What's New

Every Remote Papi release, newest first.

Version 1.2 NEW

October 2026 · Get it on the App Store

  • Skins: make your remote yours. Retro game controllers, each with its own design: Papi 8-Bit with a cross pad and A/B buttons, Papi 16-Bit with four face buttons and shoulder buttons, Papi Pocket, a pocket handheld with its own little screen, and Papi Arcade with a joystick.
  • Controller mode: turn your iPhone sideways with a retro skin and hold it like a game controller.
  • Retro sounds: playful button sounds made just for Remote Papi, matched to each controller. Easy to turn off.
  • Luxury styles: Wood Grain, Neon, Chrome, Gold and solid 24K Gold.
  • Papi 8-Bit comes with Pro. More skins in optional one-time packs: Retro Pack, Style Pack or All Skins. Still no subscriptions.
  • No Wi-Fi? No problem: at a cabin or a rental, connect the TV to your iPhone's Personal Hotspot and Remote Papi works just like at home.
  • Switch to the TV's Wi-Fi: two Wi-Fi networks at home? When the TV is on the other one, Remote Papi can move your iPhone there for you.
  • Find Remote: lost the TV remote in the couch? One tap opens Find My for the AirTag (or any Find My tracker) on your remote, where Find shows an arrow and distance. Free for everyone.
  • Make a Roku remote beep: Roku remotes with a speaker, like the Voice Remote Pro, play a sound so you can find them. No AirTag needed.
  • “Find my remote” with Siri: say “Find my remote with Remote Papi”. Or tap “Lost the remote?” right in Simple Mode.
  • Edit Apps: hide the apps you never use, drag them into your own order, and on Samsung TVs add one the TV didn't list. Each TV keeps its own list.
  • More of your Samsung apps: Remote Papi now recognizes about 100 popular apps on Samsung TVs, up from 30, including Crunchyroll, Sling, Philo, Fubo, PBS and Samsung TV Plus.
  • Tidier Lock Screen remote: it steps aside after 15 minutes without use, and closes itself when your TV is out of reach. A new ✕ closes it everywhere it shows, including your Mac's menu bar.
  • Close When I Leave Home (Pro): an optional setting that closes the Lock Screen remote as you leave home. Your location stays on your iPhone.
  • Smarter with Roku: if a Roku only lets phone apps change the volume, Remote Papi stays connected and shows exactly which setting to change.

Version 1.0 LAUNCH

October 16, 2026 · Get it on the App Store

  • One remote, every TV: Samsung, LG, Sony and Roku (including Roku TVs from TCL, Hisense and more), plus Google TV / Android TV and Amazon Fire TV in beta.
  • A remote that feels right: big D-pad or swipe touchpad, hold-to-repeat, volume, channels, playback, number pad, keyboard and app launcher.
  • Your iPhone's volume buttons control the TV while the app is open.
  • Lock Screen remote: power, volume, mute and play/pause on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
  • Simple Mode: big labeled buttons and favorite apps for kids and grandparents, locked with Face ID.
  • Scenes: Movie Night, Everything Off and your own multi-step routines, even across several TVs.
  • Every TV, every room: remembers all your TVs and picks the one on the network you're on.
  • Share a TV with family by QR code.
  • Helpful from minute one: guided tour, step-by-step help for turning TVs on, a Demo TV and one-tap Email Support.
  • Free, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade. No ads, no subscriptions, no account.