KlikyYes: smart TVs and streaming devices on your Wi‑Fi, including Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Vizio, Hisense and TCL. No: cable and satellite boxes, most soundbars, DVD and Blu‑ray players, older projectors and TVs that are not smart. Those need their own remote or an infrared universal remote. Check a specific TV with the compatibility checker.
Device by device
| Device | Wi‑Fi remote app | Use instead |
|---|---|---|
| Smart TV on Wi‑Fi | Yes | |
| Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast with Google TV | Yes | |
| Smart TV that is offline | No, until it is online | TV button, USB keyboard, Ethernet |
| Non-smart TV | No | Infrared remote, or add a streaming stick |
| Cable or satellite box | No | The provider’s remote or app |
| Soundbar | Rarely | Its own remote; volume through the TV over HDMI |
| DVD or Blu‑ray player | No | Infrared universal remote |
| Projector | Only smart models | Infrared remote |
Soundbars and volume
If the soundbar is connected by HDMI ARC or eARC with HDMI‑CEC on, changing the TV’s volume changes the soundbar’s. So a remote app that controls the TV usually moves the soundbar volume too, without talking to the soundbar itself.
Cable and satellite boxes
Xfinity, Spectrum, DIRECTV and Dish boxes take commands from their own remotes and their own apps. A TV remote app changes the TV’s input and volume around them, not the channel on the box. If you watch a provider’s channels through its app on a smart TV or streaming stick instead of a box, a remote app controls that like any other app.
Phones with infrared
A few Android phones, mainly from Xiaomi, have an infrared emitter and can act as a classic universal remote for non-smart TVs. iPhones and most other phones have none, and no app can add it.
For the devices in the “yes” rows
- Install Kliky from the App Store or Google Play.
- Connect your phone to the same Wi‑Fi as the TV.
- Pick the TV in the list and confirm on the TV if it asks.
