Control your Android TV or Google TV with your phone

This covers TVs with Google TV or Android TV built in (for example many TCL, Hisense, Philips and Xiaomi models) and streaming devices such as Chromecast with Google TV.

Connect your Android TV or Google TV

1. Turn the TV onTurn the TV or device on, wait for its home screen, and make sure it's on the same Wi-⁠Fi as your phone.
2. Tap it in the appOpen Universal TV Remote Control and tap your TV or device in the TV list.
3. Type the codeThe TV shows a 6-character code made of numbers and the letters A to F. Type it in the app within about a minute.
4. Start controllingYou only need to do this once. Next time, the app connects by itself.

Turn the TV on from your phone

Many Android TV and Google TV models can be turned on over Wi-⁠Fi when network standby (sometimes called Wake on LAN or Wake on Wi-⁠Fi) is on. Look under Settings › System › Power & energy or Settings › Network & Internet. Sticks and boxes can turn the TV on only when HDMI-⁠CEC is on in the TV's settings.

What you can do

• Direction pad, OK, back, home, menu, settings, volume, mute and playback, with next and previous
• Keyboard: type, then tap SendPro
• Voice search: your words are typed on the TVPro
• Touchpad: swipe to move, tap to selectPro
• Popular streaming apps, opened directly

The number pad, color keys, channel buttons and casting aren't available for Android TV and Google TV in this app.

If something stops working

Open Settings › System › Restart, or unplug the TV or device for 30 seconds. Then connect again from the app. Still not found? See all the fixes.

Try it on your TVFree download, no ads. Your phone becomes the remote in a minute.

Coming sooniPhone & iPadThe iPhone and iPad version is coming soon.