Can I Use My Phone As A Remote For Tv?

We know that the mobile smartphone industry has tremendously improved. Using mobile smartphone possibilities are limitless. almost all the daily life routine-related things can be carried out Via our mobile smartphone or mobile apps. So many are asking can I use my phone as a remote for tv? Here is the answer for you, and all that you need to know about it.

Yes, You can use your mobile phone as a remote control for your Tv. Keep in mind that you can only control your Tv with your smartphone but not with an ordinary mobile phone that has only a base model for calling purposes. We make it possible to control your Tv with your mobile phone with the help of a universal remote control app installed on your android or iOS smart mobile phone.

There are a lot of universal remote apps are available for both android and iOS platforms in their respective app stores. Those apps are available in both paid and free. We can download any of the apps and install them on our smartphone, then can be used as a remote control for our TVs.

How Can I Use My smartphone as my Tv remote control?

Download Remote Apps For Tv on My Mobile

I am sure, you may be using an Android or iOS smartphone. To download the remote control app on your mobile phone, go to the apps store of your mobile phone. If you are using an android device, then go to google play store to search for remote apps, and if you are using Apple iPhone, go to the Apple store and search for universal remote apps. Install any universal remote app on your mobile. Before you are proceeding to install a universal remote control app, select an app that has a high user rating and good feedback from installed users.

Note:- There are free and paid remote apps for Tv available on both iOS and Android platforms. If you chose the free version, there are ads on your app, and the paid version will be ad-free. You can select the app according to your wish. In free version remote apps, please also consider users’ comments on how that remote app performance is.

Setup Remote app with your TV Brand

Setting up the remote app with your TV brand is the same in almost all remote apps. Some of the remote apps requires to sign up but some do not need. You need to select the device type in your remote control app installed on your mobile smartphone. Here, in this case, we need to select TV. There are other device categories available like set-top box (STB), DVD, etc. After selecting the Tv, you need to select the brand name from the drop-down menu. In some apps, you can select the specific brand model. After selecting all those, then save settings and start using your phone as a remote for your TV.

Install IR Based remote control app on your phone

There are two types of remote control apps are available. One is remote apps that works based on IR (Infrared waves) and another one is based on wifi. Some other apps are available that supports both IR and WiFi.

I recommend you to use IR based remote app on your mobile phone to control your Tv or smart Tv.

Why?

Because you need no WiFi connection to control your tv with your phone. With IR based remote app on your phone, you can control your tv as like the original tv remote control. No need to connect with wifi. Just launch the remote app on your smartphone, then you will get an app interface with various function buttons. Then use it to control your Tv.

Conclusion

Now need not worry whenever you have lost or broken your original tv remote control. Just download and install a better universal remote app then start using it with your TV. So many people are using an app on their phone to change the tv channels, volume control, mute, etc with their mobile phone by this way.

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