By akademiotoelektronik, 23/09/2022

How to use your Android phone as a remote control?

A smartphone that does everything, even remote control?It's possible.Over time, our mobile phone has more glued to our hand, just as the remote control had gradually turned into an extension of our arm.Except that today, the framework for using the smartphone has greatly exceeded what it had been thought of at the base: telephone. En 2018, il est possible de (presque) tout faire avec un smartphone Android : regarder des films, prendre des photos de très bonne qualité, acheter des vêtements, des billets d’avion, etc.

It is even possible to control some of your electronic devices at home, such as changing the channels and controlling the sound of your television in place of a remote control. Mais alors, comment transformer son téléphone Android en télécommande ? Télé-Loisirs vous livre la réponse…

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How can an Android smartphone become a remote control?

Pour communiquer avec les nombreux appareils électroniques qui trônent aux domiciles des Français, un smartphone Android doit être équipé d’un émetteur infrarouge, du même acabit que celui qui se trouve sur les télécommandes classiques.Thus, impossible that the connection is cut, infrared technology being one of the most reliable.

More and more smartphones, but also tablets, are equipped with this type of transmitter. Ce qui facilite l’usage de votre téléphone Android comme télécommande. Pour savoir si votre appareil Android est équipé d’un port infrarouge, rien de mieux que de se reporter à sa notice d’utilisation.

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Transform your Android phone with infrared port into a remote control

La technologie infrarouge est simple d’utilisation, mais pour utiliser son téléphone Android comme une télécommande, il convient toutefois de suivre quelques étapes.The first is to find the right application that will create a virtual remote control that will allow your smartphone to control the devices you want.

And this is where you have to pay more attention.Not all applications are equal, and are not compatible with your smartphone. Les plus connues restent les applications Peel Smart Remote et ASmart Remote IR, en raison de leur facilité d’utilisation, mais aussi parce qu’elles peuvent être utilisées par presque tous les smartphones Android pourvus d’un port infrarouge.Both are free, accessible from the Play Store and settled like classic software.

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Their operation is very similar.You will need to enter your postal code as well as your television service provider and the model of your TV.To configure the application, you only have to follow the various instructions that will appear on your screen.It is possible to add several devices to this universal virtual remote control.Once the infrared signal of your scanned device, it will be saved in the application and your remote control will be ready.

Transform your Android phone into a infrared remote control

Be careful however, if you are equipped with a freebox, these applications will not be of use to you.The free box is simply not equipped with an infrared receiver.You will therefore have to go through a specific application: the Freebox Companion.Because infrared does not equip all our electronic products or all of our smartphones, even if it becomes rare.

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Dans ces cas-là, les technologies Bluetooth et Wifi vous permettront de transformer votre smartphone Android en télécommande.To do this, you will have to find, in the Play Store, the application dedicated to your Internet operator.A good method to achieve this is to type in the search bar the name of your operator followed by 'TV remote control'. Certaines applications, comme Unified Remote ou bien Anymote Smart Universal Remote peuvent également être installées afin de transformer votre smartphone Android en télécommande universelle en utilisant le Bluetooth ou la Wifi.You will just have to ensure the compatibility of your smartphone and your electronic devices with the application.