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One day, your TV remote decides to act up or goes missing, leaving you puzzled on how to control your TCL TV. In this article, Mytour Superstore guides you on controlling TCL TV with your phone.
Benefits of Using Your Phone to Control TCL TV
- Swift operations for crucial moments.
Quickly share entertaining content from your phone to the large screen of TCL TV.
No need to wait for remote searches or repairs.
1. Use the T-Cast App
T-Cast is an application developed by TCL to connect your phone with the TV. Besides controlling basic functions, this app allows you to effortlessly stream entertainment content like audio, images, or videos from your phone to the TV without using extra cables.
Step 1: Check if the T-Cast app is already on your TCL TV. If not, you can access the app store to download it. However, most TCL smart TVs nowadays come with this app pre-installed in the system software.
Step 2: Download the T-Cast app to your phone. Download link:
- For Android operating system
Step 3: Connect your TV and smartphone to the same wifi network.
*** Note: This is a mandatory requirement for the TV and phone to establish a connection.
Step 4: Open the T-Cast app and scan for connectable devices nearby, then select your TCL TV from the list.
Step 5: On the main user interface, click on the navigation icon (in red) to open the TV control keyboard. The connection of your smartphone to the TV for control is now complete!
2. Utilize the TCL nScreen App
Step 1: Download the TCL nScreen app to your phone. App download link:
- For Android operating system
Step 2: Press the Home button on your TV remote to navigate back to the main screen interface.
Step 3: Ensure that both the TV and smartphone are connected to the same Wifi network.
Step 4: Access the Settings section in the app to search for the TV you want to connect to.
Step 3: After successfully selecting the TV to connect, you can access the TCL nScreen interface on your phone and choose Remote Control to start using the remote control function. Alternatively, you can select Media Sharing to share files from your phone to the TV screen.
3. Using the Google Home App
With the Google Home app, you can also utilize your phone to control basic features on your TCL TV.
Step 1: Download and install the Google Home app on your smartphone.
- For Android operating system
Step 2: Connect your TV and smartphone to the same Wifi network.
Step 3: Access the app to search and connect to your home TV.
Step 4: Select the model of the TV you want to connect to for control.
***Note: With Google Home, your phone can only adjust volume, fast forward videos, switch videos, etc., while streaming content from the phone to the TCL TV.
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