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How to Use a Toshiba TV Without a Remote

A Toshiba TV with no remote is still usable. The button on the TV covers the basics, and once the TV is on Wi‑Fi your phone does everything else.

By the Kliky team · Updated · 2 min read

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To use a Toshiba TV without a remote, press the button on the TV to turn it on and switch inputs. For everything else, open Kliky on a phone on the same Wi‑Fi, pick the TV and type the four-digit code the TV shows. A TV that is not on Wi‑Fi has to be brought online first.

  1. Turn the TV on
  2. Join the same Wi‑Fi
  3. Connect from your phone

How to turn on a Toshiba TV without the remote

In the United States, Toshiba smart TVs are Fire TV models.

A Toshiba Fire TV has a single Power/Input button, usually under the bottom edge. Press it to turn the TV on. Older Toshiba sets have a row of buttons on the side or back.

How to change the input on a Toshiba TV without the remote

With the TV on, press the button to open the input list and press again to move through it. On a Fire TV that has never been paired with a remote, the button only switches the TV on and off.

How to change the volume on a Toshiba TV without the remote

A Toshiba Fire TV has no volume buttons; use a phone on the same Wi‑Fi or a universal remote that lists Toshiba. Older Toshiba TVs with a button row have Volume + and − there.

Use your phone as the Toshiba remote

  1. Install Kliky from the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Connect the phone to the same Wi‑Fi as the TV.
  3. Pick the TV in the list. Type the four-digit code the TV shows.

How to connect a Toshiba TV to Wi‑Fi without the remote

Toshiba Fire TVs have an Ethernet port: connect it to the router and the TV comes online with no password. Other methods are in connect a Firestick to Wi‑Fi without a remote.

How to reset a Toshiba TV without the remote

Reset from Settings › My Fire TV › Reset to Factory Defaults, reached with a phone remote. After a reset the TV asks for a remote first, so have one ready.

Think twice before a factory reset with no remote. After a reset the TV starts its setup again, and on many models setup cannot be finished without a remote.

Getting a remote again

For real buttons again, see Toshiba TV remote not working for which replacement fits a Toshiba TV, and the Toshiba TV remote page for the software it runs.

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Frequently asked questions

I have a Toshiba TV with no remote. How do I turn the volume up or down?

A Toshiba Fire TV has no volume buttons: use a phone remote on the same Wi‑Fi or a universal remote. Older Toshiba TVs have volume buttons on the side or back.

I lost my Toshiba Fire TV remote. What can I use?

A phone on the same Wi‑Fi, any compatible Fire TV remote, or an infrared universal remote that lists Toshiba.

How do I change the input on a Toshiba TV without a remote?

Press the Power/Input button on the TV to open the input list and press again to move to the input you want.

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