Smart Remote feature on Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung has struck again with their latest model in the Galaxy S series, The Samsung Galaxy S5. It features one of the best hardware available in the market . A remote infrared blaster is now featured with a Samsung Galaxy S5 that can be used as a universal remote for TVs and other home appliances.It was Nokia that introduces Infrared Blasters in their phone for the first time. After some time it lost its popularity. Samsung has started the second wave of mobile cum remotes with the introduction of Infrared blasters in Galaxy S4. In Galaxy S5, it does this with the help of a pre-loaded app called Smart Remote that functions as the interface for the remote. You can not only control televisions, but also home theatres and Some Players. It almost looks and works like WatchOn app from Samsung Galaxy S4.

                       First, You have to pair you Samsung Galaxy S5 with the TV .For that, the following steps have to be done.

·         Open the Smart Remote app from the app-drawer

·         Select your Country from the list of countries available

·         Enter your ZIP or PIN code to find your area.

·         Enter the name of the Service provider or cable provider.

·     You can personalise the different channels  and genres  you want to watch. Click the next button to continue or Skip to skip this process.

·       Once you have done with that, You can  now setup the TV with the Smart Remote app. Many famous brands like Samsung, Sony , Philips are available in the list and you can choose you product from this.

·        If you can’t find your TV in that list, you can click the Show other brands to select brands not in the main list.

·         Without getting any obstacle on the way, point the Galaxy S5 at the television and try the different codes for switching on the TV  . If the first one doesn’t work, then try the next one keep doing this until one of the code works. For me, this happened in the first step itself.

·         After finding the right code, you can use the remote now. The remote icon can be found at the right top of the Smart remote app.

·         The remote interface allows you to change channels , increase or decrease volume, change input source or enter any channel number you want to see.

·         TVs are not the only device that can be controlled by the app. Other devices can be added by tapping the add a device option in the settings. If one or more devices are added, and are within the range of the infrared blaster, then they can be switched on or off at the same time . You can even have different devices for different rooms.

·         A cool notification bar interface can  save you the pain of opening the app every now and then and reach it in a swipe from the top.

These are the features that the Infrared Blaster and Smart Remote app can provide us with in the new Samsung Galaxy S5. Don’t worry if you can’t find your remote in time, take out your Galaxy S5, point the phone at the television and TAP!! I hope someday they will add Voice recognition and save the lazy ones,  the pain of lifting their arms and take their phone out! Who would know, anything is possible!

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