If you hate keeping dozens of remotes for all your devices at home, a universal remote may be the answer. There are lots of options these days, including turning your Android phone into a universal ...

Using your smartphone as a controller is convenient, cost-effective, and reduces clutter by replacing multiple remotes. It offers portability, multi-device control, and customizable features like ...

Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.

The old phone remote was caveman-simple, and I mean that as a compliment.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. All Roku TVs and streaming players come with a remote, but the model you get will depend on the device. If you end up misplacing or damaging ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a universal remote really comes in handy if you have a lot of different devices that all require their own remotes. For example, having ...

I was born in the ’80s, so it goes without saying that remotes were my primary way of interacting with electronics for quite a while. I used to love the Logitech Harmony line of universal remotes and ...

Which universal remotes are best? It can be incredibly frustrating to have to constantly swap between a handful of remotes to control your TV, Blu-ray player, soundbar, cable box and everything else ...

If there is one thing I have learned, it’s that universal remotes are never truly universal. You can go through hours and hours of setup, and there will be that one little detail that makes it remain ...