Attempting to program or reset an overheating electronic device can permanently fry the internal flash memory.

BroadLink Manager requires specific network conditions to discover local hardware. If your environment isn't optimized, the software will throw the "Device Not Detected" error.

assign it to a room or link it to the cloud if given the choice.

The word "hot" specifically hints that the device’s hotplug state is not being refreshed. Some BroadLink devices, especially older ones, enter a sleeping or low-power state after inactivity. When the software attempts to write, the device doesn't wake up in time to respond — hence "not detected hot."

If you are troubleshooting a BroadLink universal remote, the issue is frequently a weak power brick rather than a broken device.