Smart TV WiFi Remote + DLNA for Android smartphone devices
Free & Paid
Overview
Smart TV WiFi Remote is the Ultimate Remote Control application that allows you
to turn your Android device into remote controller and even more. It acts as a Samsung
TV remote with many additional functionalities.
Connect your phone and your Samsung TV to the same network
and enjoy the several predefined remote controller key layouts, multiple themes
and the home screen widget support.
MediaShare
Enjoy the MediaShare feature of the application and share your multimedia content
from your smart phone to your uPNP / DLNA capable device (including TV, Blu Ray
player, etc.) using the built-in DLNA Server of the remote.
MediaShare with DLNA/uPNP The MediaShare feature of the application lets you to
stream videos, music and photos directly from your smart phone to your DLNA capable
device. You can choose what content to share and you can decide to share only the
videos / music / pictures stored on your phone's SD card. You can also view the
DLNA shared folders and files from your network. You can view the shared image and
video files and play audio files. Note that the supported formats are equivalent
with the supported media formats by your phone.
TV CALL / SMS Notification
With the TV notification function you will never miss your incoming calls or text
messages. Whenever you receive a message or your phone is ringing, the application
will send a special message to your Samsung Smart TV which will display that you
have an incoming call or message. The dialer ID or the message sender ID will be
also displayed on the TV (if the ID is inside your contacts, the contact name will
be displayed, if not, the phone number).
You can also control when or how to recieve TV notifications: you can configure
the app to display the TV notifications only when your phone is in silent mode or
any time.
How to use
Make sure that both your tablet and your TV is connected to the same network and
the Wireless Remote Control / Network Remote Control options are enabled on your
TV.
Supported Samsung SmartTVs
Currently only the following Samsung Smart TV / Internet TV
models are supported by the application:
- Samsung TVs released in 2010 having model number greater
or equal to
LCD C650, LED C6500, PDP 6500
- Samsung TVs released in 2011 having model number greater
or equal to
LCD D550, LED D5500, PDP 5500
- Samsung TVs released in 2012 having model number greater
or equal to
LCD E550, LED E5500
Tips / Troubleshooting
If you didn't completed / refused the paring process on the TV, you can still enable
the remote.
On Samsung TVs, just open the [Menu]→[Settings]→[Wireless Controller]
and remove the Smart TV WiFi Remote item. When you restart the application, the
TV will prompt again for the pairing process.
If your TV model is supported, and you accepted the pairing on the TV, and the remote
still not working, you can try to unplug the network cable / wireless adapter from
the TV, restart the TV and plug-in the cable / adapter again.
If you don't see your TV on the device selector screen, and your TV is supported,
you can re-run / refresh the devices displayed on the screen.
Feature Comparison
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Free Edition
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Paid Edition
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Features
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Compact Remote Controller
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Full Remote Controller
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Hardware Volume Button Support
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DLNA Server
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DLNA Browser
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TV CALL / SMS Notification
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Custom Notification
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Widget Support
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In-app advertisments
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Notification bar advertisments
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Gallery
Android Permissions
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Free Edition
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Paid Edition
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Overview
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Permissions
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ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
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This permission is required for WiFi communication between your device and the TV
and for the DLNA functions.
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CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
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This permission is required for the DLNA server functionalities.
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ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
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This permission is required for basic networking operations, such as sending HTTP
request to your TV.
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READ_PHONE_STATE
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This permission is required for reading the status of your phone and for catching
the incomming calls.
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RECEIVE_SMS
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This permission is required for displaying the SMS messages on your TV.
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READ_CONTACTS
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This permission is required for mapping the incomming phone / sms telephone number
to proper contact from your address book.
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INTERNET
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This permission is required advertisments and for checking for application updates.
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VIBRATE
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This permission is required to give vibration feedback whenever you press a button
on your remote controller.
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DISABLE_KEYGUARD
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This permission is required to prevent turning off your screen while you are using
the application.
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ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
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This permission is required for the advertisments.
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INSTALL_SHORTCUT
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This permission is required for the advertisments.
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READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
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This permission is required for the advertisments.
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WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
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This permission is required for the advertisments.
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RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
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This permission is required for the advertisments.
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