Guides

How to control the TV from your iPhone, and how to turn it on when the remote has gone missing.

How to use your iPhone as a TV remote
Your iPhone can control a smart TV over Wi-Fi. Which app works with which TV, what each one needs, and one app for Samsung, LG, Roku and Google TV.
How to turn on a Samsung TV without the remote
Press the TV's Controller button: under the middle of the screen or on the back, bottom right. Or turn it on from your phone. Every way, step by step.
How to turn on an LG TV without the remote
Press the button on the underside, back or lower edge of the TV. Or turn it on from your phone. Where the button is, what it does, and every other way.
A Samsung TV remote app for your iPhone
Samsung's own remote app is SmartThings, and it needs a Samsung account. How to set it up, what it can do, and remote apps that need no account at all.
How to turn on a Roku TV without the remote
Press the button on the TV: under the middle of the bottom edge, by the status light, or on the back. Where to look, and how to use your phone instead.
An LG TV remote app for your iPhone
LG's own remote app is LG ThinQ. It's free, needs an LG account and runs all of LG's appliances. How to set it up, and a remote app without an account.