Control
Harmony Smart Keyboard can act as a fully functional computer keyboard, many apps will also allow you to use your mobile device for control functions. Listed below are some popular apps in the PLEX Channel Derectory as well as ways to control them using Harmony.
Netflix
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All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate Netflix.
Media Keys such as play, pause and fast forward do not control Netflix.
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With Harmony Smart Keyboard
Text entry is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard or the Harmony app
Mouse/Cursor control is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard.
Netflix offers these keyboard shortcuts:
- Toggle Play/Pause
- Skip backward 10 seconds
- Skip forward 10 seconds
- Rewind
- Fast-Forward
- Enter full-screen
- Exit full-screen
Hulu
All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate Hulu.
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Media Keys such as play, pause and fast forward do not control Hulu.
With Harmony Smart Keyboard
Text entry is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard or the Harmony app
Mouse/Cursor control is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard.
Hulu offers these keyboard shortcuts:
- Toggle Play/Pause
- Skip backward 10 seconds
- Skip forward 10 seconds
- Exit full-screen
YouTube
All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate the YouTube app.
Plex On Mac Mini
Media Keys such as Play, Pause, Stop, Fast-Forward and Rewind commands work. YouTube allows you to navigate between videos using the Skip Forward and Skip backward commands.
With Harmony Smart Keyboard
The YouTube app has an on screen keyboard you navigate using direction keys and does not accept keyboard text entry.
Other apps
The behavior of other apps may vary depending on its design.