Google has updated the Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android, ditching the previous native app for a (buggy) new web-based version. Before today, Chrome Remote Desktop – Google’s free service that ...

Who needs a remote if you've got your smartphone with you? Plus, the Roku TV app can do much more than turning on the TV and ...

Apple doesn't make it easy for Android users to play nice with its ecosystem, and the Apple TV streaming box is no exception. However, despite Apple's tight ecosystem, I've managed to turn my Android ...

In today’s highly connected world, remote access to our devices provides much-needed flexibility in our daily lives. The ability to control computer with phone, or vice versa, enables us to access ...

Plex is updating its Roku app to require a paid pass for remote streaming. The change hits other TV platforms, including Android TV, in 2026.

On April 10, 2025, Razer announced a new and completely free game-streaming app called PC Remote Play. The app works similarly to the popular Steam Link app: You can stream gameplay from your PC to a ...

A new feature is coming to the Xbox Remote Play app on iOS and Android, as Microsoft is introducing Touch Controls for the mobile platforms to use as an alternative to controllers. The goal is to add ...

Too busy to fiddle with another remote while your iPod touch / iPad / iPhone is already cozily tucked between your arm and chest? Seagate hears you, and it's just pushed out a new app that'll ...

You can do countless things with an old Android device, like turning it into a digital photo frame. How about turning one into a really cool universal remote? Instead of plain rubber or plastic ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...