Your TV and Phone are smart, then why don’t you control them smartly? End the fights for TV remote with your family and use these 2 TV remote apps to convert your smartphone into TV remote to control your smart TV.

iRule – a TV Remote App

If you are tired from a pile of remotes for different works at home, i.e. to control your smart TV, drapes, lights, HDTV and projector, air conditioner etc. then you can convert your smartphone into a smart and universal remote with iRule for all the tasks.

Many of the devices you can control with iRule within the same room, many are from another room, and amazingly the many devices from even the another city! It simply works on your smartphone without any additional hardware or attachments.

There is no need to install any software in your smartphone to convert into TV remote, if you use iRule. It has everything in the cloud. The iRule Builder runs in a web browser “in the cloud”, so all your settings are stored online, without worrying about any downloads, install, codes, bulk of files etc.

XBMC – Media Player and TV Remote App

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source software media player. It can be installed on OSX, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS.

It has a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. You can play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet with the help of XBMC.

In addition to this, you can easily connect your smartphone to your smart TV to view your smart phone contents on the big screen of your TV. It means, now you can enjoy your favorite games on big screen.

When you have everything smart in your home, then why shouldn’t your remote be smart enough? Convert your smart phone into a smart remote for your smart devices and get rid of the piles of remotes today.

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Author: Sameer Goyal