Big buttons. Nothing to get wrong.
Easy Mode turns TVkip into a simpler remote: big keys, each with a symbol and a word, for power, the arrows, volume, channels and play/pause. It's free, there's no account and no ads, and you can set it up for someone once.
TVkip is an independent app. TV brand names on this page only describe compatibility; TVkip isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any TV maker.
What it shows
Easy Mode replaces the remote with large keys that fill the width of the screen, labelled in words:
- Power and Input
- Arrows and OK, as big square keys
- Back and Home
- Volume Down and Volume Up, with the volume shown above them
- Channel Down and Channel Up, on TVs with a tuner
- Play/Pause, Mute (Unmute while muted), Keyboard (on TVs that take typing) and More
The labels grow with the iPhone's text size. Show Full Remote, at the bottom, goes back to the usual remote.
Which TVs it works with
Easy Mode works with every TV TVkip controls. It hides keys a TV doesn't have.
| TV | Easy Mode |
|---|---|
| Samsung | 2016 on; 2010–2013 without the keyboard |
| LG webOS | Yes |
| Roku | Yes; channel keys on Roku TVs only |
| Google TV / Android TV | Yes |
| Sony BRAVIA | Yes |
| Vizio | Yes |
| Hisense VIDAA | Up to 2023; power and volume in basic mode |
| Fire TV | Yes, without channel keys |
| Apple TV | Yes, without channel, input and mute keys |
Set it up for someone
- Install TVkip on their iPhone or iPad, and connect it to their TV once (see Getting started).
- Open Settings in TVkip and turn on Easy Mode.
- Optional: turn on Volume Buttons Control TV, so the iPhone's side buttons change the TV's volume too.
- Optional: add the TV Volume widget to their Lock Screen.
From then on, TVkip opens straight to the big keys.
What's free, and what Pro adds
Easy Mode is free, with the rest of the remote, for up to two TVs: no trial, no time limit, no ads.
Pro is optional and adds things like a third TV, screen mirroring and the full Apple Watch app; Easy Mode doesn't need it.
Honest limits
- Easy Mode makes the remote simpler; it doesn't change the TV's own menus.
- Turning the TV on from the app needs the TV's wake setting once (how to turn your TV on).
- The phone and the TV have to be on the same Wi-Fi.