An easy way to control your smart TV when the remote goes missing is to use your smartphone. Most smart TVs have official remote apps, like SmartThings for Samsung, LG ThinQ, and Roku Remote.

For example, LG and Samsung have TV remote apps for TVs ... It is mainly a smart home application to control your smart speakers, smart lights, etc. That said, it also controls your Chromecast ...

In a case of product synergy no one asked for, you can now control Samsung’s 2025 line of televisions with the company’s smartwatches. Yep, for those cases where your remote goes M.I.A. to the ...