce the release of **Astrion v1.3.0**, bringing new automation capabilities, Android TV improvements, compatibility enhancements, and numerous bug fixes.

# # 📦 Version Information

# # # Astrion Remote

* **Version:** 1.3.0
* **Release Date:** June 27, 2026
* **Upgrade:** OTA (Online Update)

# # # RosCard

* **Version:** 1.3.0
* **Upgrade:** Update via HACS

# # # Astrion Home

* **Version:** 1.3.0
* **Upgrade:** Update via HACS

> **Important:** Some new features require **Astrion Remote, RosCard, and Astrion Home** to all be updated to **v1.3.0**.

---

# ✨ New Features

# # 🎯 Dashboard & Device Navigation as Actions

One of the biggest additions in this release is the ability to use **dashboard pages** and **device detail pages** as automation targets.

You can now trigger page navigation directly from:

* ✅ Home Assistant Automations
* ✅ Scripts
* ✅ Scenes

This enables much richer workflows, for example:

* "Movie Time" scene → Turn on TV → Dim lights → Switch Astrion to your TV control page
* "Good Night" → Lock doors → Turn off lights → Automatically display the Security dashboard
* Create activity-based experiences similar to Harmony or other high-end universal remotes.

---

# # 📺 Android TV Card Improvements

Android TV cards now support dedicated **Power On / Power Off** actions.

Behavior:

* Configure only one command → the same command is always sent.
* Configure both commands → Astrion automatically alternates between Power On and Power Off.

---

# # 🎛️ New Signal Source "Select" Support

Signal Source now supports **Select entities**.

This makes integrations much more flexible, including scenarios such as:

* Harmony Hub Activities
* Input selectors
* Other Home Assistant Select entities

---

# ⚡ Improvements

# # # 🌡️ Air Conditioner Compatibility

Improved compatibility with HVAC devices by:

* fixing temperature control on certain air conditioners
* automatically using a default step size of **1°C** when the device doesn't specify one

---

# # # 🎮 Smarter Remote Entity Detection

Astrion now automatically detects the appropriate remote entity type.

Improvements include:

* better compatibility with non-Harmony remotes
* improved Harmony Hub detection
* manual selection remains available whenever needed

---

# # # 🌍 Better English Localization

Several language issues have been corrected, including:

* improved English translations
* removal of Chinese labels appearing in English environments
* more consistent interface terminology

---

# 🛠️ For Advanced Users

The new navigation actions can be configured directly inside Home Assistant:

* Automations
* Scripts
* Scenes

This opens the door to creating much more dynamic, activity-based remote experiences where your smart home and Astrion interface stay perfectly synchronized.

---

Thank you to everyone in the community who continues to share feedback, bug reports, and feature ideas. Many of the improvements in this release are a direct result of your suggestions.

As always, we'd love to hear what you think after upgrading!

Happy automating! 🚀

11/06/2026

🚀 Introducing the New Sanytron Hub

We are excited to announce the launch of the new Sanytron Hub — a centralized platform for documentation, downloads, support resources, community services, and product information.

📚 Sanytron Hub:
https://hub.sanytron.com

The Hub brings together everything you need in one place:

• Documentation & Manuals
• Software & Downloads
• Product Store
• Community Forum
• GitHub Resources
• Product Roadmaps
• Technical Support

Existing links to store.sanytron.com will continue to work and automatically redirect to the new Hub.

As our ecosystem continues to grow, the Hub will become the primary destination for guides, downloads, release notes, tutorials, and support resources.

Thank you for being part of the Sanytron community. We look forward to building the future together.

Unified smart home and Pro AV control layer ecosystem.