How to control a Samsung TV without the remote
If the remote is lost or the batteries are flat, your phone can do the job. Samsung smart TVs from 2016 on accept commands over Wi-Fi, so any phone on the same network can act as the remote.
What you need
- A Samsung smart TV that's switched on (not unplugged).
- Your phone and the TV on the same Wi-Fi network.
- A remote app such as Clicker.
Steps
- Install Clicker from Google Play and open it.
- Wait a moment while it looks for TVs on your Wi-Fi. Your Samsung appears in the list by its name.
- Tap the TV. The TV shows a message asking whether to allow the phone. Choose Allow with the TV's buttons or a USB keyboard if you have no remote at all.
- The remote opens. Use the circle to move, OK to select, and the volume and channel keys as on a normal remote.
If the TV doesn't appear
- Check the phone isn't on mobile data or a guest Wi-Fi network.
- Turn the TV fully off at the wall for 30 seconds, then on again.
- Older Samsung TVs (before 2016) may not accept Wi-Fi commands. On a phone with an infrared blaster, use Clicker's IR remote instead.
Clicker isn't made by or affiliated with Samsung. Samsung is a trademark of its owner.