Universal TV Remote

Universal TV Remote turns your Android phone into a remote control for your television, by infrared or over your home Wi-Fi.

Two ways to connect
• Infrared, on a phone with a built-in IR blaster: tap Find my TV by infrared and the app tries one code set after another until your set reacts, or pick its brand from the list. This also works with older sets that are not smart at all.
• Wi-Fi, on any phone: Android TV and Google TV sets and streaming boxes, and Roku devices, on the same network as the phone. Pair an Android TV once with the short code it shows on screen; a Roku needs no code. If a set is missing from the list, connect by its IP address.

On the remote
• Power, arrows and OK, back and home, volume and mute, channels and a number pad
• The color keys and the menu and settings keys
• Open a streaming app installed on the set in one tap (over Wi-Fi)
• Type into a Roku's search box with the phone's keyboard
• Sleep timer: the set switches off after the minutes you choose, as long as the app stays open
• The app remembers your television and opens on its remote next time
• A built-in check of the infrared blaster, for when nothing happens

What we have tested, and what we have not
The Wi-Fi remote has been tested with one set: a Kodak Android TV, model PATH_UHDXANDROID, which speaks the older remote protocol. The newer protocol used by most Google TV models, and Roku control, follow the published documentation but have not been tried on a real device yet. Infrared works when your set answers to one of the code sets in the app. Smart televisions that run none of these cannot be reached over Wi-Fi yet; with an IR blaster they may still respond by infrared. If something does not work with your set, write to us at [email protected].

Free, with a short ad break every 100 presses
The app counts your presses on the phone. Ten presses before a break, a line above the buttons says it is coming. The break waits for a pause in your pressing, counts down 3, 2, 1, and then shows one full-screen ad that you close with its own close button. If no ad is available, for example when the phone is offline, there is no break. The only other ad is one banner on the list of TVs, never beside the remote's buttons. No ad opens when you start the app, and there are no in-app purchases.

Private by design
No account and no sign-in. Your button presses go straight from the phone to the television, by infrared or over your home network, never through our servers. The ads come from Google AdMob, which receives your device's advertising ID, IP address and how you interact with ads. In the European Economic Area and the UK the app asks for your consent first, and you can change your choice later under About and privacy.

Requirements
Android 7.0 or later. Infrared needs a phone with a built-in IR blaster; most phones have none, and the app tells you if yours does not. Wi-Fi control needs the phone and the set on the same network; newer Android versions ask you to let the app reach devices on your local network.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google, Roku or any television maker. Android TV and Google TV are trademarks of Google LLC. Roku is a trademark of Roku, Inc. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. Brand names appear only to say which televisions the app works with.

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