LocalTV RemoteYour phone. Your PC. How do I connect them?
Use your phone to move the Windows cursor, type, or change the volume. These guides cover the controls and the checks to make when something stops working.
New to LocalTV Remote? Start with installing on your PC and pairing your phone. You install the app on Windows; the phone opens the controller in its browser.
Use the controls
- How do I use my phone as a mouse?
Move, click, right-click and scroll with the phone trackpad.
- How do I type on my PC from my phone?
Enter text and send keys to the application you are using.
- How do I control PC volume from my phone?
Adjust Windows master volume and check the output device.
- How do I control one PC with multiple phones?
Give each person their own remote without passing one phone around.
- How do I control a PC connected by Ethernet?
Connect a Wi-Fi phone to a wired PC on a reachable local network.
Handle everyday PC tasks
- How do I drag and drop on my PC from my phone?
Hold the Windows left mouse button while moving the cursor from the phone trackpad.
- How do I control PowerPoint slides from my phone?
Use arrow keys and Enter while the slideshow is active on the PC.
- How do I put my PC to sleep or shut it down from my phone?
Choose a power action, confirm it, and understand when the remote connection ends.
Fix a connection or control
- How do I fix a phone-to-PC Wi-Fi connection?
Find out whether the problem is the address, network, or pairing.
- How do I allow LocalTV Remote through Windows Firewall?
Check the app rule without switching off your firewall.
- How do I connect without scanning the QR code?
Open the PC's controller address and enter the pairing code manually.
- How do I stop my phone remote disconnecting?
Check sleep, network changes, and connection status.
- How do I fix a connected remote that does nothing?
Separate input and Windows application issues from network failures.
- How do I fix a QR code showing the wrong PC address?
Select the network address your phone can reach, then scan the updated code.
- How do I fix a rejected LocalTV Remote pairing code?
Check the current six-digit code, refresh a stale page, and retry a saved session.