Universal Remote

Lost the TV remote again? Batteries dead, or buttons worn out? Universal Remote turns your Android phone into a smart TV remote control that is always in your pocket. Open it, and it finds your TV by itself. One tap and you are ready. It works over your home Wi-Fi. Free, with no account and no sign-up.

★ SO SIMPLE ANYONE CAN USE IT

• One page, big buttons, plain words

• Your TV appears by itself. Tap Connect and the remote opens

• No other app to install

★ ONE REMOTE APP FOR YOUR WI-FI TV

• Android TV and Google TV remote: pair once with the code shown on your TV

• Fire TV Stick remote: turn on ADB debugging once, and the app shows you how

• Roku remote for Roku streaming sticks and Roku TVs

• Samsung TV remote for Samsung Smart TVs (Tizen, 2016 and later)

• LG TV remote for LG Smart TVs (webOS 2.0 and later)

★ TYPE ON YOUR TV WITH YOUR PHONE KEYBOARD

Stop pecking at letters one by one with the arrow keys. On Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV and Roku, type with your phone's own keyboard:

• Suggestions, paste and voice typing all work

• Backspace on your phone deletes on the TV

• Search YouTube straight from your phone: type what you want and the TV opens the results

• Perfect for passwords, Wi-Fi setup, search boxes and sign-in screens

★ A REMOTE CONTROL THAT FEELS LIKE THE REAL THING

• A large D-pad with OK, Back, Home, Input/Source, Volume, Mute, Play/Pause, rewind, fast-forward and track controls

• Touchpad mode: swipe to move around the TV menus

• Voice search button that starts your TV's own voice search

• Swipe up or down anywhere on the remote to change the volume (can be turned off)

• A soft click and a short vibration on every press, so you know it registered

• One-tap app shortcuts to open your favourite streaming apps on the TV

• Clear Connected / Not connected status, with a message when a command cannot reach the TV

★ HOME-SCREEN TV REMOTE WIDGET

• Put a full remote on your home screen, in light or dark

• Power, D-pad, volume and playback for your Wi-Fi TV without opening the app

• Choose which TV the widget controls

★ SCENES: MANY COMMANDS, ONE TAP

• Build a "Movie night" scene: turn the TV on, open an app, set the volume

• Every step reports whether it actually worked

★ FINDS YOUR TV FOR YOU

• Opens already looking for the smart TVs on your Wi-Fi

• Only shows TVs it can really control

• Or add a TV by hand with its IP address

★ MAKE IT YOURS

• Follows your phone's light or dark mode, or pick one of five themes: Soft Light, Midnight, Green Glass, Pure White and Apple Orange

• Use the app in English, हिन्दी, ಕನ್ನಡ, தமிழ் or తెలుగు

• Name each device and group devices by room

• Back up your devices and scenes to a file and restore them on a new phone

★ PRIVATE BY DESIGN

• No account, no login, no sign-up

• Your devices, pairing keys and what you type stay on your phone

• The app talks directly to your own TV on your own network

GOOD TO KNOW

• Wi-Fi TVs must be on the same Wi-Fi network as your phone.

• Turning a TV on over Wi-Fi only works if the TV stays reachable on the network in standby. Look for "Network standby" or "Wake on Wi-Fi" in your TV's settings.

• Samsung and LG TVs ask you to allow the phone the first time it connects.

• Fire TV needs ADB debugging turned on once, and asks you to allow the phone. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select and other Fire TV models with Vega OS do not have that setting, so they cannot be controlled.

• Keyboard typing is not yet available on Samsung and LG TVs.

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Universal Remote is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google, Amazon, Roku, Samsung, LG or Sony. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.