That’s funny, I’ve been relying on my old universal remote for years and never thought about using a phone for that. But honestly, it makes sense — one less thing to lose between couch cushions. I do like the idea of having everything in one place though. Might finally justify keeping my phone charged all the time instead of hunting for batteries.

Yeah, I had the same surprise a few months back! Turns out there are tons of features if you dig deeper. I ended up trying How to Use a TV Remote Control App for iPhone and it made things a lot smoother. You can connect not only to TVs but also manage playback on streaming devices and even tweak input sources. I basically stopped using my physical remote — my phone does it all now.