The Good Remote

A television someone else sets up.

Most streaming apps assume the person holding the remote wants to configure something. This one assumes the opposite. A son, a daughter, a carer or a friend chooses the channels from their own phone — and the person watching just presses play.

In internal testing on Google Play. Want an early build? Email us.

The Good Remote on a television: a row of large channel cards labelled Morning News, Nature Channel and Classic Movies, with the first card highlighted.
What the viewer sees. Large cards, one clear highlight, nothing to configure.

Three steps, and only one of them is theirs

Nobody has to read a manual. The hard part happens on your phone, wherever you are.

1

Install it on their TV

Android TV, Google TV, or a phone or tablet. It opens straight into the channel list and stays there.

2

Link it from your phone

The TV shows a six-digit code. You type it into your helper account once, and the two are paired.

3

Choose their channels

Add, rename and reorder from anywhere. The television picks up the change on its own within about a minute.

Built for the person doing the helping

You are probably the one who gets the phone call when the telly goes wrong. This is meant to stop that call.

Changes you make reach the TV by itself. No screen sharing, no talking someone through a menu over the phone, no driving over.

Works with the IPTV subscription they already have — Xtream Codes or an M3U playlist — or you can point it at any stream address you like.

The caregiver setup screen on the television, showing Cloud, XC API and M3U options.

Designed for eyes and hands that need it

Big, and stays big

Large type and high contrast throughout, sized for reading across a room rather than at arm's length.

One thing highlighted

Whatever is selected is unmistakable — a thick amber outline, never a subtle tint you have to hunt for.

Reads itself aloud

Turn on audio description and the TV says the channel and what is on, as you move along the row.

Voice search

For anyone who would rather say the name of a channel than spell it out with a d-pad.

No way to get lost

There is no settings maze to fall into. Back always returns to the same familiar row of channels.

Survives a stumble

If a stream drops, it reconnects on its own instead of leaving someone staring at an error.

Full-screen playback with a prompt reading Press BACK to return to Guide.

And when they are watching, they are just watching

Full screen, no clutter, and a single reminder of the one button that takes them back. That is the whole interface.

Set up a television today

Create a helper account, install the app on their TV, and type in the code it shows you.