SureMote Universal Remote App

One of the most exciting announcements at WWDC 2014 was the iHome Kit feature in iOS 8, which will allow iPhone owners to use their device as a remote to control the smart home. But if you don’t want to wait for Apple to release the iOS 8 update this fall there is an Android app available now in the Google PlayStore that does many of the things iHome Kit will.

As a tech writer, I get to see products that are in development that companies plan to release in the months or years to come.

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A couple years ago, I saw a company that was trying to develop an app that would turn your smartphone into a remote control for your television. I was underwhelmed.

Tekoia has done it. Android Smartphone into a universal remote controller

SureMote is their universal remote app that works with both Wi-Fi and infrared that debuts at Computex in Taiwan.

The great things about this app:

Ever wanted to be able to control absolutely everything from your phone? SureMote could be the app for you.

Developed by Israeli company Tekoia, SureMote will let you control smart TVs, media streamers, robot vaccum cleaners, smart heaters, air-conditioning units and other devices that are becoming part of the increasingly expanding Internet of Things.

The app can communicate with devices via WiFi and infrared (IR), meaning it should be able to control non-smart legacy devices too.

Tekoia’s SureMote is a universal remote app that can control smart media streaming and legacy devices that use Wi-Fi or infrared (IR) capability from a single interface.

The company, which hails from Ramat Gan in Israel, plans to demo the app at Computex in Taipai, Taiwan next month, controlling an LG Smart TV for second screen capability, along with an Apple TV, and the iRobot Roomba vacuum. It features a user interface with standard remote keyboard, mouse, gyro, and voice.