Phil : tv remote Reviews

by APp Or No ApP

I have a Philips 4K TV. I downloaded Phil to use for my tv. Doesn’t work. It will say on Phil connected to t.v.
It’s sad when a specific app for a product doesn’t work. It’s specifies Philips TVs ???
Man the adds just come and go when you try to do anything as well. In app purchase. Try the free version. Don’t pay for the subscription unless your remote works as described.
Now to find a universal remote. Do not recommend this remote

by Meme2424

Phil did nothing but pop up adds when I tried to use it. It never worked with my TV and it was a complete waste of my time.

You would think that a company like Phillips would have but more R&D in a product that represents them.

by DesertAries

Every time I pressed a control command on Phil I got an ad to join Facebook, of which I’m already a member, and the ad look like it was not from Facebook. I deleted the application from my phone it’s a waste of time

by Shorty L2

Phil is a waste of time. Every time I pressed a button ads would pop up. It doesn’t actually work for your tv even though it shows as connected. It’s only good for seeing a bunch of ads.

by Alynn58

In my opinion I wouldn’t waste my time again. Downloaded Phil followed all the directions, still nothing. Even went the extra step further to input the IP address myself, still nothing. Complete waste of time you get nothing other than ads when trying to use the remote even when it tells you it’s found your tv and it’s connected. Quite annoying!

by RRotellini

I tried the new update and same results. They are just trying to get people to tap ads. Sad. My TV comes up as comparable but still the buttons do nothing. And then on every 6th Tap you get a surprise ad. Don’t waste your time, it's a gimmick. This simply does not work for any TV. Apple, come on. Stop allowing this.

by Waste Of My Money Tv

Philips tv is garbage. I have a brand new Philips 5000 series 4K ULTRA HD TV model#50PLF5603/F7
TV WORKS GREAT, however no apps will work, and the remote that comes with the tv is literally the worst quality remote I’ve ever used. It is so light and very weak. The buttons are so hard to push and it is such a pain to push a button ten times for it to actually work smh

by Mmttttttt

It connected to my Philips tv and is able to control it but EVERY TIME you press a button another add pops up. Every single time. Needless to say I deleted it immediately. I was willing to pay for it but it was so greedy that it was just disgusting.

by Fishpoloza

Does not work. Don’t waste your time. It shows the tv but never actually controls it. Ever time you press a button, for example the volume up button 1 time an ad pops up. This happens ever time you press a button and it does not control the tv. WASTE OF A DOWNLOAD!

by Lil Zello

Every time you click a button an ad will pop up. You won’t even be able to close the ads. It’ll automatically take you to safari. Even if you do get past the ads the remote does not and will not work. Please don’t download this bs. You will be disappointed

by You-know-me😉😉

Literally just doesn’t work. Don’t waste your time trying to make it work. It’s not a phone thing or anything like that; multiple people tried where I’m at, didn’t work. Not an old tv either; perfectly up to date. Just a bad app with a load of ads. DO NOT DOWNLOAD

by Meghan Shears

I’ve tried everything and Phil does not work. I’ve only ever owned philips TVs and I’ve been able to get other apps to work but Phil does nothing it finds your tv but that’s about it because it doesn’t do anything. Don’t waste your time and this is a real shame considering this is an app made especially for philips TVs.

by LibertyBelle1776

Doesn’t work any better than their TVs. HORRIBLE! So many ads streaming across that it’s ridiculous. Phil doesn’t work AT ALL. Not at all. It’s a total waste of time. Wish I could rate it in the negative- because 1 star is 100 times better than the rating it deserves. Don’t waste your time. You’ve been warned:).

by MGHMAUI

Phillips either get in or get out of the smart TV business. you have other great products, this is one you fall way short on. Tv is good... smart tv is a reach at best. Phil finds the TV, you choose it, it looks like it will work, but does nothing other than pop up ads. Have some more respect for your company. Don’t download Phil it’s worthless.

by Reale907

One start only cause there is no negative star rating .....
SO EVERYTHING LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS Phillips TV all apps all my time all the money I saved NOT worst $&)(:& electronic devices I have ever owned my Toaster works better and has faster processing speeds this 55 in TV has been a train wreck the wifi receiver TRASH THE screen mirror hahahahah trash all apps including this one trash Phillips it's time to give up on TV's

by Mehdi.EP

Phil just made for stealing from users who downloaded it.
This is not working at all but developer earns money by ADS. In fact they are stealing from our packets by pushing ADS when you opened app and trying to connect it. Unfortunately have to tap a star for registering review,otherwise even half star is too much for these thieves.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT

by JamesMarie77

After waiting for the crazy amount of ads to finish their day in the sun I was finally able to scan for my TV. It said it found my TV. I clicked on it and nothing. So, I went through the whole process again of waiting for the ads and scanning and clicking and once again nothing happened.

by Remy62116

So I get Phil thinking it’ll help me out and actually function... nope! Doesn’t work at all! So I think okay, maybe if I pay for the ad removal it’ll work... nope!

To the creators of Phil, I want my fracking money back you dirty thieves!

If I could have taken stars from you I would have! Phil is absolute trash!

by By Elvanda

It really good that I could do anything that my aunt and uncle so I could prank them

by Tttttttyyyttqqww

I have the same problem. I connected to my tv. It still did not work.

by Laybae😘💕✨

Phil will allow Phil to connect to your tv but it will not work , I connected mine to my tv and pushed “ Start to scan “ it found my tv but it did not work none of the controls where doing anything ..

by Noneya Bs

I have a Phillips Roku TV & neither app works. Nor does SamRemote although no surprise. As info, the SamRemote does work fairly well with my Samsung TV. Just wish it would remember the set & not scan for new connection every time the set is powered/app is launched.

by Me90812

It says that it finds my TV but no matter which button I press it says that it must be connected to WiFi and nothing works. Also even if it did work it pops up an ad every 2 or three clicks. Terrible, do not download!!!

by Sorry I Have It!

I read the review and I must agree it doesn’t work. When I push certain buttons nothing happens but on the enter, etc it goes straight to an ad. This is really to bad because I would love to use my phone.

by Jerzakie

App is trash and maybe a scam. Found my smart tv but didn’t work. As you press buttons it randomly throws up full screen ads so if you continue to press the screen you click through to an ad. 🙄

by Pauli Poophead

It finds the network address of the tv during the scan. The problem is when you try any of the functions it states that there is no network connection.

by DoubleOG420

DO NOT PURCHASE Phil!!! Apple should be ashamed of themselves for allowing these remote app scams. That is exactly what they are - A SCAM!!! They scam you with the ease of use, they scam you with their adds, and almost 99% of the time you can’t even get a connect to the actual TV!!! Then they try and through an alternate app for free. WHICH IT IS NOT FREE!!!! SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM......!!!!!!!!

by PP Extendo

It found my tv and didn’t work. :( This other person here that wrote a review apparently didn’t read Phil description that you are not affiliated with Philip.

by Sans The Singer

Phil is horrible, doesn’t even work. But everyone is give it one star, i wanted to give it some love. Again, do not download Phil, its a waste of time, but its great