TV Cast - Roku Remote & All

Review by eFreeware

TV Cast - Roku Remote & All tries to cover two jobs with one Android app: putting your own photos and videos on a TV screen, and standing in for the remote that came with the set. That pairing is the distinctive part. Plenty of apps cast, and plenty of apps imitate a remote, but FlyMobile has built a single free download for both, and the developer lists Roku, Android TV, LG, Samsung, Fire TV, Sony and Vizio among the brands it works with.

The app has passed 100,000 installs and holds a 4.2 average from 806 ratings, which suggests a reasonable number of people have kept it on their phones rather than deleting it after one attempt. It is rated for Everyone, carries ads, and offers in-app purchases.

This is not an official companion to any of those television brands. The developer states plainly that TV Cast is independent and unaffiliated with the names it supports. If you want one place on your phone for family photo nights and for changing the volume, the pitch here is straightforward.

Photos on the big screen, with rotation and slideshows

The photo side is the part I find most concrete. You can send a single picture or a batch of them from the phone to the TV, and the app includes a rotation control so a shot taken sideways does not stay sideways on the television. Anyone who has stood up to physically turn a phone around during a slideshow will see why that matters.

Slideshows are supported with adjustable intervals, so the pace between images is something you set rather than something fixed. That is the feature that turns the app from a one-off trick into something a household might use when relatives visit, or when you want a run of vacation pictures on the wall without passing a phone around the room.

I would treat the photo casting as the strongest reason to install this. It is a narrow job done in a specific way, and the controls the developer describes are the ones that actually get in the way when they are missing.

Video casting in one tap

Videos from your phone can be sent to the television with a single tap, and the app supports the common video formats. That covers the obvious cases: a clip you filmed yourself, a short video you want everyone in the room to see at once, or something saved on the handset rather than on a streaming account.

The app is aimed at movie nights and sharing memorable clips, which is what phone-to-TV video casting is for. It is about your own files, not about browsing a catalog of shows, and I would set expectations accordingly. The appeal is getting something off a small screen and onto a large one without cables.

Format support covers popular video types, which is worth checking against your own files early. If the videos you care about play, the one-tap approach removes most of the friction; if a particular file does not, that is the kind of thing the developer invites users to report.

Using the phone as the remote

The second half of the app is the remote function. It is described as a universal smart TV remote, and the selling point is the one anyone with a missing or dying remote already understands: the phone is usually within reach, and its battery is usually charged. The app removes the need to worry about lost physical remotes or dead batteries.

User comments praise fast search and replacing a lost Roku remote, and the most recent update improves the remote control experience. That update arrived in late August 2026, roughly ten months after the app's October 2025 release, so the remote side is the part that has seen attention since launch.

How well a universal remote works depends on the television. The developer acknowledges that testing covered various models but that not every set can be guaranteed, and asks users who hit an unsupported model to write to the support address so the issue can be looked at. Compatibility is the variable to watch.

What you need before it works

There is no step-by-step setup guide, but the requirements follow from what the app does.

Because the developer admits full model coverage is not possible, the sensible approach is to try the app on your own television early, while the return option is still open. If your set is not recognized, the developer provides an email address for exactly that situation and says the team will respond and help.

There is also the matter of the app itself. It is free to download, it contains ads, and it offers in-app purchases. The app is free, and that is the extent of what is committed to on cost.

Households that get the most out of it

The clearest fit is a home with a smart TV from one of the listed brands and a phone that is always nearby. If your remote tends to vanish into sofa cushions, or the batteries die at the worst moment, having control on the handset is a small convenience that adds up. The developer's own framing is American smart TVs and viewing habits, and the brand list backs that up.

The photo and slideshow features point to a second audience: people who gather in a living room to look at pictures together. Birthdays, holidays, a trip someone just returned from. Being able to rotate images and set the interval makes that less awkward than crowding around a phone.

The video casting suits anyone with clips stored on the handset that deserve a bigger screen. It is not a replacement for a streaming service or a media library. It moves your files from one screen to another.

Where I would be cautious is with unusual television models or a household that expects one app to control several different brands at once. The developer's own disclaimer is the reason: testing was thorough but not exhaustive, and compatibility varies by set.

A free companion worth trying on your own TV

TV Cast is a modest, focused app, and it is priced accordingly. For nothing more than a download, you get photo casting with rotation and adjustable slideshows, one-tap video casting for common formats, and a universal remote for a long list of television brands. The 4.2 average from 806 ratings suggests the combination works for a fair share of the people who try it.

It suits two groups in particular: households with a supported smart TV that want a backup for a lost or failing remote, and anyone who regularly wants personal photos or videos on the living room screen. The ads and the in-app purchases are part of the deal, and the developer is upfront that some television models fall outside what has been tested.

My advice is to install it, point it at your own set, and judge it on that. The app's whole value depends on whether your television is one of the ones it handles, and that is something only your living room can answer.

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