Using W10 TV&Film on an LG TV

[vEEP pEEP]

Hello,

I bought movies from the MS store, and play them on my laptop. It has an hdmi cable so I hooked it up to my LG 55" TV screen.

Is there a way to use my Android phone to act as a remote on my W10 laptop, to stop, pause rewind etc from my laptop. Or use the LG remote?

Thoughts?

Anyone do something similar?

Thanks,

 

[aximtreo]

Good topic; would like to know more about this as well.

 

[spicypadthai]

Other than something clunky such as Teamviewer to remote control the laptop with your phone, I don't think so. There's also Gmote but I think it only works for media files in folders you specify. It doesn't appear to have app integration to hook into MS Movies & TV or others.

Two easier options:
1) Do you have an Xbox (One or Series, any model)? If yes, use that, it works great, and while I prefer to use the controller as the remote, the Xbox app on your phone can be used, too.
2) Movies Anywhere - It depends which movies you have but at least some are probably eligible. If you have a Smart TV that's a 2017 model or newer, then LG has a Movies Anywhere app. It's pretty good and obviously, you can use the LG remote with it.