> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.readout.tv/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The TV remote

> Turn the TVs on and off, change the volume and channel, open apps, and see what's on.

With the [home agent](https://docs.readout.tv/home/home-agent.md) running, the remote button at the top of the app opens a
remote for the TVs it found. Pick the TV at the top; the remote remembers it.

It has power, volume, mute, channel, the arrows and OK, Back, Home, Menu, Input, and play, pause,
rewind and fast forward, with **Show captions** at the top. Volume, channel and the arrows repeat
while held, and on a computer the arrow keys work too. Each TV shows only the buttons it has.

## TVs and devices it works with

LG, Samsung, Sony, Vizio, Philips, Panasonic and Hisense TVs; Google TV and Android TV; Roku; Fire
TV; Apple TV; and Chromecast.

A Google Nest or Home speaker, or a speaker group, is listed too, for its volume, play and pause,
and to play a link to a song. A TV with no network can be reached through a Broadlink or SwitchBot
blaster, and any TV through [Readout's screen](https://docs.readout.tv/home/raspberry-pi.md). See the
[supported devices](https://readout.tv/supported) for models that have been tried.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Some TVs show a PIN or code the first time you press a button in the app. Type it in the app,
> once, and the remote is paired.

## Apps and inputs

**Apps and inputs** opens a TV's apps, such as YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video, and its inputs. On
an LG or a Roku the remote types into their search boxes too.

## What's on

The remote shows what's playing where the TV says: the app, the show, what's cast to it, or the
channel. With Prime Video cast to a Chromecast, for instance, it shows the episode and the show.

## A TV guide

With a cable box, the **Channels** tab has a TV guide: what's on each channel, with its logo. Tap a
show to switch the TV to the cable box and tune to it.

## An LG's picture and sound

On an LG, **Picture** turns the screen off while the sound plays on, to listen to the radio, say. Any
button on the TV's own remote turns it back on. **Sound out** chooses the TV's own speakers or a
soundbar.

## The radio

The **Radio** tab plays radio stations on the TV, a Google Nest speaker or a Roku, with captions if
you like. See [Radio](https://docs.readout.tv/home/radio.md).


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