An old Android phone can replace a lost TV remote for free. Smart TVs connect to phones via Wi-Fi for app-based control. Specific apps exist for Roku, Samsung SmartThings, and Amazon Fire TV devices.

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Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...

Amazon’s Fire TV media streaming devices are some of the best you can get, and the company has a selection of smart TVs running Fire TV OS as well. Devices like the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Cube ...

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I have been looking for a universal TV remote app that just works without being annoying. Most of the ones I tried had some kind of catch. Some asked me to create an account before I could even ...

Is your Samsung Smart TV remote control slow to respond? There are several factors that can cause this problem such as a weak battery power, remote needs to be paired, button on the remote is stuck, ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atmosic Technologies, an innovator in low-power and energy-harvesting wireless platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced its ATM Bluetooth ...

Android TV 14 beta includes strings that indicate that users will be able to remap a blank “star” button on their remote. The button can be remapped to open favorite apps or switch between inputs for ...