On top of that, using your smartphone as a Google TV remote has limitations. For starters, the Google TV remote is compatible with soundbars, while the Google TV app on your smartphone is not.

If you wish to program an Xfinity remote to use it with your TV or audio devices like soundbars, here's how you can do it ...

Compared to the olden days of television, where you could use just about any $5 remote control from Circuit City with your set, the remotes that come with smart devices like an Amazon Fire TV are a ...

Update 10/24/2024: SlashGear has received feedback from readers noting that this feature isn't live for everyone. Instead, the feature seems to be only available to Xbox Insiders running beta builds.

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