TV Remote Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Overview

TV Remote ("we", "the app") is published by Yoraba and works on iOS and Android. It turns your phone into a remote control for Samsung, LG webOS and Roku TVs on your home Wi-Fi network. There is no account, no sign-in and no Yoraba server. We do not use analytics SDKs. The app talks to your TV directly over your local network. The only third-party traffic is advertising (Google AdMob), purchases (Apple or Google) and voice recognition (your phone's operating system), described below.

What stays on your device

Saved TVs: name, IP address, model and the pairing token the TV gives the app. These let the app reconnect without asking again.
Settings, such as the haptics toggle and your ad-consent choices.
Nothing from this list is sent to us or to anyone else. It is removed when you uninstall the app or clear its data.

Local network

The app scans your Wi-Fi network (SSDP discovery and a short probe of nearby addresses) and connects to the TV you choose to send remote commands, text and app-launch requests. This traffic stays on your local network. On iOS you are asked to allow Local Network access; the app cannot find or control a TV without it. On Android the app uses the network and Wi-Fi state permissions for the same purpose.

Voice

The Voice button is optional. When you tap it, your phone's speech recognition turns what you say into text, for example "open Netflix" or "volume 40". On iOS the app asks for Microphone and Speech Recognition permission, and the audio is processed by Apple's speech recognition. On Android the request goes to the system speech recognizer on your device, which is usually provided by Google. TV Remote does not record, store or upload your audio itself. It receives only the recognized text and uses it to send a command to your TV or to type a search.

Keyboard

Text you type in the app's Keyboard sheet is sent only to your TV on the local network so it appears in the TV's text field. It is not stored or sent anywhere else.

Advertising

The app is free and shows one banner ad on the Remote screen, provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use device identifiers (such as the advertising ID), approximate ad-interaction data and diagnostics, according to Google's policies. Details: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

In the European Economic Area and the UK, a consent form (Google's User Messaging Platform) asks for your choice before ads that use personal data are shown.
On iOS, the App Tracking Transparency prompt asks whether the app may track you across other companies' apps and sites. If you decline, ads are not personalized using the advertising identifier.
You can review or change these choices in Settings, in the ad privacy options.
Ads are removed permanently when you leave any tip.

Purchases

The Tip Jar offers four optional one-time tips (Coffee, Cake, Lunch, Feast). Payments are handled entirely by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play). We do not see or store your payment details. The app only learns whether a tip purchase exists so it can hide ads. Restore Purchases checks this again with your Apple ID or Google account.

What we do not collect

No account, name, email address or phone number
No location, contacts, photos or files
No analytics or crash-reporting SDK of our own
We do not sell your data

Children

The app is not directed to children. Ads are shown according to the settings your store account provides.

Deleting your data

There is nothing to delete on our side because we hold no data about you. Uninstall the app or clear its storage (Android: Settings > Apps > TV Remote > Storage > Clear data) to remove saved TVs and settings. To manage advertising data held by Google, use your Google account's ad settings; on iOS, change tracking permission in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The "Last updated" date will change. Continued use of the app after updates means you accept the changes.

Contact

Privacy questions and support: ali@yoraba.com | Support page: https://yoraba.com/apps/tv-remote/support/