At the time of this post, there are only two Android TV set-top boxes ... you can always go the “learning” route by using the remote control that came with the IR receiver.

The Android TV Remote Control ... set top boxes, DVD players or just about any device that accepts IR commands. The app has a lot of cool features, such as the ability to create custom remotes ...

However, phones with an IR blaster are helpful, especially if you want to use it as a remote control for ... When using a Google TV or Android TV device, the controller is pretty full of features.

Depressing a button ... Many custom IR transmission standards are currently employed across the world, but the underlying method of concatenating a few fundamental IR sequences is ubiquitous.

Especially with projects like TinyRemoteXL from [Stefan Wagner], which let you build and program an IR ... your own custom universal remote or create a beefed up version of the TV-B-Gone ...

Surc©, a patent-pending easy-to-use universal learning remote control (URC) that provides users with anywhere, anytime control over InfraRed (IR)-enabled electronic devices and appliances.

You don't necessarily need a TV remote ... control Android TV boxes, Roku boxes, air conditioning units, soundbars, DVD ...