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Universal TV remote for LG, Samsung, Android TV & Google TV. Widget, no IR.

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Total installs
1,579
exact · Play shows 1,000+
Installs / day
~54
est. · lifetime avg over 29 days
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
12 Sept 2026
30d ago
Last update
9 Oct 2026
v1.1.7 · 2d ago
Countries
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Top chart positions

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ChartCountryRankChange
Top new free · Apps VN#165—

App manifest

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Permissions

7 in 2 groups
0 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Receive data sent to all devices on your Wi-Fi network, which uses more batteryallow Wi-Fi Multicast reception · CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Zap is a universal TV remote control for your phone: it turns the phone into the remote for your LG, Samsung, Android TV or Google TV set, over Wi-Fi. No infrared blaster, no line of sight, nothing to aim — and it is the one remote nobody loses down the side of the sofa. 📺 REMOTE FOR LG TV (webOS) Pair with webOS in one step and you get the whole LG remote: power, volume, a full D-pad with OK and Back, channel buttons, a keyboard for typing into search boxes, voice search, and a touchpad pointer for pushing the cursor around the LG home screen — the same pointer the Magic Remote gives you. If the LG remote is lost or its batteries have died, this LG TV remote app is a straight replacement. 📺 REMOTE FOR SAMSUNG TV (Tizen) A Samsung TV remote for Tizen sets: power, volume and mute, the D-pad, channel buttons, the number pad, a keyboard and voice search, and one-tap app launching. Accept the prompt on the television once and Zap remembers the set for next time. 📺 REMOTE FOR ANDROID TV AND GOOGLE TV Pair with the code on screen and this becomes an Android TV remote and a Google TV remote: D-pad and OK, volume, channel buttons, media keys and one-tap app launching. It covers many Sony, TCL, Philips, Xiaomi, Nokia and JVC sets, plus Chromecast with Google TV. Text entry and voice are not available on this platform — Android TV does not accept them from a remote app — so the D-pad and the app shortcuts are what you get. 📱 THE HOME-SCREEN WIDGET (Pro) Volume, power and mute, sitting on your home screen. Turn the film down without unlocking the phone, without opening anything. Three widget sizes, the largest with a full D-pad and OK. Almost every other TV remote app makes you open it first. This one does not. ⚡ THE REMOTE ITSELF Power, volume and mute. A full D-pad with OK, Back and Home. A number pad, channel up and down, and media keys for play, pause and skip. Launch Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video and the rest of your apps in one tap. Save every TV in the house and switch between them by name. 🎬 SEND YOUR OWN VIDEOS, PHOTOS AND PDFs (Pro, LG and Samsung) Straight from the phone to the television: a holiday video on the big screen, photos after dinner, a PDF as a slideshow in a meeting. Nothing is uploaded anywhere — the file crosses your own Wi-Fi and nothing else. 🔒 NOTHING ABOUT YOUR TVs LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account, no sign-up, no email address. Their names and network addresses stay on the device, and so does everything you type or say. ✨ FREE AND PRO The free TV remote is supported by ads and remembers one television. Pro is a one-time purchase — never a subscription — and it removes the ads and adds the home-screen widget, unlimited saved TVs, casting, custom favourite apps and room names. 🚀 THREE STEPS 1. Put the phone and the TV on the same Wi-Fi network. 2. Open Zap and tap Scan. 3. Pick your TV and accept the prompt on its screen. With one TV saved it reconnects on its own the next time you open the app. ❓ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK Does this TV remote need an IR blaster? No. Zap works over Wi-Fi, so it also works from the next room. Will it control an old TV without Wi-Fi? No — the set has to be a smart TV on your network. Why can't it find my TV? Nearly always because the phone is on a guest network, or the router keeps devices from seeing each other. Zap says so when it happens. Does it replace the Magic Remote or the Samsung remote? For everyday use, yes — power, volume, channels, apps and typing. Is it a universal remote for every brand? For LG, Samsung, Android TV and Google TV, yes. A set that is not on your Wi-Fi cannot be reached by any app. Available in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Arabic, right-to-left included. Zap is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by LG, Samsung, Sony, Google or any other manufacturer. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners

What's new

Android TV & Google TV: • Stays connected while you keep pressing buttons • App shortcuts (YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+) open reliably • Easier pairing: a mistyped code can simply be corrected Plus stability improvements.

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