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Using your phone [message #82940]

Mon, 27 June 2016 01:36

cwemoy
Messages: 153
Registered: May 2016

Master

A friend of mine once told me that you can use your phone as a remote control for your audio system, laptop or television. Is there an app that enables a person to do this?

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Re: Using your phone [message #83017 is a reply to message #82940]

Fri, 15 July 2016 07:14

Lizah
Messages: 141
Registered: December 2015

Master

There are a few different apps out there that allow you to turn your phone into a universal remote, but I think that you need some other Bluetooth-like device to go along with it. I know that these definitely work for TVs and gaming systems, but I'm not sure about home stereo systems.

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Re: Using your phone [message #83040 is a reply to message #83017]

Sun, 17 July 2016 10:56

moss24
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Registered: May 2016

Viscount

Lizah wrote on Fri, 15 July 2016 07:14

Hey Lizah, it looks like something that can easily interfere with the phone's functioning, especially if the phone has a small memory. Can this work on an iPhone?

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Re: Using your phone [message #83062 is a reply to message #82940]

Thu, 21 July 2016 05:21

Yurimi
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Registered: March 2016

Viscount

I have heard that it's possible to do with Android, but not with iPhone. Some Android phones have default app inside it which can turn the phone into universal remote without any additional devices. I doubt its reliability, though.

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Re: Using your phone [message #83068 is a reply to message #82940]

Thu, 21 July 2016 12:07

cwemoy
Messages: 153
Registered: May 2016

Master

Yurimi, I almost thought so too. People may look at this as an inconvenience but overall, I think the iPhone still stands in a class of its own.

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Re: Using your phone [message #84608 is a reply to message #82940]

Sun, 19 February 2017 20:10

Flixe
Messages: 10
Registered: February 2017

Chancellor

Yes, a lot of Android devices do have a universal remote feature due to having a built in infrared receiver. I personally have an LG G Flex smartphone and use the LG Smart Remote app to control a lot of my home appliances: televisions, a DVD player, an air conditioner in the summer, and my home stereo system. Most of these apps support hundreds of brands/product so you can configure to your needs. I think it's definitely one great benefit of the Android platform.

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Re: Using your phone [message #84611 is a reply to message #84608]

Mon, 20 February 2017 16:30

Vernon
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Registered: February 2017

Baron

This is amazing. I didn't even know that was possible. Does that mean that you have to have particular appliances that are designed to work with the phone?

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Re: Using your phone [message #84613 is a reply to message #84611]

Tue, 21 February 2017 11:08

Hylo
Messages: 30
Registered: January 2017

Baron

Vernon wrote on Mon, 20 February 2017 16:30

This is amazing. I didn't even know that was possible. Does that mean that you have to have particular appliances that are designed to work with the phone?

No, but you need a phone with the right hardware. Some of them have the hardware built in to act as remotes for systems. Add the right App (like Universal TV Remote) and instant remote!

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