TV Remote control for All TV

Review by eFreeware

The most distinctive thing about TV Remote control for All TV is how wide it casts its net. Instead of tying itself to one brand, BoostVision built a phone remote that the developer says works across Samsung, LG, Vizio, Sony, Fire and Apple TV hardware. If your household has mixed brands, or you have replaced a TV and kept the phone, that breadth is the appeal.

The premise is straightforward. Your Android phone becomes the remote: power, volume, playback, channel launching, text entry and even screen casting all run through the app rather than a plastic handset. It is free to install, carries ads and offers in-app purchases, and it has been downloaded more than 10 million times with a 4.2 average across roughly 142,000 ratings.

This review is for anyone weighing whether a phone remote can replace the one that came in the box, or whether it is better treated as a backup. I will go through the jobs it is built for, what setup actually requires, and the kind of viewer who gets the most from it.

Everyday control when the physical remote goes missing

The core job is the one people search for after a remote disappears down the side of a couch. The app covers power on and off, volume, and the usual playback buttons such as play, pause, fast forward and rewind. Those are the controls you reach for constantly, and having them on a phone that is already in your hand is the whole point.

Beyond the basics, there is a touchpad for moving around the TV interface by scrolling and swiping, which is how you would browse menus or move between apps without aiming a handset at the screen. Channel shortcuts let you pin favorite channels so they launch with a single tap, which saves working through a guide every time you want the same thing.

I would expect this combination to suit a household where the remote is shared and frequently misplaced, or where a second person wants control without hunting for the handset. The touchpad approach also helps when a TV's on-screen navigation is fiddly with directional buttons, since swiping tends to feel more natural on a phone screen.

Typing passwords and searches without the on-screen keyboard

One of the more tedious parts of smart TV life is entering a password or a search term with a directional pad, one letter at a time. The app includes a virtual keyboard, so text, passwords and search queries can be typed on the phone instead. For anyone who has set up a streaming account on a TV, that alone can justify keeping the app around.

This is the feature I would point to first for people who sign in and out of services often, or who search for titles by name rather than browsing rows. Typing on a phone keyboard is simply faster than arrowing across a grid, and it removes a small but recurring annoyance from the setup process.

The keyboard is also the kind of thing that matters more over time than it looks. Once accounts are configured it is used less, but every new app, every password reset and every guest login brings it back into play.

Mirroring and casting from the same app

The app goes past remote duties with screen mirroring and casting. The mirroring function shares the phone screen to a smart view TV, while the casting option is meant for playing local photos and videos on the larger display. That makes it a way to show pictures or clips from the phone without moving files onto the TV first.

The app supports remote and cast use without limits. For someone who takes a lot of photos and wants to show them on a TV in the room, having mirroring in the same place as the remote controls reduces the number of apps involved.

I would treat this as a convenience feature rather than the main event. The remote functions are what most people will open the app for, and casting is the extra that makes it worth keeping installed between uses.

What connecting actually requires

Setup is described in three steps. The Android phone and the smart TV need to be on the same network, the app is downloaded and launched, and then you tap to select the target device to connect. Once that connection is made, the phone controls the TV.

That same-network requirement is the practical limit to keep in mind. The app connects only when the phone is on the same WiFi network as the smart TV, so controlling a TV in another building, or from a mobile data connection away from home, is not what this is built for. It is a home remote, tied to the network the TV sits on.

If a connection refuses to take, the developer's troubleshooting advice is to reinstall the app and reboot the TV, which is said to resolve most connection problems. That is a familiar routine for anyone who has paired devices over WiFi, and it is worth knowing before assuming the app itself is at fault.

Who gets the most from a phone-based remote

The clearest fit is a home with a smart TV or streaming stick whose remote is lost, broken or permanently claimed by someone else. Because the app covers several brands, it also suits people who have more than one TV from different makers and would rather learn one interface than juggle several.

It also appeals to anyone who finds text entry on a TV painful. If you regularly add streaming services, sign into accounts or search by title, the virtual keyboard turns a chore into something quick. The casting and mirroring features add a second reason to keep it installed for photo and video sharing on the big screen.

The app is free with ads and in-app purchases, and it has been updated as recently as August 2026, which points to ongoing work rather than a one-off release.

A handy stand-in for the remote you cannot find

TV Remote control for All TV does a sensible job of covering the ground a physical remote occupies, and it adds a keyboard and casting on top.

The trade-offs are the ones built into the concept. It needs the phone and TV on the same WiFi network, so it is a home tool rather than something that works anywhere. It is free but carries ads and in-app purchases, and connection problems may call for a reinstall and a TV reboot.

I would suggest it to anyone who has ever hunted for a missing remote, to households with several TV brands, and to people who would rather type a password on a phone than arrow through an alphabet. If you want a remote that works away from your home network, this one is tied to the WiFi the TV uses.

It is a free install with a clear purpose, and for most people the question is not whether it replaces the physical remote entirely but whether it earns a place alongside it. Given the keyboard and casting extras, it is easy to see it doing exactly that.

What's new in version 1.8.8

*TV Remote Control for smart TV *Improving user experience *Remote & Cast anytime with any limits