This Privacy Policy applies to the Smart TV Remote Control - Remo mobile application for Android (the "Application"). The Application is provided by the Service Provider free of charge and is intended for use on an "AS IS" basis.
The Application turns your Android phone into a remote control for your TV. It controls TVs over your home Wi-Fi or with your phone's infrared (IR) blaster, opens apps on your TV, and casts photos, videos, music and media links from your phone to your TV.
No account or sign-up is required.
The Application is free and shows advertisements provided by Google AdMob.
The Application has no in-app purchases or subscriptions.
The Application uses Google Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics to understand how the Application is used and to fix crashes.
Your saved TVs, favourites, settings and casted files stay on your phone and are not sent to Firebase or to advertising providers.
The Application communicates with TVs on your own local network, with Google's Firebase and AdMob services, and with websites only when you choose to open them in the built-in browser.
The Application does not ask for or collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts or precise location.
The Application automatically collects limited technical and usage information through Google Firebase to improve the Application and fix problems, as described in "Analytics and Crash Reports" below. Advertising partners also collect information to show ads, as described in "Advertising" below.
The Application uses two Google services:
Firebase Analytics collects usage information, such as which screens of the Application you open (for example Remote, Apps, Cast or Settings), when you first open the Application, how often and how long you use it, and general information such as your phone model, Android version, Application version, language and approximate country or region (derived from your IP address).
Firebase Crashlytics collects crash reports when the Application stops unexpectedly. A crash report includes technical details about the error, the Application version, your phone model, Android version and the state of the phone at the time of the crash (such as free memory and orientation).
These services use a random identifier for each installation of the Application (an app instance ID) to tell installations apart. This identifier is not linked to your name, email address or phone number.
Firebase Analytics is set up in the Application not to collect the advertising ID and not to use analytics data for ad personalisation.
Analytics and crash reports do not include your saved TVs, TV names or addresses, pairing keys, favourites, the text you type to your TV, the photos, videos or music you cast, the websites you visit or the links you cast.
Analytics and crash information is used to understand how the Application is used, to improve its features, and to find and fix crashes.
To work as a remote, the Application saves the following information locally on your phone:
TVs you connect to: the TV's name, model, platform (for example Samsung, LG, Roku or Google TV), local network address (IP address) and, if the TV reports it, its network hardware (MAC) address, which is used to switch the TV on over Wi-Fi
Names you give to your TVs or IR remotes
For IR remotes: the TV brand and the code set you selected
Favourite apps and favourite channel numbers that you add
Your settings, such as vibration on button press and keeping the screen on
Pairing keys that your TV gives to the Application when you allow this phone on the TV
Pairing keys are encrypted on your phone using AES-256-GCM with a key held in the Android Keystore.
This information is not uploaded to the Service Provider or to Firebase, and the Service Provider has no copy of it.
To find and control your TV, the Application communicates directly with devices on the Wi-Fi network your phone is connected to:
It searches your local network for compatible TVs and media players. You can also add a TV by entering its local IP address. Only private home-network addresses are accepted.
It sends your commands to the TV: button presses, text you type in Keyboard mode, touchpad movements, requests to open apps or change channels, and casting commands.
Some TVs ask you to allow the phone the first time it connects. The Application identifies itself to the TV by its app name only. It does not send your name, your phone number or your phone's name.
The Application may read information that your TV shares, such as its name, model, list of installed apps, list of inputs and volume level, and shows it to you in the Application.
When the TV supports it, the Application can send a "wake" signal on your local network to switch the TV on.
This communication stays within your local network. The TV handles the commands it receives according to its own settings. The TV manufacturer's own privacy policy applies to the TV and to the apps running on it.
On phones with a built-in IR blaster, the Application can send infrared remote-control signals to your TV. Infrared works without Wi-Fi or the internet, and no information is collected or sent anywhere when you use it.
You choose the photos, videos or music to cast using Android's own photo picker or file picker. The Application can only access the files you pick and cannot see the rest of your files.
The chosen files are sent directly from your phone to your TV over your Wi-Fi. The Application makes each file available through a temporary, private link that only your TV's address can open, and only while you are casting.
Before a photo is sent, the Application removes camera and location details (EXIF data) from it.
Your files are not uploaded to the Service Provider or to any internet service.
While casting, the Application shows a media notification with playback controls on your phone, and keeps working in the background so the TV can keep playing.
The Application includes a web browser that opens websites you choose, so you can find videos and photos to cast. When you visit a website, that website receives the information browsers normally share (such as your IP address) and may use cookies or similar technologies under its own privacy policy. The browser may store cookies, cache and site data on your phone.
When you type search words in the browser's address box, they are sent to Google Search to show results.
When you cast a web video, a photo from a web page, or a media link that you enter, the Application sends that link to your TV, and your TV downloads the media directly from the website or server that hosts it.
When you use "Watch on TV" for a YouTube video, the Application sends the video's ID to your TV, which opens it in the TV's own YouTube app.
The Service Provider does not see, record or store the websites you visit, your searches or the links you cast.
The screen mirroring option opens your phone's built-in screen casting settings (such as Smart View or Cast). The mirroring is done by your phone's operating system. The Application does not record or capture your screen.
The Application may request or use the following permissions or device capabilities:
Internet access: used to talk to TVs on your local network, to load advertisements, to send analytics and crash reports to Firebase, and to load websites when you use the built-in browser.
Advertising ID: used by Google AdMob to show and measure advertisements. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings.
Network and Wi-Fi state: used to check that your phone is connected to Wi-Fi before searching for TVs.
Wi-Fi multicast: used to find TVs on your local network.
Local network access (Android 17 and later): asked before the first search, so the Application can find and control devices on your home network.
Infrared transmitter: used to send IR remote signals on phones that have an IR blaster. The Application still installs and works on phones without one.
Vibration: used for a light tap when you press a button. You can turn this off in Settings.
Foreground service and wake lock: used to keep casting and the photo slideshow running, with a media notification, while the Application is in the background.
The Application does not request access to your camera, microphone, location, contacts, phone calls or SMS messages.
The Application uses the following third-party services, which process information according to their own privacy policies:
Google Firebase Analytics
Google Firebase Crashlytics
Google AdMob (advertising)
Google User Messaging Platform (ad consent)
Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Firebase privacy and security information: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
AdMob privacy and partner information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
The Application may also open other services when you choose to:
Google Play, when you tap "Rate us"
Android's share menu, when you tap "Share app"
Websites you open in the built-in browser, including Google Search
Apps on your TV, such as YouTube, which run on your TV under their own privacy policies
These services are governed by their own privacy policies.
The Application is free and displays advertisements through Google AdMob.
To show and measure ads, and to prevent fraud, AdMob and its advertising partners may collect or process information such as:
Your device's advertising ID
Your IP address and approximate location derived from it
Device information, such as phone model, Android version and language
Ad impressions, clicks and interactions
Your consent choices
Depending on your region and your choices, ads may be personalised or non-personalised.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the Application shows Google's consent message before ads are personalised, so you can choose how your information is used for advertising.
Advertising partners do not receive your saved TVs, pairing keys, favourites, the text you type to your TV, or the files you cast.
The Service Provider does not sell, rent or trade any information.
Analytics and crash information is processed by Google Firebase on behalf of the Service Provider. Advertising information is collected and processed by Google AdMob and its advertising partners as described in "Advertising" above. The Service Provider may also disclose information when required by law or legal process, or to protect the rights, security or safety of users, the Service Provider or others.
Information saved by the Application stays on your phone until you remove it, clear the Application's storage, or uninstall the Application.
Analytics and crash information is kept by Google Firebase according to its retention settings. Crash reports are kept for up to 90 days, and analytics data is kept for a limited period set in Google Analytics.
Advertising information is kept by Google and its advertising partners according to their own retention policies.
If you have turned on Android's device backup, Android may include the Application's saved TVs, favourites and settings in your personal backup with your Google account, in line with Google's own policies. Pairing keys cannot be decrypted on another device, so you may need to allow the phone on your TV again after restoring.
You can delete the information stored by the Application by:
Using "Forget" on a TV in Settings › My TVs, which deletes that TV, its favourites and its pairing keys
Clearing the Application's storage in your phone's Android settings
Uninstalling the Application
The Service Provider does not keep a copy of the information stored on your phone. To ask for analytics or crash data related to your installation to be deleted, or for any privacy question, you can contact:
Email: shrjeelaamer@gmail.com
You can stop all collection of information by the Application at any time by uninstalling it through your phone's settings or Google Play.
You can also:
Reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads, in your phone's Android settings (Settings › Google › Ads, or Settings › Privacy › Ads)
Choose how your information is used for advertising in Google's consent message, where it is shown
Turn off vibration in the Application's Settings
Allow or deny local network access in your phone's Android settings
Remove this phone from your TV's list of connected devices in the TV's own settings
The Application is a general-audience utility and is not directed at children under the age of 13. The Service Provider does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Analytics and crash reports contain only the limited technical information described above.
If the Service Provider becomes aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.
If you are a parent or guardian and you have any concerns, you can contact:
Email: shrjeelaamer@gmail.com
Analytics and crash information is sent to Firebase over encrypted connections. The Service Provider also uses reasonable technical measures to protect the information the Application stores on your phone. These include encrypting TV pairing keys with AES-256-GCM through the Android Keystore, and serving cast files only to your TV through temporary private links on your local network.
However, no device, network or storage system is completely secure. Please protect your phone with a screen lock and use a secured home Wi-Fi network.
The Application is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any TV manufacturer or streaming service. Samsung, LG, Roku, Google TV, Android TV, YouTube and other names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to describe compatibility.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any updates will be published on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Continued use of the Application after changes are published means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 2026-11-06.
By downloading or using the Application, you consent to the collection and processing of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
For questions, concerns or requests about this Privacy Policy or the Application's privacy practices, contact:
Email: shrjeelaamer@gmail.com