Get freedom from your phone’s obvious limitations. Use TV Remote Control for Samsung (IR – infrared), made by Backslash, a Tools app on your PC or Mac with BlueStacks, and level up your experience.

Think of this as a straight-up clone of a Samsung TV remote that lives on a phone with an IR blaster. The layout mirrors the real thing from the newer J-series style, so the buttons look familiar and the muscle memory just works. No weird menus, no hunting for features. Point the phone at the television and it behaves like the plastic remote, line of sight, about 1 to 5 meters depending on the phone and battery. Power saver can weaken the beam, so range drops if the battery is low. It covers the common Samsung lines from the older F and H models up through J and K, so channel, volume, source, menu, all that basic stuff is there. If the television is super old and never had internet, the online buttons will not do anything, but nothing breaks because of that.

On PC with BlueStacks, it is nice for checking the layout on a bigger screen or mapping keys, but the actual control lives or dies on an IR blaster, which a typical PC does not have. For true use, it works best on phones that still include IR hardware, like a bunch of older Galaxy S and Note models, HTC One series, some LG, Xiaomi, and Honor devices. The app feels lightweight and quick, no fluff, just a faithful remote that behaves like the original. Worth noting it is made by an independent dev and not by Samsung, which explains the no-nonsense design.

Eager to take your app experience to the next level? Start right away by downloading BlueStacks on your PC or Mac.