Lost your remote control? Possibly your Smartphone can save you!

Let’s not lie to each other, although the remote control is a gadget that made us lazier, it could be one of the most precious gadgets in many homes today.

We have noticed that from one of the videos on our YouTube channel that explains how to control the TV from the Smartphone that, they have had several comments from the audience asking for different ways to control the TV without having to have it turned on or connected to the wifi network.

The remote control can be one of those gadgets that go unnoticed when it is at hand but is a must when you do not have it! Thus, there are options to control the TV through Apps, but the million-dollar question is:

What happens when the TV and / or the smartphone are not connected to the Internet?

Smartphones such as the  Huawei Mate 30 Pro or the Xiaomi Mi 10  have an integrated Infrared sensor, which can be quite useful for cases in which the “damned remote control” has been recast or, definitely, passes away (it was lost altogether).

How to use the Xiaomi App to control the TV?

The first thing to do is locate said Mi Remote  App (it is inside the tools) and make sure it is updated to its latest official and stable version.

Then, you must click on the “+” sign to add remote control and select the type of device with its corresponding brand. Then the Xiaomi smartphone must be pointed at the screen and test if the TV responds to the virtual buttons that appear on the smartphone screen (volume tests, menu and others).

Finally, you just have to name the remote control according to the location of the appliance and voila, the app must be activated to remotely manage the device in question. There are even a series of pre-programmed controls according to the input, function or characteristics of the brand in question.

In this way, it is not necessary for the Smartphone and the TV to be connected to the same Wifi network.