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Straight answers for when the remote is lost, broken, or out of reach — the real fix first, and how your phone can stand in for it meanwhile.

• Change TV Input Without a Remote (HDMI, Any Brand)No remote? Change the HDMI input with the TV's own button, automatic HDMI-CEC switching, or your phone showing the real input names.
• Google TV / Android TV Without the Remote: 4 WaysLost your Google TV or Android TV remote? Use the free Google Home app, wake the TV from a connected device, try a phone remote app, or replace it.
• How to control a Fire TV without the remoteLost your Fire TV remote? Use the official Fire TV app over Wi-Fi, a connected device, or a replacement — plus the honest limits of each method.
• TV IP Address: Where to Find It on Any Major BrandStep-by-step menu path to your TV's IP address on Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV and Fire TV, and the one case where you actually need it.
• LG Magic Remote not working? Re-pair it, and use your phoneFix an LG Magic Remote that won't respond, won't register, or whose pointer has stopped — reset and re-pair it, fresh batteries — plus your phone as a stand-in.
• Lost your Roku remote? Here's how to control the Roku without itSix ways to control a Roku with no remote — the official app, your phone as a full remote, HDMI-CEC, the TV's own buttons, and a replacement.
• Roku remote not working? Fix the physical remote or the app remoteFix a Roku remote that won't respond — re-pair the enhanced remote, batteries, a restart — and what to do when the Roku phone app remote stops working too.
• Samsung TV remote not working? Fixes, and how to use your phoneFix a Samsung remote that won't respond — batteries, re-pairing the Smart Remote, the no-red-light and sensor checks — plus how to run the TV from your phone.
• How to turn on an LG TV without the remoteTurn on an LG TV with no remote — the button under the LG logo, a connected device over SimpLink, or your phone once the TV is on.
• Turn On Samsung TV Without Remote: Button LocationsWhere the power button is on every Samsung TV — standard, QLED, and The Frame — plus how to run the TV from your phone once it's on. No remote needed.
• How to turn on any TV without a remoteTurn on a TV with no remote — the hidden power button, a connected HDMI device, or your phone. Plus the exact steps for Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV and Fire TV.