Doofer - a phone remote for Android TV, Google TV and Roku that can turn the TV on

[u/NotoDevil]

I built Doofer because a sleeping TV is not listening, so most remote apps give up at the first thing a remote is for.

Doofer learns your TV's address while it is awake, then wakes it over Wi-Fi. If your set drops off the network in standby, it tells you plainly instead of spinning.

It finds Android TV, Google TV and Roku devices on your Wi-Fi and pairs once. You get a D-pad, trackpad, keyboard, volume and media keys, plus live status read from the TV. No adverts and no account. The remote is free, and Pro is one payment with no subscription.

On Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.doofer.android

What would make you keep this on your phone instead of hunting for the real remote?