Universal Tv Remote-Cast to TV

What the app is for

Universal Tv Remote-Cast to TV is a remote control app for Android phones. The developer says it works with almost every TV brand, so one phone can take the place of several handsets.

The listing points to three everyday uses: watching a film, changing channels, and sending the phone's screen to the television. Google Play shows it at 4.21 stars from 159,498 ratings, with over 50,000,000 installs.

Using the phone as a TV remote

The main function is controlling a television from the phone. The developer lists scrolling through channels as one of the things it handles, and says the remote covers a wide range of TV makes.

The listing does not describe the buttons or menus in detail, so the on-screen remote is best judged from the app itself.

Casting a phone screen to a TV

The app can stream what is on the phone to the TV. The listing says this covers streaming your screen, and the summary names Chromecast as a supported target.

Casting and remote control sit in the same app, so a person can switch between sending the screen and using the remote without a second tool.

Who it is built for

The listing is aimed at people who watch television or films on a set and want their phone to do the controlling. It is a fit for anyone with a TV brand they do not want to buy a separate handset for, or who likes to cast from a phone.