The world of universal remotes has become a little less universal with Logitech's announcement that it is discontinuing its line of universal remotes. However, there is a bit of a silver lining. Because the company has stated that it will continue to support the platform for current users.

Logitech's Harmony remotes, which include the Harmony Elite, Harmony 950, Harmony Companion, and Harmony 665, will continue to be sold through Logitech's website and retail stores while supplies last.

In a post on its support page, Logitech confirmed the rumored news but said that new and current users will not be affected. "We will continue to support our Harmony community and new Harmony customers, including access to software and apps to configure and manage your remote," the statement read. And we will continue to update the platform and add devices to the Harmony database." Customer and warranty support will also continue."

Logitech's Harmony remotes dominate our list of best universal remotes, largely because they are one of the only companies making such a product - which probably speaks for itself. The company had not released a new universal remote since the Logitech Harmony Express, which was released in April 2019 but discontinued last August.

In a 2019 interview with The Verge, Logitech's CEO said that with streaming services built into the best TVs and devices, the universal remote no longer requires multiple remotes to control various AV devices, so the universal remote not as widespread, he noted.

Besides Logitech, there are several other options left, including the Sevenhugs Smart Remote, Caavo Control Center, and even the Amazon Fire TV Cube if you are comfortable using Alexa. However, the withdrawal of the Logitech Harmony line certainly represents a change in the market.