The Problem
A modern living room is full of screens — a smart TV, a streaming stick, a media box — and each comes with its own remote that gets lost, runs out of batteries, or simply stops working. Switching between Samsung, LG, Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast means juggling a drawer full of remotes.
The Solution
Universal TV Remote & Cast turns any phone into a single remote for every screen in the home. It controls modern smart TVs over Wi-Fi, falls back to the built-in IR blaster for older sets, and lets users cast photos and videos or mirror their phone screen to the TV in seconds — no extra hardware required.
Technology Used
- Platform: Native Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose)
- Casting: Google Cast SDK + DLNA/UPnP for cross-brand streaming
- Legacy control: IR blaster via Android ConsumerIrManager
- Discovery: mDNS / network scanning for automatic TV detection
Results
- One app replaces every remote in the house
- Works with Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV & Chromecast
- Screen mirroring and cast-to-TV in just a few seconds