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akai_tsubaki t1_j28nks1 wrote

Actually , lot new TV's can be controlled by smartphone.

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3oclockam OP t1_j28npmd wrote

Well shit, TIL. Thanks

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thrwaway9932 t1_j28tep0 wrote

Yeah I got a Chromecast, and sometimes I can't find the remote, then I'd open up Google Home and just open the virtual remote there. Not ideal since you can't feel the buttons, but hey, it works

(Or you could go out and buy a universal remote, y'know. Remember to put a sticker on that one lol)!

Enjoy fighting for control over the TV with two remotes lol.

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Ktulu789 t1_j28o1tq wrote

Most androids even have an infrared LED and am app to control almost anything not too old.

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thrwaway9932 t1_j28tihg wrote

Not anymore. Those were old phones. I wish they still did though. It would have been useful.

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aurealius t1_j29mr1x wrote

It was super fun. Those tv's in waiting rooms? I used to change the channel to something good instead of gameshows and news. Most receptionists didnt notice but was fun watching them constantly trying to out remote me.

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wojtekpolska t1_j28q41w wrote

they dont anymore. how old is your phone lol? last time i saw an infrared on a phone was in like 2014

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akai_tsubaki t1_j29464e wrote

Infrared is only on Xiaomi these days. But all of them have it

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n4st3 t1_j2atb66 wrote

After all these years Its still fun fucking up tvs in stores with phone as remote

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BackgroundRain6273 t1_j2aikfe wrote

I have a sky, firestick & TV remote apps all on my phone for when my son puts them somewhere random instead of where they belong!

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Usrname52 t1_j2bgvt7 wrote

My 3 year old knows this. We can often not find the remote (also the work of the 3 year old) so she'll just say "Mommy, use your phone".

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