Companion Remote turns your Android phone into a remote for your TV streaming box: a direction pad or swipe navigation, playback controls, an app launcher and your phone's keyboard. One upfront purchase includes every feature, with no adverts, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Check compatibility under Before you buy.

SIMPLE, EVERYDAY CONTROL
Use buttons or swipe mode. Back, Home and Play/Pause are within reach. Hold Home for Control Centre, and hold a direction to keep moving. One power button wakes or sleeps the box, and the TV itself where it follows over HDMI.

ALWAYS TO HAND
Return to your last connected TV, or add Remote to Android Quick Settings. Phone volume buttons control a capable TV while the remote is open, and while the Now Playing notification is active. Where the TV does not control its own volume, the buttons stay with your phone.

SWITCH BETWEEN YOUR TVs
Switch between saved TVs or pair another TV nearby.

LESS TYPING ON THE TELEVISION
Select a TV text field and your phone's keyboard opens. By default, changes are synchronised as you type. Secure fields are never read back. An explicit Append/Replace fallback is available. Browse your TV's apps. Recently used apps are kept on the phone.

FIND A FILM OR SERIES
Type a title on your phone and send it straight to the Search app on your television, without setting anything up. Nothing leaves your network to do it.

Add your own Movie of the Night API key in Search settings for catalogue results and links into apps your TV has. Coverage varies by service and country. The provider account, plan and any charges are separate from this app purchase.

YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
Add your Plex server's address and token, then save and test the connection to search your own library. Plex is offered only when your television has the Plex app, and opening a title needs that app's usual access.

NOW PLAYING, WHEN YOUR TV SHARES IT
See the active playback app, playback state and any title or timing details it provides. Available controls follow the current player's capabilities. Media access may require a second pairing PIN. Switch subtitles off, on or auto for what is playing; some apps keep their own subtitle settings.

Leave the app during playback and a notification keeps what is playing and its controls in reach until playback stops or stays paused for five minutes. Keyboard and notification behaviours can each be turned off in Settings.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Remote traffic stays on your local network. There are no adverts, analytics or Companion Remote account. Pairing credentials stay on the phone; the TV keeps its own pairing record, named with the phone model. Sending a title to TV Search makes no internet request. Optional catalogue searches send your query, selected country and API key over HTTPS, and the provider also receives your internet address; a search can be repeated once with GB as the country, as the privacy policy explains. Plex searches go only to your own server, over HTTPS. The TV app list stays on the phone. English email support only.

BEFORE YOU BUY
Compatible with Apple TV 4K. Companion Remote needs an Android phone running Android 8 or later on the same local network as your TV box. Your network must allow the devices to discover and communicate with each other.

Volume control depends on the TV, receiver and audio connection. A phone cannot reproduce the physical remote's infrared volume signal. The app includes volume setup guidance.

Some television apps do not share programme titles or timing, and some report playback without a title. Companion Remote shows what the television provides.

Streaming availability information is provided by Streaming Availability API by Movie of the Night.

Companion Remote is an independent app made by PGH Holdings. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple TV is a trademark of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. Plex is a trademark of Plex, Inc.

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