How to know if your phone has infrared capabilities to turn it into a remote control, and how to easily add it if it doesn’t.
We will see how you can use your mobile phone as a remote control, whether it has an infrared port or not. Not sure if your phone has this sensor? We will also see how you can find out.
The Nokia 2003 phone has an infrared port, but does your current mobile phone have one? Although the mentioned sensor underwent a certain period of rebirth in 2014, only a few brands of phones still include it, especially Xiaomi and Huawei.
Unlike other technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, or NFC, the infrared port must be exposed and visible, so it should not be difficult to find on your mobile phone. Of course, keep in mind that sometimes it may have a very subtle appearance that no one can notice, as in the following image, where you can see the infrared port on the Xiaomi Mi A1.
If your mobile phone does not have this port visible, there is a simple way to determine whether it has an infrared port or not. App developers who use this port make their apps compatible only with models that have this port. This way, you can open apps like TV Remote that turn your phone into a remote control on Google Play and see if you can install it. If not, your phone may not have an infrared port.
However, there is a very simple way to confirm that, through the IR Tester app that detects whether your phone includes infrared or not, so if you open it and this message appears, it means that your phone does not have it.
If this message appears, it means that it has it
If it is available, you can watch this lesson to turn your phone into a remote control: an amazing app that turns your phone into a remote control and allows you to control the TV and anything else in your home | Control everything in your home with your phone
If it is not available, you can also turn your phone into a remote control by watching this lesson: Make this piece for your phone in a minute and see what you can do with your phone
App link: IR Tester
