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Life & fun · January 11, 2021

TV Remote

Control your television using your iPhone or iPad.

TV Remote launched on January 11, 2021 with 123 votes, #261 of 3,157 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

Control your television from your iPhone or iPad with TV Remote. * As featured on 9to5Mac * Compatible with: - LG - Samsung - Sony - Hitachi - Sharp - Toshiba - JVC - Bush - Techwood - Telefunken - Linsar - Polaroid - Luxor - Vestel - Finlux + MORE!

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Took a bit to get connected on the network and there’s occasional bursts of lag where an input takes 2-3 seconds to fire, but otherwise it seemed to work way better than any other apps we’ve been trying in terms of response time.Minor frustrating thing that may be due to my TV model (Samsung UN55RU8000F) but once I turn the TV off, I have to manually turn the TV back on since I just get reconnection errors trying to turn it on. Also, some “nicer than a remote” features appear to not work in general, assuming it’s TV model - keyboard and app switching being the two most significant.At the end of the day though, it saves me from having to drop $40 for an official replacement remote and…from apps.apple.com

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