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Mandu: Smart TV Remote

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Mandu turns your iPhone into the remote for your Samsung smart TV

By David Calvo Meier · Utilities
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In short

Mandu: Smart TV Remote turns an iPhone into a remote for Samsung smart TVs running Tizen from 2016 onward, connecting over the same Wi-Fi network with no extra hardware or account. It is aimed at owners who want full button control, including number pad, media keys, app shortcuts, and voice or typed search sent straight to the TV. One feature that stands out is that it can switch on the TV over the network using Wake-on-LAN.

Summary by Debuts, based on the App Store listing.

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Mandu turns your iPhone into the remote for your Samsung smart TV. It talks to the TV over your Wi-Fi: no extra hardware, no account, no subscription.

FIND YOUR TV IN SECONDS • Mandu scans your Wi-Fi and finds your Samsung TV, with its name and model. • Accept the prompt on the TV once and you're set. • Add more than one TV and switch between them from the title bar.

EVERY BUTTON YOU NEED • Power, volume, mute, channels, arrows and OK, back, home and menu. • Number pad, source and media keys: play, pause, stop, rewind and fast-forward. • Hold volume, channels or the arrows to repeat, like a real remote. • One-tap shortcuts to Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and Disney+.

SEARCH WITHOUT THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD • Speak or type on your iPhone and send the text straight to the TV's search box.

TURN IT ON AND OFF • Turn the TV off from the app. • Turn it on over the network with Wake-on-LAN (enable "Power On with Mobile" on the TV).

COMPATIBILITY Samsung smart TVs with Tizen, from 2016 onwards. The iPhone and the TV must be on the same Wi-Fi.

FREE, WITH ONE SMALL AD The whole remote is free. A small banner sits at the bottom and never covers a button.

MANDU PRO: ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION • No ads, forever. • The Home Screen widget: power, volume, channels, arrows and OK without opening the app.

Mandu is an independent app and is not affiliated with Samsung.

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