Armrest: TV Remote

Armrest turns your iPhone and iPad into a remote for the smart TV in front of you, at home or in a holiday rental. It finds the TV on your Wi-Fi by itself and pairs in a tap.

WORKS WITH LG (webOS), Samsung (2016 and newer), Android TV and Google TV (including Sony, Philips, TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, Sharp and Chromecast), Roku, Fire TV, Philips, Sony Bravia, Vizio SmartCast and Panasonic Viera TVs made before 2019.

A REMOTE THAT FEELS RIGHT • A big d-pad with OK, Back, Home and Menu • Volume, mute, channels and inputs • Play, pause, rewind and fast forward, plus numbers and color buttons • A soft tap on every press; arrows and volume repeat while you hold them

TOUCHPAD AND KEYBOARD • Swipe to move and tap to select, or use a pointer on LG and Samsung TVs • Type searches on your phone instead of hunting for letters with the arrows

YOUR TV'S APPS • Open the TV's apps and switch HDMI inputs in one tap, on TVs that allow it

CONTROL CENTER, LOCK SCREEN AND SIRI • Add TV power, volume, mute and play/pause to Control Center or the Lock Screen • Ask Siri to turn off or mute the TV

PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics. Armrest talks only to the TVs on your Wi-Fi; nothing you press or type is sent to us.

GOOD TO KNOW • Your iPhone or iPad and the TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Some hotel and guest networks keep devices apart. • Turning a TV on from Armrest depends on the TV's network standby setting. • Apple TV, Hisense VIDAA and Panasonic TVs from 2019 on aren't supported yet, and TVs without Wi-Fi can't be controlled from an iPhone.

Armrest is an independent app and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any TV maker. Brand names are trademarks of their owners.