Android TV Remote service

Use your phone to control your Android TV

Google LLC · com.google.android.tv.remote.service

3.9 out of 5 (33 ratings) 500M+ downloads v94569.99990.300.1599.11015 10.6 MB Android 4.1+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signed with Android's public test key Details

At a glance

Latest version: v94569.99990.300.1599.11015 (999999999)
Updated: Mar 22, 2024 (2 years ago)
APK size: 10.6 MB
Requires: Android 4.1+ (API 16)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Sep 1, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 29
Website: developer.android.com/tv
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Android TV Remote service is an app by Google LLC in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 29 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 6.9.906821247, it adds 5 new permissions (“Advertising ID”, “Control vibration”, “Read app badge” and 2 more) and drops 31 (“Bluetooth advertise”, “Bluetooth connect”, “Bluetooth privileged” and 28 more). The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

3.9out of 533 ratings

5 ★52%
4 ★6%
3 ★30%
2 ★3%
1 ★9%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v94569.99990.300.1599.11015

Control your Google TV or Android TV from within the Google TV and Google Home app or directly from Quick Settings on your Android phone. • Refreshed UI • Improved typing experience • Improved microphone interactions • Bug fixes and other reliability improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “yalagamessapps”.

This is the service that allows use of your Android phone or tablet as a remote for your Android TV. Easily switch between D-pad and touchpad modes to navigate content and play games on your Android TV device. Tap the mic to start a voice search, or use the keyboard to input text on Android TV. To get started, connect your Android phone or tablet to the same network as your Android TV device, or find your Android TV via Bluetooth. Works with all Android TV devices.

Version history

6 versions are listed, going back to v6.3.726776162. Since v94569.99990.300.1599.11015 it requires Android 4.1+.

v94569.99990.300.1599.11015 LATEST Mar 22, 2024 10.6 MB TRUSTED v899.9999.9999 Jan 6, 2024 9.4 MB TRUSTED v6.9.906821247 Jun 11, 2026 4.3 MB TRUSTED v6.5.765076149 Jan 7, 2026 4.1 MB TRUSTED v6.4.746386949 Aug 2, 2025 4.1 MB TRUSTED

All 6 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
Signed differently from the Google Play version v6.9.906821247 and v6.3.726776162, which match Google Play, use another certificate. Android normally won't update an installed Play Store copy with this file. v6.9.906821247 · v6.3.726776162

Store checks and file details

Developer signature under review Jul 4, 2025
Antivirus scan result not available
Signed by[email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
File MD50b3f24efa98da09c2374f76103d2190f
Uploaded by “yalagamessapps” 172 followers · uploading since 2024

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Permissions (29)

Android TV Remote service requests 29 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Apphub bind apphub service (custom) com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.google.android.tv.remote.service.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) com.google.android.tv.remote.service.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Android TV Remote service APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Probably not if you installed Android TV Remote service from Google Play: this file is signed with a different certificate, and Android normally refuses such an update. You would have to uninstall your copy first, which deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Android TV Remote service APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with Android's public test key, which anyone can use. Its signing certificate is also used for apps from 141 different developers. It is signed with a different certificate than the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 0b3f24efa98da09c2374f76103d2190f.