Kodi 21 Released and Android 11/12 issues

The good news is that Kodi/XBMC 21 has been released.  The bad news is two fold.  The first is that only 20 is still in the playstore.  The second is that if you have Android 11 or 12, the installation will undoubtedly fail due to permissions on Android OS greater than 10.

The first is easy to remedy.  Just ‘side load’ Kodi 21. The link for the .apk file is HERE. Just install it using the file manager.  If you are on Android 10 or earlier, you will be all set.  However, if you are using Android 11 or 12, continue reading for the fix.

After you install it, and even though you grant permissions to it, it will likely fail.  It will grant some permissions properly, but not all.  To check on what permissions got set, go to Settings, then Apps, then App Permissions.  Make sure Kodi got permissions in Files and Media as well as Microphone. For now, make them both “Allow only while using the app“.  Kodi actually needs the “Allow all the time” to be set, but if you set it here, it MAY reset when you power it off.  If it does reset when you power it off, you may need to manually set it under “See All Apps“. Not sure why it doesn’t properly set, or why it resets, but it may have something to do with additional security in Android 11 or greater.

Now, back out to Settings>Apps, and click on “See All Apps“. Then, find Kodi and click on it and select “Permissions”.  Now, click on “Files and Media” and select “Allow all the time“.

Now, if you power your device off and back on, you should see the settings stick to “Allow all the time” under Files and Media.  If you upgrade your Kodi 19.5 to either 20 or 21, it should successfully migrate your build and addons, but you will want to make sure to use the proper wizard if you want to update your build to a Nexus build from Matrix.

This has been tested on Android 11 and 12, and I strongly suggest that you install Kodi 21 over 20 as it contains bug fixes that I referred to in the last post.  The play store never posted 19.4 or 19.5, so I strongly suggest that they may not update past 20.  Time will tell.

Kodi 20 now in play store

For the last year or so, Kodi 19.3 Matrix was the last update in Google’s Play Store, even though version 19.5 was out.  The only way to upgrade to the latest version of Matrix was to ‘side load’ it…. This was due to Google’s API terms that requires apps to require Android OS 10 at a minimum, while Kodi only required Android OS 5.  The divide was continuing to grow, especially with the release of Kodi 20 rc1 around September. Then, in late December, the full release of Kodi 20 Nexus was released.  It still only requires Android OS 5, but somehow, Google pulled the stick out of their ass and allowed it in the Play Store sometime in January 2023. This kind of introduces some new issues.  I have experienced permissions issues preventing installation on Android 11, but not on Android 10.  If you have Android OS 11 and are experiencing these issues, you may have to settle for sideloading Kodi 19.5.  You can find the .apk for Kodi 19.5, as well as other versions for downloading by clicking HERE.  That also comes with potential issues as developers will slowly start requiring 20.0.  The Kodi developers have worked most of the bugs out of version 20.0, so this blog author is cautiosly moving forward. Good luck.

Massive Christmas Upload

Just in time for Christmas.  Huge music upload to the KRAB server.  Y’all will certainly enjoy this stuff.  First, I want to remind everybody of the three Foghat fixed bootlegs that were in the summer upload.  This bootleg will have something for everybody: Few more bootlegs and a couple more Christmas albums to add  to the extensive Christmas album category on KRAB.  Also, in this update are about 30 or so albums from bands that released just one album. Notables in that category are Green Bullfrog (with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, and Roger Glover and others) and Pride & Glory (Zack Wylde).  So, guess I should get to it and list what is in this update. 😉  (I know Birtha actually released two albums, but they are both on one CD….)

Christmas Albums:
Billy Idol – 2006 – Happy Holidays
Glenn Hughes – 2000 – A Soulful Christmas
Twisted Sister – 2006 – A Twisted Christmas

Bootlegs:
Metallica – 1982 – No Life ‘Til Leather Demo
Metallica – 1982 – One Last Visit Demo
Metallica – 1982 – Power Metal Demo
Metallica – 1982 – Ron Mcgovney’s Garage
Zakk Wylde – 1997 – Acoustic Cowboy
Zakk Wylde – 1997 – Plugged And Unplugged
Zakk Wylde – 2002 – Covers The Classics

Bands with ONE album:
Albatross – 1975 – Rockin’ The Sky
Amish – 1972 – Amish
Beckett – 1974 – Beckett
Birtha – 1972 1973 Birtha (1972) Can’t Stop The Madness (1973)
Bob Hocko And The Swamp Rats – 1966-67 – Disco Still Sucks!
Broken Glass – 1975 – Broken Glass
Buddy King Band – 1996 – Blues Hawgs
Bush – 1970 – Bush
Chicken Bones – 1976 – Hardrock In Concert
Electric Indian – 1971 – Dull Knife
Electric Sandwich – 1971 – Electric Sandwich
England – 1976 – England
Fuse – 1969 – Fuse
Green Bullfrog – 1970 – Green Bullfrog
Hair – 1970 – Piece
Highway – 1975 – Highway
Incredible Hog – 1973 – Incredible Hog
Jackal – 1973 – Awake
Life – 1974 – Life After Death
Mariah – 1975 – Mariah
Moby Dick – 1973 – Moby Dick
Pinnacle – 1974 – Cyborg Assasin
Pride & Glory – 1994 – Pride & Glory
Quill – 1970 – Quill
Road – 1972 – Road
Room – 1970 – Pre-Flight
Southern Cross – 1976 – Southern Cross
Suck – 1970 – Time To Suck
Surprise – 1977 – Assault On Merryland
The Firebirds – 1969 – Light My Fire
Weed – 1971 – Weed…!
White Spirit – 1980 – White Spirit
Wildfire – 1970 – Smokin

The REST:
Billy Idol – 1981 – Don’t Stop
Billy Idol – 1982 – Billy Idol
Billy Idol – 1983 – Rebel Yell
Billy Idol – 1985 – Vital Idol
Billy Idol – 1986 – Whiplash Smile
Billy Idol – 1988 – Idol Songs, 11 Of The Best
Billy Idol – 1990 – Charmed Life
Billy Idol – 1993 – Cyberpunk
Billy Idol – 1994 – The Best
Billy Idol – 1999 – Greatest Hits ‘2000
Billy Idol – 2001 – Greatest Hits
Billy Idol – 2002 – VH1 Storytellers
Billy Idol – 2005 – Devil’s Playground
Billy Idol – 2008 – The Very Best Of Billy Idol, Idolize Yourself
Billy Idol – 2009 – In Super Overdrive Live
Billy Idol – 2011 – Essential
Billy Idol – 2012 – So80s
Billy Idol – 2014 – Kings & Queens Of The Underground
Billy Idol – 2016 – BFI Live!
Billy Idol – 2018 – Vital Idol, Revitalized
Billy Squier – 1976 – [Piper] – Piper
Billy Squier – 1977 – [Piper] – Can’t Wait
Billy Squier – 1984 – Signs Of Life
Billy Squier – 1996 – In Concert, King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Live 1983
Billy Squier – 1996 – Reach For The Sky, The Anthology
Billy Squier – 2005 – The Best Of Billy Squier
Black Label Society – 1998 – Sonic Brew
Black Label Society – 2000 – Stronger Than Death
Black Label Society – 2001 – Alcohol Fueled F#ckin Brewtality Live!!
Black Label Society – 2002 – 1919 Eternal
Black Label Society – 2003 – The Blessed Hellride
Black Label Society – 2004 – Hangover Music Vol. VI
Black Label Society – 2005 – Kings Of Damnation 98-04
Black Label Society – 2005 – Mafia
Black Label Society – 2006 – Shot To Hell
Black Label Society – 2009 – Skullage
Black Label Society – 2010 – Order Of The Black
Black Label Society – 2011 – The Song Remains Not The Same
Black Label Society – 2013 – Unblackened
Black Label Society – 2014 – Catacombs Of The Black Vatican
Black Label Society – 2018 – Grimmest Hits
Black Label Society – 2021 – Doom Crew Inc
Black Label Society – 2021 – The Song Remains Not The Same II
Black Sabbath – 1969 – Demo
Black Sabbath – 1970 – Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath – 1970 – Paranoid
Black Sabbath – 1971 – Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath – 1972 – Vol. 4
Black Sabbath – 1973 – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath – 1975 – Sabotage
Black Sabbath – 1975 – We Sold Our Soul For Rock`N`Roll
Black Sabbath – 1976 – Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath – 1978 – Never Say Die!
Black Sabbath – 1981 – Mob Rules
Black Sabbath – 1982 – Live Evil
Black Sabbath – 1983 – Born Again
Black Sabbath – 1986 – Seventh Star
Black Sabbath – 1987 – The Eternal Idol
Black Sabbath – 1989 – Headless Cross
Black Sabbath – 1989 – Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath – 1990 – TYR
Black Sabbath – 1992 – Dehumanizer
Black Sabbath – 1994 – Cross Purposes
Black Sabbath – 1995 – Cross Purposes, Live
Black Sabbath – 1995 – Forbidden
Black Sabbath – 1998 – Reunion
Black Sabbath – 2000 – The Best Of
Black Sabbath – 2000 – The Singles, 1970-1978
Black Sabbath – 2002 – Past Lives, 1970-1975
Black Sabbath – 2007 – Live At Hammersmith Odeon, 1982
Black Sabbath – 2007 – The Dio Years
Black Sabbath – 2012 – Iron Man
Black Sabbath – 2013 – 13
Black Sabbath – 2013 – Live…Gathered in Their Masses
Black Sabbath – 2016 – Paranoid Super Deluxe
Black Sabbath – 2016 – The End EP
Black Sabbath – 2017 – The End, Live In Birmingham
Bob Seger – 1971 – Brand New Morning
Bob Seger – 1972 – Smokin’ O.P.’s
Bob Seger – 1973 – Back In ’72
Bob Seger – 1974 – Seven
Bob Seger – 1975 – Beautiful Loser
Bob Seger – 2006 – Face The Promise
Bob Seger – 2009 – Early Seger, Vol. 1
Bob Seger – 2014 – Ride Out
Bob Seger – 2017 – I Knew You When
Bob Seger System – 1970 – Mongrel
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1976 – Live Bullet
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1976 – Night Moves
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1978 – Stranger In Town
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1980 – Against The Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1981 – Nine Tonight
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1982 – The Distance
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1986 – Like A Rock
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1991 – The Fire Inside
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 1995 – It’s a Mystery
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 2011 – Ultimate Hits, Rock And Roll Never Forgets
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 2012 – Live Hits! (2012)
Creed Fisher – 2014 – Ain’t Scared to Bleed
Creed Fisher – 2016 – Rednecks Like Us
Creed Fisher – 2018 – Life of a Workin’ Man
Creed Fisher – 2019 – Old School
Creed Fisher – 2020 – Outlaw Influence Vol. 1
Creed Fisher – 2020 – The Wild Ones
Creed Fisher – Singles
Dixie Dregs – 1975 – The Great Spectacular
Dixie Dregs – 1977 – Free Fall
Dixie Dregs – 1978 – What If
Dixie Dregs – 1979 – Night Of The Living Dregs
Dixie Dregs – 1980 – Dregs Of The Earth
Dixie Dregs – 1981 – Unsung Heroes
Dixie Dregs – 1982 – Industry Standard
Dixie Dregs – 1992 – Bring ‘Em Back Alive
Dixie Dregs – 1994 – Full Circle
Dixie Dregs – 1997 – King Bisquit Flower Hour, 1979
Dixie Dregs – 2000 – California Screamin’
Edgar Winter – 1970 – Entrance
Edgar Winter – 1975 – Jasmine Nightdreams
Edgar Winter – 1979 – The Edgar Winter Album
Edgar Winter – 1981 – Standing On Rock
Edgar Winter – 1986 – Mission Earth
Edgar Winter – 1989 – The Edgar Winter Collection
Edgar Winter – 1994 – Not A Kid Anymore
Edgar Winter – 1999 – Winter Blues
Edgar Winter – 2002 – The Best Of Edgar Winter
Edgar Winter – 2004 – Jazzin’ The Blues
Edgar Winter – 2008 – Rebel Road
Edgar Winter And Friends – 1996 – The Real Deal
Edgar Winter And Rick Derringer – 1990 – Live In Japan
Edgar Winter’s White Trash – 1971 – Edgar Winter’s White Trash
Edgar Winter’s White Trash – 1972 – Roadwork
Edgar Winter’s White Trash – 1977 – Recycled
Edgar Winter & V.A – 2022 – Brother Johnny
Fleetwood Mac – 1968 – Mr. Wonderful
Fleetwood Mac – 1969 – English Rose
Fleetwood Mac – 1969 – Then Play On
Fleetwood Mac – 1969 – The Pious Bird of Good Omen
Fleetwood Mac – 1970 – Kiln House
Fleetwood Mac – 1971 – Future Games
Fleetwood Mac – 1971 – Greatest Hits
Fleetwood Mac – 1971 – The Original Fleetwood Mac, 1967-1969
Fleetwood Mac – 1972 – Bare Trees
Fleetwood Mac – 1973 – Mystery To Me
Fleetwood Mac – 1973 – Penguin
Fleetwood Mac – 1974 – Heroes Are Hard To Find
Fleetwood Mac – 1975 – Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac – 1977 – Rumours
Fleetwood Mac – 1979 – Tusk
Fleetwood Mac – 1980 – Live
Fleetwood Mac – 1982 – Mirage
Fleetwood Mac – 1987 – Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac – 1988 – Greatest Hits
Fleetwood Mac – 1990 – Behind The Mask
Fleetwood Mac – 1990 – The Blues Years
Fleetwood Mac – 1995 – Time
Fleetwood Mac – 1997 – The Dance
Fleetwood Mac – 1998 – The Vaudeville Years Of Fleetwood Mac 1968 To 1970
Fleetwood Mac – 1999 – Boston, 1970
Fleetwood Mac – 1999 – Live In London ’68
Fleetwood Mac – 1999 – Shrine ’69
Fleetwood Mac – 2002 – The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac – 2003 – Madison Blues, Crazy About The Blues
Fleetwood Mac – 2003 – Madison Blues, Preaching Blues In Concert 1971
Fleetwood Mac – 2003 – Say You Will
Ginger Baker – 1970 – Ginger Baker’s Air Force
Ginger Baker – 1970 – Ginger Baker’s Air Force 2
Glenn Hughes – 1977 – Play Me Out
Glenn Hughes – 1988 – The God Of Voice, Best Of Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes – 1992 – Blues
Glenn Hughes – 1994 – Burning Japan Live
Glenn Hughes – 1994 – From Now On
Glenn Hughes – 1995 – Feel
Glenn Hughes – 1996 – Addiction
Glenn Hughes – 1997 – Talk About It EP
Glenn Hughes – 2000 – Return Of Crystal Karma
Glenn Hughes – 2001 – Building The Machine
Glenn Hughes – 2003 – Songs In The Key Of Rock
Glenn Hughes – 2004 – Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels
Glenn Hughes – 2005 – Freak Flag Flyin’ – Live In The UK 2003
Glenn Hughes – 2005 – Soul Mover
Glenn Hughes – 2006 – Music For The Divine
Glenn Hughes – 2007 – Live At The Basement
Glenn Hughes – 2008 – First Underground Nuclear Kitchen
Glenn Hughes – 2008 – Live In Australia
Glenn Hughes – 2016 – Resonate
Glenn Hughes (Hughes) – 1982 – Thrall
Halestorm – 2022 – Back From the Dead
Heaven & Hell – 2007 – Live At Radio City Music Hall
Heaven & Hell – 2009 – The Devil You Know
Heaven & Hell – 2010 – Neon Nights, 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell-Live At Wacken
Johnny Cash – 2013 – 20 Original Albums
Johnny Cash – 2022 – Transmission Impossible
Johnny & Edgar Winter – 1976 – Together
Johnny & Edgar Winter – 1989 – Rock ‘N’ Roll
Johnny & Edgar Winter – 1991 – Brothers In Rock ‘N’ Roll
Johnny Winter – 1969 – Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter – 1969 – Second Winter
Johnny Winter – 1969 – The Progressive Blues Experiment
Johnny Winter – 1970 – And
Johnny Winter – 1971 – Live Johnny Winter And
Johnny Winter – 1973 – Still Alive And Well
Johnny Winter – 1974 – John Dawson Winter III
Johnny Winter – 1974 – Saint & Sinners
Johnny Winter – 1976 – Captured Live
Johnny Winter – 1977 – Nothin’ But The Blues
Johnny Winter – 1980 – Raisin’ Cain
Johnny Winter – 1980 – White, Hot And Blue
Johnny Winter – 1984 – Guitar Slinger
Johnny Winter – 1985 – Serious Business
Johnny Winter – 1986 – 3rd Degree
Johnny Winter – 1988 – The Winter Of ’88
Johnny Winter – 1991 – Let Me In
Johnny Winter – 1992 – Hey, Where’s Your Brother
Johnny Winter – 1998 – Live In NYC’ 97
Johnny Winter – 2002 – The Best Of Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter – 2004 – I’m A Bluesman
Johnny Winter – 2007 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 1
Johnny Winter – 2008 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 2
Johnny Winter – 2008 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 3
Johnny Winter – 2009 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 4
Johnny Winter – 2009 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
Johnny Winter – 2009 – The Woodstock Experience
Johnny Winter – 2010 – Highway 61 Revisited
Johnny Winter – 2010 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
Johnny Winter – 2011 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
Johnny Winter – 2011 – Rockpalast, Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3
Johnny Winter – 2011 – Roots
Johnny Winter – 2011 – Setlist, The Very Best Of Johnny Winter Live
Johnny Winter – 2012 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 8
Johnny Winter – 2013 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 10
Johnny Winter – 2013 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 9
Johnny Winter – 2014 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 11
Johnny Winter – 2014 – Step Back
Johnny Winter – 2014 – True To The Blues, The Johnny Winter Story
Johnny Winter – 2015 – Remembrance Vol. 1
Johnny Winter – 2016 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 12
Johnny Winter – 2016 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 13
Johnny Winter – 2017 – Remembrance Vol. 2
Johnny Winter – 2018 – Live Bootleg Series, Vol. 14, It’s Johnny’s Birthday
Metallica – 1983 – Kill ‘Em All
Metallica – 1984 – Creeping Death EP
Metallica – 1984 – Jump In The Fire EP
Metallica – 1984 – Ride The Lightning
Metallica – 1986 – Master Of Puppets
Metallica – 1987 – The $9.98 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited
Metallica – 1988 – …And Justice For All
Metallica – 1991 – Metallica
Metallica – 1993 – Live Shit, Binge & Purge, 1989-1993
Metallica – 1996 – Load
Metallica – 1997 – Acoustic Metal
Metallica – 1997 – Reload
Metallica – 1998 – Garage Inc
Metallica – 1999 – S&M
Metallica – 2003 – St. Anger
Metallica – 2004 – Some Kind Of Monster Soundtrack
Metallica – 2004 – The Unnamed Feeling EP
Metallica – 2008 – Death Magnetic
Metallica – 2009 – Orgullo Pasion Y Gloria
Metallica – 2010 – Live at Grimey’s
Metallica – 2010 – Six Feet Down Under Live EP
Metallica – 2010 – Six Feet Down Under Part II Live EP
Metallica – 2011 – Beyond Magnetic EP
Metallica – 2011 – Through The Never
Metallica – 2016 – Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
Metallica – 2016 – Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Metallica! Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, France, June 11th, 2003
Metallica – 2017 – Worldwired Tour
Metallica – 2018.02.01 – Live In Lisbon, Portugal, Altice Arena
Metallica – 2019 – Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic At The Masonic
Metallica And The San Francisco Symphony – 2020 – S&M2
Metallica & Lou Reed – 2011 – Lulu
Ozzy Osbourne – 2005 – Prince Of Darkness
Ozzy Osbourne – 2005 – Under Cover
Ozzy Osbourne – 2007 – Black Rain
Ozzy Osbourne – 2010 – Scream
Ozzy Osbourne – 2014 – Memoirs Of Madman
Ozzy Osbourne – 2020 – Ordinary Man
Ozzy Osbourne – 2022 – Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne – Singles and EP’S
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac – 1968 – Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac – 1995 – Live At The BBC 1967-1971
Rush – 1984 – Grace Under Pressure, 1984 Tour
Rush – 1997 – Retrospective 1, 1974-1980
Rush – 1997 – Retrospective 2, 1981-1987
Rush – 2003 – Rush In Rio
Rush – 2003 – The Spirit Of Radio, Greatest Hits 1974-1987
Rush – 2005 – R30, 30th Anniversary World Tour
Rush – 2008 – Snakes & Arrows Live
Rush – 2009 – Retrospective 3, 1989-2008
Rush – 2011 – ABC 1974
Rush – 2011 – Moving Pictures Live
Rush – 2011 – Time Machine, Live In Cleveland
Rush – 2013 – Clockwork Angels Tour
Rush – 2014 – Spirit Of The Airwaves, Live 1980 Radio Broadcast
Rush – 2015 – R40 Live, 40th Anniversary World Tour
Rush – 2016 – 2112, 40th Anniversary Edition
Rush – 2022 – Moving Pictures, 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
The Bob Seger System – 1969 – Noah
The Bob Seger System – 1969 – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man
The Cars – 1978 – The Cars
The Cars – 1979 – Candy – O
The Cars – 1980 – Panorama
The Cars – 1981 – Shake It Up
The Cars – 1984 – Heartbeat City
The Cars – 1985 – Greatest Hits
The Cars – 1987 – Door To Door
The Cars – 1995 – Just What I Needed, The Cars Anthology
The Cars – 2002 – Complete Greatest Hits
The Cars – 2005 – The Essentials
The Cars – 2006 – Unlocked, The Live Performances
The Cars – 2011 – Move Like This
The Cars (The New Cars) – 2006 – It’s Alive
The Edgar Winter Group – 1972 – They Only Come Out At Night
The Edgar Winter Group – 1974 – Shock Treatment
The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer – 1975 – The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer
Twisted Sister – 1982 – Ruff Cuts EP
Twisted Sister – 1982 – Under The Blade
Twisted Sister – 1984 – Stay Hungry
Twisted Sister – 1985 – Come Out And Play
Twisted Sister – 1987 – Love Is For Suckers
Twisted Sister – 1992 – Big Hits And Nasty Cuts
Twisted Sister – 1994 – Live At Hammersmith
Twisted Sister – 2002 – Club Daze Volume II, Live In The Bars
Twisted Sister – 2004 – Still Hungry
Twisted Sister – 2006 – Live At Wacken, The Reunion
Twisted Sister – 2006 – The Best Of Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister – 2008 – Live At The Astoria
Twisted Sister – 2011 – Live At The Marquee Club
Twisted Sister – 2016 – Metal Meltdown, Live From the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
Zakk Wylde – 1996 – Book Of Shadows
Zakk Wylde – 2016 – Book Of Shadows II

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and ENJOY!!

Harmony Hub Alexa Fix

I currently use the Harmony Hub (Logitech) paired with my Alexa to control my TV with voice commands.  A couple weeks ago, it quit working. So, I tried the basic stuff: power cycle the hub, power cycle alexa, even tried disabling the Harmony skill and reenabling it.  (I DID notice that I could control the Hub just fine from my cell phone, but that defeats using it through Alexa, so it accepts voice commands.) All to no avail.  This is how I fixed it.

Exit the Harmony app on your phone completely by force closing it. Clear the application data – this will make it so it’s like you’re setting up a brand new hub when you re-open the app.

Uninstall the Harmony app from your phone, and reinstall it.

Unplug the Harmony Hub. Before re-plugging it in, hold down the pair / reset button, then re-plug it in while holding the button down. Continue to hold the button down for 5 seconds and the hub should start flashing rapidly red. After about 30 seconds, it should go to a slower flashing red. If it’s solid red, press the “pair / reset” button again, wait for a bit, and it should start flashing slowly.

Re-open the Harmony App on your phone and select “Setup hub”. Proceed like you’re setting up a brand new hub, but when prompted to setup a new account – select login instead to login to your account.

Next you should get the option to restore your previous settings or start fresh. Select restore and all of your previous activities / devices should be restored.

Key things that took some figuring out for me was how to get re-connected to the hub to set it up after the factory reset. It seems just removing/installing it and telling it to setup a new hub wouldn’t allow it to be found for me because it was looking on my network – I had to completely clear the app out so that it forced me to be logged out. Then it would go through the setup of my wifi and other settings for the hub, which made it discoverable again.

Tech, music, and general ramblings…..