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Straight answers for when the remote is lost, broken, or out of reach — the real fix first, and how your phone can stand in for it meanwhile.
- How to change the TV input (HDMI) without a remoteSwitch HDMI inputs with no remote — the TV's own button, automatic HDMI-CEC switching, or your phone showing the real input names.
- How to control a Google TV or Android TV without the remoteLost your Google TV or Android TV remote? Pair your phone with the on-screen code, wake the TV with a connected device, or get a replacement.
- How to control a Fire TV without the remoteLost your Fire TV remote? Use the official Fire TV app over Wi-Fi, a connected device, or a replacement — plus the honest limits of each method.
- How to find your TV's IP address (every major brand)The exact menu path to your TV's IP address on Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV and Fire TV — and when you actually need it.
- LG Magic Remote not working? Re-pair it, and use your phoneFix an LG Magic Remote that won't respond or whose pointer has stopped — re-pairing, fresh batteries, a reset — plus how to run the TV from your phone now.
- Lost your Roku remote? Here's how to control the Roku without itSix ways to control a Roku with no remote — the official app, your phone as a full remote, HDMI-CEC, the TV's own buttons, and a replacement.
- Roku remote not working? How to fix it (and use your phone meanwhile)Fix a Roku remote that won't respond — which remote you have, how to re-pair the enhanced kind, batteries and a restart — plus the Roku app as a stand-in.
- Samsung TV remote not working? Fixes, and how to use your phoneFix a Samsung remote that won't respond — batteries, re-pairing the Smart Remote, a power cycle — and how to run the TV from your phone meanwhile.
- How to turn on an LG TV without the remoteTurn on an LG TV with no remote — the button under the LG logo, a connected device over SimpLink, or your phone once the TV is on.
- How to turn on a Samsung TV without the remoteFive ways to power on a Samsung TV when the remote is lost or dead — the physical button first, then your phone, a wired device, or a replacement.
- How to turn on any TV without a remoteTurn on a TV with no remote — the hidden power button, a connected HDMI device, or your phone. Plus the exact steps for Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV and Fire TV.