A Smart TV, i.e. a TV capable of connecting to the internet and launching applications, can be controlled by an Android smartphone that becomes like a remote control . Since almost all new TVs are Smart TVs today, if you also have an Android smartphone, it is worth trying one of these free applications that should work with almost every model.
Until now some cell phones had the ability to function as a remote control for any TV using the old infrared or IR technology .
Many modern smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G3, are also equipped with infrared technology, the same as any old TV remote control.
Who has a smartphone with IR, then can install an app like Anymote to control any type of TV and also any device that receives the infrared signal such as the DVD player, the stereo system or the air conditioner.
Even better, paying 7 Euros, there is Smart IR Remote for Anymote, perfect for transforming the smartphone into a remote control.
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Another excellent application to transform the Android smartphone with an IR sensor into a universal remote control for anything is Mi Remote controller . This is a fomidable app to control any TV, which works with all models of televisions, air conditioners, stereos, projectors, cameras and much more, of every brand and model. The operation, then, is really simple, with an automatic connection that does not require configuration and with the possibility of storing the various devices to be controlled with the mobile phone and remote control them without limitations.
Other free apps that work to transform your mobile phone (equipped with infrared sensor) as a remote control for your TV are:
- Universal SURE remote control, which works well with every model of Android smartphone.
With Sure it is possible to choose whether to control the TV using the infrared receiver of the smartphone (IR Device) or to use a wifi connection.
- Alternatively, a similar app is Smart TV Remote compatible with all Samsung Smart TVs.
- Universal TV Remote is a universal app that allows you to take advantage of both infrared technology, if any, and the WIFI connection of the Smart TV. it should work to transform the Android mobile phone into a remote control in the main TVs LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and other brands.
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If the mobile phone does not have infrared, instead, to control a Smart TV via smartphone, there are different apps depending on the brand of the TV.
These applications, which are not official, work by connecting the smartphone and the TV to the same Wifi network.
If there is compatibility, the Smart TV should automatically detect the application.
For Android mobiles, the FreeAppsTV developer has applications for almost every TV that show on the phone screen all the remote control buttons needed to control the TV, change channels and use internet applications.
- The Samsung Remote Control TV app is the one for Samsung C series televisions with internet, D series, E and EF with All Share.
- Samsung Smart View
- LG TV remote control is compatible with LG brand smart TVs, which is from the same developer as Samsung and works the same way.
- LG TV Plus is LG's official app for controlling WebOS Smart TV menus
- Smart TV Remote for LG SmartTV is the unofficial alternative app to control LG TVs to change channels using your phone as a remote control.
- Remote control for Philips TV
- Sony TV remote control
- Panasonic TV
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To close, another way to control the TV with your smartphone is through the use of an HDMI stick like the Google Chromecast or the Miracast.
As written in the guide to the tricks and apps to use the Chromecast, you can control what you see on television via Android mobile phone or even with an iPhone to see videos, images or even games.
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