New SmartThings widget gives you a TV remote anywhere you like

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Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority

• The Samsung SmartThings app just got a new remote widget.
• You can place the widget anywhere on your home screen and then control your Samsung TV or monitor.
• The widget only supports Samsung screens launched after 2022.

Using the SmartThings app on your phone, you can control your SmartThings-enabled TV, monitor, or other screened device that connects to your wider smart home. This is convenient, for sure, but not as convenient as it could be. For example, using this tool requires you to open the SmartThings app, which might slow you down just enough that grabbing the physical remote would be faster.

Today, though, the SmartThings app for Android received a December 2024 update, which will make this process much faster. That’s thanks to a new remote widget. This allows you to place a remote control widget directly on your phone’s home screen, significantly speeding up your ability to access it.




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