VelaTV Remote for Android TV

Vela Studio

About this app

VelaTV Remote turns your phone into a fully functional remote control for any Android TV or Google TV, completely free and without ads, tracking, or accounts.

Designed for one-handed use, dark mode by default, and 30 seconds from install to first pairing.

Highlights
• Auto-discovery: finds every Android TV on your Wi-Fi network.
• Secure pairing: the TV shows a 6-digit code once. After that, phone and TV trust each other forever.
• Send files to your TV: pick photos, videos, or any file on your phone and send them straight to the TV over Wi-Fi. No cables, no third-party app, pick several files at once.
• Adaptive D-pad: classic four-arrow ring with long-press support, plus a swipe-to-navigate trackpad for content browsing.
• Quick app launcher: one-tap shortcuts to Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Spotify, Apple TV, Twitch, Plex, Kodi, VLC, and Zoom.
• Smart keyboard: type once on the phone and the text appears on the TV, no fighting the on-screen keyboard.
• Voice search: on-device speech recognition (your voice never leaves the phone).
• Volume HUD: see the TV's current volume on the phone in real time. Phone volume keys can drive the TV directly.
• Now Playing: shows the foreground app on the TV at a glance.
• Multi-TV support: pair with as many TVs as you like. Tap the TV name at the top to switch between them or add a new one, all in one tap.
• Auto-reconnect: the app remembers the last active TV and reconnects when you reopen.
• One-hand mode: pull the controls down toward your thumb.
• Custom haptics: gentle, ergonomic feedback.

Compatibility
• Any TV running Android TV or Google TV 7.0+ on the same Wi-Fi network.
• Works with Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips, Xiaomi, Chromecast with Google TV, NVIDIA Shield, and more.
• Phone: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and up.

Privacy
VelaTV Remote is 100% offline. No analytics, no telemetry, no ads, no accounts. All communication is end-to-end TLS-encrypted, directly between the phone and the TV on your local network. File transfers go straight from phone to TV over your own Wi-Fi and are never uploaded anywhere. Voice search uses Android's on-device speech recognizer; audio never leaves your phone.

Open & Independent
Built as an open, modern, ad-free alternative to the bloated remote apps that come pre-installed on phones. Not affiliated with Google LLC, the Android TV platform, or any television manufacturer.

App and shortcut icons used to identify third-party streaming services (Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Spotify, Apple TV, Twitch, Plex, Kodi, VLC, Zoom) are used purely for nominative identification under the doctrine of nominative fair use. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

Feedback or rights-holder concerns: [e-mail]. We respond within 7 days.

What’s new

VelaTV Remote 1.0.10
- Under-the-hood update: the app now targets the latest Android version, as required by Google Play.
- No visible changes. Everything works exactly as before.