MotePal - Smart TV Remote

MotePal turns your phone into a clean, fast remote for your smart TV. There are no batteries to hunt for and no accounts to create. Connect to the same Wi-Fi as your TV, pick it from the list, and you are ready to go.

Works with

• Google TV and Android TV, including Sony, TCL, Xiaomi, Philips and Nvidia Shield
• Roku TVs and players
• Samsung Smart TVs
• LG Smart TVs (webOS)

MotePal does not work with Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Vizio, Hisense (VIDAA) or TVs that only use infrared.

Everything you need in one place

• A proper D-pad with a large OK button
• Back, Home, Menu, Play and Pause, Mute and Power
• 10 second skip buttons on either side of Play
• Volume and channel controls, and your phone's volume buttons change the TV volume too
• A touchpad, swipe to move, tap to select and hold to go back
• Type on the TV with your phone's keyboard, or use voice search
• Search YouTube on your TV straight from the remote
• Quick launch shortcuts for popular streaming apps, and you can add your own

Designed to feel calm

• A clean, modern look with large, easy to read buttons
• Light, dark and black themes, with your choice of accent colour
• Gentle haptic feedback on every press
• Option to keep the screen awake while you use the remote

Private by design

MotePal talks directly to your TV over your home Wi-Fi. There are no accounts, no tracking and no ads. The names and addresses of your TVs are stored only on your phone.

How to get started

1. Connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as your TV.
2. Open MotePal and choose your TV from the list, or add it by IP address.
3. On Google TV or Android TV, enter the 6 character code shown on the TV. On Samsung and LG, accept the prompt on the TV once. On Roku, make sure "Control by mobile apps" is turned on in the TV settings.

MotePal is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google, Roku, Samsung, LG or any streaming service. All product names, logos and brands belong to their respective owners.

Recent changes:
What's new in 0.7.1:
• Fixed: the remote could lose your TV when the phone switched to mobile data. MotePal now keeps talking to the TV over your Wi-Fi
• A clearer message when the phone is not on Wi-Fi
• Clearer typing hints: tap "On TV" to type into a box on the TV, like a sign-in
• Small fixes