Bluetooth Remote

Bluetooth Remote

Bluetooth remote control for Android TV.

Atharok Multimedia Remote Controller

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Description

Turn your smartphone into a Bluetooth remote control to easily navigate and interact with your Android TV.

Features:

- Wireless control via Bluetooth connection.
- Includes all necessary buttons for remote control of your device.
- Support for integrated mouse and keyboard.
- No additional app installation required on your Android TV device thanks to HID protocol.
- Modern and responsive user interface.
- Developed with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material 3.
- Privacy-focused with no data collection (internet permission disabled).
- No advertisements.
- Open source.

The source code is available here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BtRemote

What’s new (1.13.0)

1.13.0

Full list of changes here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BtRemote/-/releases

- Added navigation buttons to the Widget.
- Added support for navigation using a game controller’s physical buttons. This is particularly useful for Android-based game consoles.
- Fixed an issue where the "Use the Enter key for selection" option was not applied when clicking the notification button.
- Updated translations.
- Updated Android SDK (API 36 → API 37) and dependencies.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.13.0 current
58000262bb6fcbab…
 2026-08-26 4.7 MB API 28
1.12.1
6502d9589ee7c0d0…
 2026-06-11 4.7 MB API 28
1.12.0
d2f65ac82c1b46e8…
 2026-05-14 4.7 MB API 28

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • BluetoothConnect to Bluetooth devices.
  • BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • Bluetooth connectionConnect to paired Bluetooth devices.
  • Bluetooth scanSearch for nearby Bluetooth devices.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
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  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • btremote.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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