Remotie: remote for Samsung TV Reviews

by Wloyd2k1

I used an older version of Remotie for quite a few years and never really had issues with it at all. I recently updated my device and decided to get all my apps up to date as well. Remotie connects to my tv fine and has auto connect once you open Remotie which is an improved feature over the older version I was using. However, I can still use volume up/down and that’s about all its good for. If a swipe the remote over to go the the smart hub remote controls, every button has the pop up ad to purchase the full version. That’s quite annoying but even worse is it won’t let you access smart hub AT ALL!!! Then on top of that, you can’t even get back to the volume and channels control screen because of the annoying pop up. I closed Remotie , removed from background, disconnected from tv and now every time it opens it goes straight to smart hub controls screen with all the annoying pop ups. This is is absolutely useless junk. Deleted from phone.

by Average User

Remotie works when the tv is on but lacks polish and support for modern multi app ui.

Remotie only opens in full screen mode. It should allow for split screen mode with the Apple TV remote. It only works in portraits mode which is makes for an awkward position when using it while attached to the apple keyboard. Landscape mode support is a must and an easy fix!

Remotie cant communicate with the tv while it’s off so turning it on still needs to be done with the normal remote. Not needing that remote is the point of buying this remote.

Way too complex of a UI. Copy apple in this regard. There are only a few things that I do every time, power, volume and set sleep timer. Create a UI configuration that allows us to customize by hiding and showing diff things. For instance, why show the numbers and channel picker if i don’t use it. So by observing my usage ask if it should hide buttons that are never used.

by Chanté1111

CAN NOT USE UNLESS APP’s APPROVED EACH TIME! To approve Remotie I need either my “Samsung TV remote” which defeated the purpose of Remotie for me(I wanted it when remotes were lost) OR I need the “DISH remote” try and put it on TV mode to approve the apps remote to use ...EVERY SINGLE TIME! With older version of app & before updating remote, the approval was every so often-this is unfortunately what I felt I had to deal with not paying for it, which I was fine tho I thought, WHY, once you have approved an app would you need to continually approve it? It would be best to put a setting on it that YOU could CHOOSE how often you want to have it approved. I would choose ONCE! THIS IS FRUSTRATING NOW NOT WORTH IT I GUESS UNLESS YOU PAY? But I don’t know if approval would go away then either?!

by Dsp28

I paid for the upgrade and half the time the control doesn’t even work. I try to use it and it doesn’t link to the tv. It was working fine at first but now I have to refresh Remotie 30 times before it even links to the tv. And then when it finally does if my phone locks I have to start the whole process over again. It just feels pointless. I thought it would be convenient to have my control on my phone but I guess not.

by Marc WithAC

Downloaded the free version. Hit with ads every time I tried a function or button. To make it worse, the ads are for weird nonsense. Makes it an annoying and difficult user experience. So I paid for the premium, which constantly freezes or disconnects. Customer service was not very responsive and of no help. I got a vague email response asking me if both my app and TV we're on the same network. Of course they were, so now what? No response. I'm deleting Remotie & demanding a refund.

by Theplayah7

A bit misleading, should just charge you upfront. Problem is I paid the $3.99 for my phone after being annoyed by the ads and then went to get from the cloud for my daughter’s phone and I would have to pay the $3.99 over again because you have to “get” Remotie from the store and then buy again to make it work. You’re better off paying up front for another app and then be able to load on your other Apple devices.

by LoLoMac

What good is a remote on your cell phone that disconnects from the TV everytime you open an app or if a phone call comes in or text message. And then you are left with the connect screen waiting and waiting..... Yes, there’s a auto connect button you can use in the settings but it doesn’t work. And I paid for the upgraded version. And the keyboard doesn’t work on the search screen on the TV.

by ATPick

I like the integration of Remotie with my tv except that Remotie cannot automatically connect to the tv unless the tv is already on. Even then it requires approval every time. Even if the screen just goes to sleep Remotie has to reconnect. So, I can’t use Remotie to turn on the tv (even though using my iPad for mirroring can turn the tv on)and it frequently has to take a very long time to reconnect. I’ll keep looking.

by Six34

Was really pleased with Remotie until I had to retype my email address into Netflix. After every individual letter was selected, an ad popped up to download/pay for the full version. Unfortunately my email address isn’t exactly short. It took 5 minutes or more just to type my email because I had to click the X at the top, and swipe off of the unavailable keyboard side of the remote. Extremely annoying. I can handle occasional ads, especially with a free app, but it’s a bit excessive to have to do that after every single letter.

by SuperMollyChan

Ads pop up way too frequently, AND once you exit them, you land on the second slide which automatically displays their ad for upgrading... so you can easily fall into a loop of ads you have to carefully manuever out of just to get back to the free controls!!! Was trying to use my smart tv’s browser keyboard but it was so frustrating since the ads on Remotie kept interrupting! I definitely won’t support Remotie since their UX is crap- cannot annoy me into buying anything. 🙄

by Cancel Dater

Ok, so it does do everything it says except the track pad feature i tried deleting and reinstalling and restoring and nada, but it also seems so dull and not optimized Remotie itself barely reacts to what you do and the only way to know if it did anything is by looking at the tv. I paid for the features on here but overall it isn't worth it. I found another app with more features a widget app and apple watch app for the for less than $10 for all the features and they work! So unless they do something with Remotie I won’t be coming back to it.

by Freacadelike

Used to use the free version bc I would always lose my remote, anyways the free version worked fine and I didn’t mind the occasional advertisements. However recently I’ve noticed whenever I leave the application my phone has to reconnect. It was so annoying so I ended up buying a different remote app. Anyways I’m sure this isn’t an issue with the upgrade version

by President Joe Biden

It’s a awesome app that is free and I very much enjoy using Remotie since one of the buttons on my remote is broken it allows us to use that button. Although I would say there are adds and they appear without notice which is annoying and they come kinda often. But beside that way better than any other app I used.

by Joselo76

Work ok with a Samsung smart TVs. Still have to turn it on another way other than Remotie and still have to allow and connect every time the phone screen turns off. Annoying!! Have to set the “auto-lock” to “never” and keep Remotie on screen.

by Badmudderflooder

Happy to have Remotie as it helps to control specific devices that otherwise would be frustrating having the same brand TV next to each other can be ok now lol da#n Samsung

by LinaTheKitsune

I’ve used other remote apps before but they all failed, this one actually worked, and yes there is a paywall for some features, but I think that is fair, I mean they have to raise some money to keep their app alive, and the good thing is that the remote control is free, which others don’t have, and I like that, the only reason, I’m suprised a developer actually thought a bout people’s need and aren’t money hungry like others, and everything is fair play to be honest, I don’t really complain about the paywall thing for typing since I understand the reason, everything about is app is good and when I entered the pin it worked!! So I like this application.

by Lovemebrayneteezrz

I’ve downloaded 6 other remotes and This one seems to work the best... I mean they’re all not great but this one doesn’t have an ad pop up after every click... only after a while of using it.

by EssieD.

I thought it wasn’t going to work (as I’ve been through several remotes that says universal). But this remote is the truth! And it works on multiple devices. I really love it. And a big plus is that it doesn’t use too much space on my phone. I don’t have to delete and re-add Remotie once downloaded to continuously use it.

by MrPhatdaddy

Remotie is fast and is a perfect alternate when we can’t find the physical remote! Too bad Samsung didn’t make it so you could turn on the TV using a network command. Perhaps the author could provide a single button that turns the TV on through a CEC command from an attached HDMI device.

by Mcline0777

I’ve tried using the Samsung Smart Things app and it takes 30s+ to get that app to mute my TV if I get a work call. All I wanted was everything Remotie gives. It’s working just like the Apple TV remote. Open it and pushing buttons on that TV remote without any further buttons. Perfect!!

by ViperishBat

I paid for the pro version of Remotie and it worked great. Once “this app 2” came out, Remotie was slowed down MASSIVELY. So much so, that by the time it’s done loading, I’ve already found my physical tv remote, rendering Remotie useless. Obviously this isn’t a coincidence. They want people to “upgrade” to the new app, but I won’t be doing it. Btw, you guys could have just dropped an update to the regular app. The new app is the same exact thing, but shinier. Shame on you.

by Krisd1971

I really liked Remotie until the update. I use it mainly to control the volume on my tv. Until the update I could do this. Now it is asking to upgrade. I don’t want to pay just to change my volume. This should be part of the basic free part of Remotie . Right now it is a useless app for me and I’ll end of up deleting it soon.

by 20197410512412

Okay so the free version was so much better. I just bought Remotie after a week of using it. The volume control was right there, once I bought it everything changed ! that’s fine COOOL whatever, but where is the volume control??? I paid $4 for no volume control ??????? When I had it for free ??????? You’re kidding. I want my money back. & I don’t have to give Remotie any stars, but it’s forcing me to 😂 ZERO STARS

by Lllsober69

I put this on my phone to try it and like other people have said once you go to the second screen for the advance feature portion, it will not let you go back to the main controls or even press one of the advanced controls. Everything you do at that point just asks you to purchase so you can’t even test it to decide if you want to purchase it. Not purchasing at this point, removing from my phone.

by Rob_hopkins

I used Remotie and it worked well. The second I paid for the upgraded remote it was horrible. They must have had an update because now nothing works. I cannot use the remote that worked flawlessly at one point. Company will not respond to my support questions so now I have a paid app on my phone I cannot use. The upgraded remote had so many glitches and the swipe pad did not even respond.

by Mrs Waterbottle

So annoying, you just get a long ad while trying to use Remotie. Especially trying to rewind a show, it’ll give you an ad. Please, I understand you’re trying to make money, but the ads are so inconvenient and if you really want people to like Remotie then you should just do quick pop up picture ads that you can close out.

by DuckManiac

App found my device and setup was easy and after paying to remove the ridiculous number of ads, most remote features function.
However, it will not turn on my device. Since my Samsung Smart TV doesn’t have an on/off switch I must use a different remote to turn on the TV. Since the dog ate my original remote while the tv was on, Remotie does me little good after using Remotie to turn off the tv.

by Tickls

I purchased Remotie several years ago and have found it to be extremely useful. I even purchased the new version for the newer generation Samsung TV's. The cost for the full version is worthwhile.

by Automaticoutlaw

I noticed that there was so many options and everything works great I’m glad that I got this remote and my old is wearing out so you guys are great excellent review excellent products keep up the good work and have a great one

by Hbbgvcxssqqeyjb

Spending a few bucks for the pro version was 100% worth it. Being able to type on a keyboard, hitting pause and play instead of using arrows. It’s wonderful and I love it.

by Laidbackmfest

I was hesitant to purchase Remotie at first and it's been my go to remote since day one! The the new upgrade made Remotie more responsive.

by Road-reader

I have a 55 inch Samsung that was working fine with Remotie before the latest update. Now… It doesn’t work. come on, man!!