Turn your Android into a TV remote control
Do you have an Android device with an infrared system? If so, you have a universal remote control in your pocket. You just need to download this app's APK file in order to control your TV with ease from your smartphone. Do you want to know how it works?
How to use your Android as a remote control for your TV
Universal Remote Control turns our Android handset into a universal remote control, as this app's name makes very clear. However, it will only work if we have a mobile device with infrared and a TV from one of these brands:
- Pansonic.
- LG Electronics.
- Denon.
- Sharp.
- Samsung.
- Dream Multimedia.
- Onkyo.
- Marantz.
- TyniControl.
The app interface offers us two panels with buttons from where we will be able to control our TV. Open menus, switch channels, turn up the volume, turn on subtitles, mute audio, view the guide... There is even an option for opening the age-old and time-tested Teletext.
In addition, the app's pro version allows us to use this platform for controlling other services, such as internet radio or Blu-ray discs. If you have an Android with infrared and a TV from one of the brands mentioned, you will never again have to wonder where on Earth you left the remote control.
Requirements and additional information:
- Minimum operating system requirements: Android 2.3.3
Almudena Galán
With a degree in Law and Journalism, I specialized in criminology and cultural journalism. Mobile apps, especially Android apps, are one of my great passions. I have been testing dozens of apps every day for over six years now, discovering all...
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