Is Smart Remote - Easy TV Control safe to install?
The reviews raise serious safety concerns. Many reviewers describe the app as taking over the phone interface, changing the home screen or launcher, showing ads outside normal use, and being difficult to remove. Based on these reviews, a cautious user should treat the app as risky before installing.
I would rate this a zero if I could. this app hijacked my phone setup and changed all icons and home navigations. I wasn't sure what happened to my device until I found a huge shortcut to this app which settled my suspicions. it wasn't until I Deleted the app that my phone reverted to normal. I don't know if it was a virus or what, but I never wanted the app to have access to my device like that.
The app will try to gain access to your home launcher and essentially hijack your entire button layout and everything you call normal about your phone. don't touch this app.
This app takes over as your default home launcher and changes everything. Do not install this app, there is 0 reason a tv remote app should have these permissions. You can't even use the app without letting it be your home launcher
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Does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control change your phone home screen or launcher?
Yes, reviewers repeatedly say it changed their phone layout, icons, home screen, app pages, or launcher. Several describe the app behaving like a replacement home launcher rather than only a TV remote, and some say their phone returned to normal only after deleting it or changing the home app back.
if I could put zero I would,this app is horrible my brother was almost crying and panicking about his phone getting hacked but really it just the app changing EVERYTHING and you couldn't delete it either. you had to delete in the app store and the ads WERE INSANE I couldn't get past them on my brother phone and it doesn't even work! but if you go to settings - apps -default apps - press home app it should fix it and also after you do that you can delete it normally but overall this app is trash.
this app will take full control of your phone and change all your settings. removed all my apps from my home screen, overrode my layouts, added weather widgets and made my samsung look like an iphone. literally everything about how my phone operates then was almost impossible to remove.
I like tv remotes when they don't demand to be the default home app of my entire phone.
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Does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control actually work as a TV remote?
The reviews are mixed, but the negative reports are substantial. Some users say it helped when they lost a remote, while others say it did not connect, worked only for volume, or stopped them with ads before they could use the remote.
i have no remote and this app helped me so much I lost my remote 3 months ago and I haven't been an the tv but now I am
Worthless app. I couldn't do anything except increase and lower my tv volume, so I know it was connected. Nothing else worked and there are SO MANY ADS. I think I saw 8 to 10 ads in the 10 minutes I tried to get the app to work and they appeared in the most BS spots on the screen to try and trick you into touching them.
doesn't connect too many ads and won't work. do not recommend
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Does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control have too many ads?
Yes. Ads are one of the strongest themes in the reviews. Users describe ads appearing on nearly every tap, interrupting basic remote controls, freezing the app, or making it hard to tell what they were tapping.
the ad frequency is ridiculous, the remote works fine but near every click you make it pops up another 2 ads
Have to go through an ad every time u try to use it. And re-scan for the device over and over again.
It was fine but there were too many pop ups And the skip ad didn't work and froze the app.
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Is Smart Remote - Easy TV Control hard to uninstall?
Many reviewers say it was unusually hard to remove because the phone interface changed, the app was hard to find, or normal uninstall methods did not work. Reviewers who removed it often mention using Android settings or the Google Play app rather than deleting it from the home screen.
- One reviewer said going to settings - apps -default apps - press home app fixed the launcher issue first.
- Several reviewers then say they uninstalled through Settings, app management, or the Google Play app.
- Some reviewers said they were still trying to uninstall it or were considering a factory reset, so removal was not consistently easy in the reviews.
if I could put zero I would,this app is horrible my brother was almost crying and panicking about his phone getting hacked but really it just the app changing EVERYTHING and you couldn't delete it either. you had to delete in the app store and the ads WERE INSANE I couldn't get past them on my brother phone and it doesn't even work! but if you go to settings - apps -default apps - press home app it should fix it and also after you do that you can delete it normally but overall this app is trash.
*Zero stars* After installing the app it completely took control of the interface. My phone could not get to the remote to even be able to use. With every click it linked to Shein and kept transferring me over to the Shein app! when I tried to uninstall it I had to jump through hoops. Ended up having to go into settings and having to manually uninstall this app! Thankful I found my physical roku remote
do not download this app hijacked my phone and I am STILL TRYING TO UNINSTALL IT!! I am going to have to factory reset!!
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Is Smart Remote - Easy TV Control a scam?
Several reviewers explicitly call it a scam, and the pattern of complaints supports why users feel that way: reports of phone takeover, changed launcher settings, heavy ads, connection failures, and difficult removal. The Play Store listing says the app is free, but the recent reviews include one allegation about being charged and unable to cancel.
it's a scam. I couldn't even get it to work and it changed my whole phone layout and interfered with all of my other apps making it near impossible to delete. I had to go all the way to my settings and to app management to delete because I couldn't even open the play store. reporting this!!
Do not install this app. Its a scam. You cant cancel the account and I'm still getting charged.
this app doesn't work its a scam i tried it and I can only control the volume dont try this app
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Does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control collect data or track users?
The reviews do not provide verified technical evidence about data collection, but some users do express privacy worries. They mention trackers, data collection, suspicious activity, and concerns that the app had more device access than they expected from a TV remote.
we live in such a dystopian future that you cant even use a simple remote on your phone for your tv without ads for terrible apps and games along with data collection.
you made my charger not go above 2%,still now not above 7%, also had over 1400 trackers and counting, you track everything personal, everything about my tablet, can't tolerate the large icons changes in home screen, so glad it was free. Will you please delete my info, did not view opt out,so glad it was free, the one before this was a trial and after ends, a cost., so I chose yours.,volume limit was irritating, especially since there isn't any warning so I kept pressing, lol. why my review here.
not even 1 star rated. after installing, phone changed all of its interface and application is not showing in apps so that I could uninstall. felt someone else is doing the show in my phone and received mail saying suspicious activity which made me to factory reset the phone. Big scam when I was looking just for a tv remote application.
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Is Smart Remote - Easy TV Control useful if I lost my remote?
A few positive reviewers say the app helped after they lost a remote, so it may work for some users. However, those positive reports sit alongside many recent complaints about ads, connection problems, and phone-interface changes, so the reviews do not support a simple recommendation.
i have no remote and this app helped me so much I lost my remote 3 months ago and I haven't been an the tv but now I am
it works so fast and easy!! my 3 year old lost our remote but this app saved tv time until it turns up lol thank you!!
I lost my remote and it works
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Why does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control ask to be the default home app?
The reviews do not include an explanation from the developer. Users repeatedly object that a TV remote app should not need to become the phone’s home app or launcher, and some say they could not use the app without allowing that change.
This app takes over as your default home launcher and changes everything. Do not install this app, there is 0 reason a tv remote app should have these permissions. You can't even use the app without letting it be your home launcher
I like tv remotes when they don't demand to be the default home app of my entire phone.
changes the One UI interface to it's own interface without asking had to use Gemini Advanced Intelligence to get everything out . Lots of looping adds that absolutely wants to get in your phone or tablet it is a terrible experience
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Does Smart Remote - Easy TV Control freeze, lag, or slow down the phone?
Some reviewers report lag, freezing, or the phone becoming nearly unusable after installing the app. These complaints are often tied to ads, launcher changes, or the app changing the phone interface rather than to the remote function alone.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP! it changes your whole screen gives you 5 adds to turn up the volume for no reason and it won't let u uninstall it from the home screen and it makes ur phone tablet ot anything lag and changes your who screen all these bubbles so if you don't want this to happen to you DONT INSTALL THIS APP! thanks for reading though:)
It was fine but there were too many pop ups And the skip ad didn't work and froze the app.
I've tried to uninstall and can't. immediately upon installing it needed to install update so I was like sure. my phone is now nearly unusable the home screen is completely changed to the most unusable scrappy interface and now I have to take it for a factory reset do not under any circumstances get this app
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Answers above are generated from real Google Play reviews of Smart Remote - Easy TV Control, not editorial opinion.