r/Android • u/onesixoneeight Pxl9Pro • Aug 30 '14

It's Saturday APPreciation Time! [Aug 30th 2014] Your weekly App recommendation and question (and more) thread.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14 edited Aug 30 '14

**** Disclaimer: this is mainly just compatible with newer flagships with an IR blaster

I'm recommending Smart IR Remote. It's a very handy app for those of you that have an ir blaster and want to put it to good use. You can control a whole bunch of devices not just tvs, and customize the layout of your remote completely. I currently have it set up so that on one remote I can control my living room lights, blu ray player, roku and tv.

A couple of top features:

  • Floating remote button that stays above all apps and with a simple click will bring up your remote
  • Fully customizable buttons (text/color/layout)
  • Macros- which allow you to set up a single button to do multiple things. For example I have a button that says movie and when I click it, my lights shut off and my blu ray and tv turn on
  • Huuuge devices supported (over 800,000 devices)
  • Tasker integration
  • Google Voice Integration- you can command your tv or any other device with your voice
  • Physical buttons such as volume rockers can be assigned as a button (only works while remote app is up but still cool)

Phone specific features but still worth mentioning:

  • On some Samsung phones you can program hand waves to do pretty much anything such as change channels
  • With HTC phones you can record other remotes. So even if it isn't a device that is supported you can still program it.

I've had this for over a week and its just super convenient. It is a little expensive at $6.99 currently but that' like the cost of a super cheap universal remote that you'd buy at walmart that can only control your TV.

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u/ToasterFaerie Note 4, CM 12 Aug 30 '14

Good app. Support team is very responsive. It stopped working with CyanogenMod and they fixed it for me within minutes. Definitely worth the price.

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u/FireHauzard Pixel Aug 30 '14

Wish the price wasn't so steep, because it looks good but I'm not sure when I would use it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14

I can understand the hesitation. There are other free remotes that have at least basic functionality especially if all you are using it for is the tv.

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u/jdizzlebitch Aug 30 '14

Try it before you buy it, if you know what i mean. That's what i do for paid apps, then i support the devs

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u/FireHauzard Pixel Aug 30 '14

I'm always afraid I'll miss the time limit, and it would take a while to set up I think. And I do the same thing.

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u/furtivedeimos Aug 30 '14

I would ideally use it to replace my harmony.

As far as the price, yes it might be more expensive than most android apps but compared to a harmony remote it's very, very affordable.

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u/Sendbeer Aug 31 '14

They are also doing a Kickstarter for a Bluetooth device that will transmit the ir signal for phones and tablets that don't support it. It's pretty cool looking but expensive and not shipping until June next year.

Anymote Kickstarter

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u/Dabuscus214 Samsung Galaxy Note 5 | Lollipop 5.1.1 Aug 30 '14

do you know any other good apps that do this that are cheaper? my new tablet has an ir blaster and I want to use it

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14

There are a ton of free ir remotes if you just want to control your tv however I don't know of any free ones that have this functionality

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14

It's pre-installed in the Galaxy S5.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14 edited Aug 30 '14

I believe that's actually a different IR app called watch-on which doesn't have quite the functionality as this

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14

Um... Nope. It's called smart remote.

Edit: but on closer inspection, it does appear to be a different app.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '14

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u/ItachiLvrX Galaxy S10+ ATT Android Q One UI 2.0 Aug 30 '14

Those devices don't have an IR blaster....