The real Apple TV Remote
Touch area, click, back, TV button, play and pause from Control Center. Nothing to install on the iPhone.
Control Android TV from your iPhone. No extra app.
Telik puts your Android TV in the iPhone Control Center remote list. Swipe, click, type with the iPhone keyboard, mirror over AirPlay and use Apple Home. Everything runs on the TV.
Free and open source, GPL-3.0. Android TV 13+, 32-bit ARM builds.
What works from the iPhone
The iPhone keyboard
Focus a text field on the TV and type on the phone, Cyrillic included. Works in fields that use the standard Android input. Apps that draw their own on-screen keyboard may not respond.
AirPlay mirroring
Mirror an iPhone, iPad or Mac screen and send sound to the TV. Based on UxPlay.
Apple Home
The TV gets a tile in the Home app with power and app inputs, so scenes and Siri commands can use it.
No extra hardware
No Homebridge, Raspberry Pi or Termux. The services start by themselves after the TV boots.
AirPods on the TV
A Headphones button on the Telik home screen connects and disconnects AirPods. An optional setting connects them when the TV turns on. Sound is stereo AAC, not Atmos.
Small
The APK is about 11 MB and written for low-end TV hardware.
Install
- Download
telik-*-armv7.apkfrom Releases and install it on the TV.adb installworks, and so does a file manager. - Open Telik and allow accessibility access when asked. It presses the remote buttons and receives text.
- On the iPhone, open Control Center, tap the remote icon, choose Telik and enter the code from the TV.
- To add the Apple Home tile, open Apple Home in Telik and scan the QR code.
What to expect
| Task | With Telik |
|---|---|
| Navigation, volume, pause from the iPhone | Works |
| Text input from the iPhone | Works in standard Android text fields |
| Screen mirroring | Works with AirPlay 2 pairing, no code needed, tested on iOS 27.2 |
| AirPods from the TV screen | Pair them in the TV settings first. The button needs network debugging on the TV and one approval on the screen |
| Multi-room audio with HomePod | Not available. It needs ports that an app without root cannot open |
| Who can mirror | Any device on your network |
| Apple TV+, Netflix over AirPlay | Not supported. Use their apps on the TV |
| The real Siri on the TV | Not available. The side button starts Android voice search |
| Turning the TV on from the iPhone | Depends on whether the TV keeps its network in standby |
Questions
Can I control Android TV with the iPhone Control Center remote?
Yes. Telik makes the TV appear in the Apple TV Remote list. Pair once with the code on the TV screen.
Does Netflix or Apple TV+ work over AirPlay?
No. Telik does not decrypt protected video. Open those services in their own apps on the TV and control them from the iPhone remote.
Do I need root or an extra device?
No. The app runs on the TV without root, a server, Homebridge or an iPhone app.
Which TVs are supported?
Tested on a 32-bit Dahua 4K TV with Android 14 and an iPhone on iOS 27.2. Other Android TV 13+ models should work, and reports are welcome in the issue tracker.
Is it safe?
The source is public. Accessibility access lets the app operate the TV, so install only builds you trust. Telik has no analytics and does not need an account.