Lost your RCA remote? Start at the model plate.

Yes — our free wireless remote replacement iOS app works with all RCA Roku TV smart TVs. It connects to your TV over Wi-Fi using HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060), and RCA Roku TV units are found automatically via SSDP — no manual IP address entry. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. Full D-pad navigation, volume, mute, HDMI input switching, and media playback controls are available at zero cost — no subscription, no credit card, no trial period.

The fastest solution is a Wi-Fi remote app on your iPhone. RCA smart TVs running Roku OS support LAN control via HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060). Open our app — your RCA Roku TV appears in the device list automatically through SSDP discovery. No pairing code needed. You have full remote control in under 15 seconds without any hardware purchase or replacement remote.

Make sure your iPhone and RCA Roku TV are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Our app uses SSDP to discover your TV automatically — no Bluetooth, no IR blaster, no IP address entry required. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. After the first-time connection your iPhone is a permanent wireless remote replacement for the lost RCA remote, with all navigation, volume, and streaming app controls working over Wi-Fi.

None for the TVs — and one confusingly-named app that is not it. There is an app called RCA Smart Remote, and it is published by VOXX International — a completely separate RCA licensee that holds the name for remote controls and audio accessories, not for televisions. It is a universal infrared code app. For an RCA Roku TV the correct app is Roku’s own.

RTR and RTRU Roku models follow the Roku convention — one button, short press for power or the Input List, long press to power off. The non-Roku sets in the 4K/HD category use an old-fashioned button row on the rear or edge, because there is no smart platform behind them to open a menu. On an RTR or RTRU set the network menu needs a remote or a phone, as on any Roku TV; Ethernet gets you through setup without either. On a basic RCA panel there is no network menu at all — the button row is the entire interface.

This is RCA’s characteristic failure, and it is a licensing artefact rather than a bug. Because the badge spans Roku TV, webOS and non-smart panels, an app matched to one of them is structurally incapable of seeing the others — and a non-smart RCA has no network presence to discover at all. The similarly-named VOXX app in the store compounds the confusion. Read the model plate before troubleshooting anything. RTR or RTRU means Roku ECP and a Roku-compatible app. A webOS RCA needs a webOS connection. A set from the plain 4K/HD category cannot be controlled over Wi-Fi by anything, and an infrared remote is the only option.