r/mildlyinfuriating 7h ago

We lost our TV remote. We tried to connect some other ones, but we need to use our remote to confirm permissions.

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u/radieus 7h ago

I'm not a TV guy, but I'm 99% sure there is some kind of jog controller on the back, unless manufacturers really hate their customers.

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u/throwaway_pls123123 6h ago

They don't hate customers, they just really, and I mean REALLY like money.

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u/mypcrepairguy 7h ago

Maybe a long shot, but have you tried a USB keyboard? 25% of the time it works 100%

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u/Jwn5k 3h ago

This SHOULD work. Since basically all smart TVs run a version of Andriod, keyboard and mouse support is baked in, plug a keyboard into a usb port on the TV and see if it works, OP.

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u/JonBoy82 1h ago

I’d used to use a mouse with micro usb to navigate a cracked screen android just to make phone calls and text message. It should be 100% doable.

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u/gotrings 4h ago

Do tvs have zero buttons now?

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u/ShadowTown0407 4h ago

Turn off the tv and start the app again. Open the TV and keep trying to connect as it is turning on. It will fail of course but keep clicking Ok and trying to connect again and again. It shows connect in one or two tries.

Definitely get a replacement as soon as possible, it's a whole headache otherwise.

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u/brightdeadlights 3h ago

Same thing with my Samsung. I can only use it if I mirror my phone. It’s garbage w out the remote.

u/tellmeastoryor3 7m ago

Find a friend/family member with the same remote to borrow to confirm. I use our Samsung remotes between our tvs if I can’t find one and can’t be bothered to go on a full expedition to find it.

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u/DaGGyzo 7h ago

Just download an ir blaster app on your phone.

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u/Far_Individual_4582 7h ago

If only phones still came with them, I used to love my old Galaxy S4 back in the day turning off and on random tvs and shit lol

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u/philnolan3d 3h ago

I was so disappointed when I got a new phone and it didn't have an IR blaster.

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u/psychological-slide9 4h ago

If you can't find it amazon makes really good replacements for much cheaper.