A free Philips TV remote app that's actually free

Our app is a top-rated free Philips remote for iPhone. It connects to your Philips Roku TV via HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060), with SSDP finding your TV automatically on the local network. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. Features include full D-pad navigation, volume and mute, HDMI input switching, media playback controls, and streaming app launcher. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no ads — all features unlocked at no cost.

The app communicates entirely over your home Wi-Fi network using HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060). SSDP discovery finds your Philips Roku TV automatically — you don't need to enter an IP address or enable any special TV settings beyond ensuring your TV and iPhone are on the same Wi-Fi network. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. The connection persists as long as both devices remain on the same network, making this a permanent wireless remote replacement for your Philips TV.

No. Our free Philips remote app requires no account, no subscription, no credit card, and has no ads. It communicates locally with your Philips Roku TV over your home Wi-Fi via HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060) — no cloud service is involved. All controls including D-pad, volume, HDMI switching, media playback, and streaming app launcher are permanently unlocked at zero cost. No pairing code needed on first connection.

No — honest answer: your phone has no IR blaster for Philips TVs, so every remote app (including ours) needs the TV and phone on the same Wi-Fi network. If your Wi-Fi is down, use the physical buttons on the TV (usually under the Philips logo or on the back-right edge) to open Settings and reconnect the network, then the app takes over.

None in the US — the official Roku app instead. There is no first-party Philips remote app for a US Philips TV, because a US Philips TV is a Roku TV; the official app for it is Roku’s. Apps in the store named "Philips TV Remote" or similar are third-party — several state in their own listings that they have no connection with Philips.

Philips has put the physical control on the rear left of some sets and the rear right of others, and the how-to sources contradict each other — so treat placement as something to check on your own unit rather than a rule. The behaviour is consistent: a single press powers on, and press-and-hold powers off. Because it is a Roku TV underneath, the panel button reaches power, volume and input but not the network menu — Roku expects a remote or a phone for that. Ethernet into first-time setup is the reliable way in without either.

Repair Q&A threads for Philips Roku TVs keep returning to the same culprit: SAP, the Secondary Audio Program setting. Left on, it produces audio-only or wrong-language-audio symptoms that read like a much more serious fault. This is a recurring pattern in expert Q&A rather than a Philips-published bulletin, so weigh it accordingly. Open the audio settings and switch SAP off. If the set is stuck earlier than that — on the "Let’s get started" setup screen, another reported Philips Roku failure — a full power cycle with the plug out for a minute is the documented first move.