# Remote for Philips TV

> Just Remote Control Presents one of the Best Remote for Philips TV.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tvremoteapp.philipstvremote](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tvremoteapp.philipstvremote)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.tvremoteapp.philipstvremote`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Remote Planet
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 2,788,641
- **Rating:** 4.59 / 5 (30,236 ratings)
- **Version:** 19.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-13
- **First published:** 2019-11-02
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tvremoteapp.philipstvremote)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://justremotecontrol.blogspot.com/2019/10/privacy-policy.html](https://justremotecontrol.blogspot.com/2019/10/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

**Remote for Philips TV** is an easy-to-use smartphone app that replicates all the functions of your original Philips TV remote. Designed to work with Philips Smart TVs that support IR blasters, this app includes controls such as power, volume adjustment, channel navigation, mute, input selection, home, menu, multimedia buttons, and more. It provides a convenient alternative to physical remotes, ensuring you never lose or break your remote again.

Though not officially affiliated with Philips, this remote app compiles recognized remote codes for Philips TVs and presents them in a user-friendly interface. Installation is straightforward, and users can easily test remote functions via the app. Suitable for all mobiles with IR blaster support, it is a handy tool for daily TV control.

## Rankings

- #36,300 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.TRANSMIT_IR`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

The app is praised for easy setup and functioning like a Philips remote when it works, and it’s free. A major recurring grievance is heavy ad interruptions that disrupt use, along with inconsistent reliability and occasional not-working issues.

### Pros

- Easy to use and quick to set up
- Works like a real Philips remote when it functions
- Free to use
- Clean interface with reports of ad-free usage by some users

### Cons

- Ads interrupt usage and are frequently shown
- Reliability is inconsistent; the app sometimes doesn't work or bugs occur
- Occasional performance issues caused by ads or instability

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tvremoteapp.philipstvremote)