Is there an Element TV remote app?

Not from Element. Its website and help center point to no remote app, because the software in an Element TV belongs to Roku, Google, Amazon or Xumo, and each of them has its own free app. A universal app such as A Decent Remote covers the Roku, Google TV and Fire TV ones in one place.

Is there a free remote app for an Element TV?

Yes. The Roku app, the Google Home app, Amazon's Fire TV app and the Xumo Remote app are all free, and each controls one system. A Decent Remote is free for your first 50 button presses and paid after that, with no ads and no account.

What is the best universal remote app for an Element TV?

The best one is the one that speaks your set's system. A Decent Remote does for Element TVs running Roku, Google TV or Fire TV. It does not for Xumo, where Xumo's own app is the answer, and no phone app can control an Element TV that has no Wi-Fi.

Why is my Element TV remote not working?

Fit fresh batteries first. Element's own help center then says to take the batteries out, hold the remote's power button for 25 seconds, and put the batteries back. A Roku, Google TV or Fire TV Element can also be run from your phone while you sort the remote out.

How do I turn on an Element TV without the remote?

Press the power button on the TV itself, usually on the bottom edge or in a row of buttons under the screen. A phone app can wake the TV only if it paired earlier and the TV keeps its network awake in standby.

How do I change the input on an Element TV without the remote?

On an Element Fire TV, press the SOURCE button in the row of buttons under the screen. On a Roku Element, connect your phone and pick the HDMI input from the tiles on the home screen. A game console or Blu-ray player you switch on often pulls the TV to its input over HDMI-CEC.

Can an iPhone control an Element TV with no Wi-Fi?

No. Element's basic TVs have no network, and an iPhone has no infrared blaster, so there is nothing for a phone app to talk to. Those sets need a physical remote.

Element TV Remote App for iPhone: Roku, Fire TV, Google TV

Q: Which system does my Element TV run?

Look at the last letter of the model number on the back sticker: R means Roku TV, G Google TV and C Xumo TV. Models starting EL4KAMZ are Fire TV. A model ending in N, or starting ELEF, is a basic TV with no Wi-Fi at all.

Element sells TVs under one name but on several different systems, so there is no single Element remote app, and what works depends on what is inside your set. Your iPhone can run Roku, Google TV and older Fire TV Elements in about a minute. Xumo models and Element’s basic TVs with no Wi-Fi are the exceptions.

Which system does my Element TV run, and how do I tell?

Element builds the TV and licenses the software. Its website lists Roku TV, Google TV, Xumo TV and TiVo for current sets, and its help center still carries older Fire TV and Android TV models. The model number on the back sticker tells you which one you have:

Model number	System	A Decent Remote
E550AG55R, EQ550AG65R (ends in R)	Roku TV	Yes, with one setting
E650AE65G, E450AD70G (ends in G)	Google TV	Yes, with a code
EL4KAMZ5517 (starts EL4KAMZ)	Fire TV Edition	Yes, after one approval
E550AE70C (ends in C)	Xumo TV	No
E550AF50T (ends in T)	Powered by TiVo	Not confirmed
E1AA32N, E4AA50N, ELEFW195 (ends in N, or starts ELEF)	No Wi-Fi	No

The home screen confirms it: purple-accented tiles are Roku, a search bar over rows of recommendations is Google TV, and Amazon’s banner rows are Fire TV. Element lists older ELST and E4SFT models as plain “Smart TV”. We could not confirm what runs inside them, so treat them as unsupported until the scan finds yours.

Is there an official Element TV remote app?

No. Element’s website and help center offer none. Each system has its own free app:

Roku TV: the Roku app. Same Wi-Fi, sign in, connect to the TV.
Google TV: the Google Home app on iPhone. Tap the TV, then Open remote.
Fire TV: Amazon’s Fire TV app. It asks for a code shown on the TV.
Xumo TV: Xumo’s own Xumo Remote app, on the same Wi-Fi.

If Element is the only TV you own, the matching free app is a fair answer. A Decent Remote is for the house with more than one brand: one app for Element, Samsung, LG and the rest, with a real keyboard. It is free for your first 50 presses, then paid, with no ads and no account.

How do I pair A Decent Remote with an Element TV?

Put the iPhone on the same Wi-Fi as the TV, open the app and tap your Element in the scan.

Roku Element (ends in R). There is no code and no approval prompt. The catch is a TV setting: many Rokus on recent software have Control by mobile apps set to Limited, and then the app can open apps but not press arrows or type. Choose Enabled at Settings → System → Advanced system settings → Control by mobile apps, using Roku’s free app if the remote is gone. The Roku guide covers a TV that fell off Wi-Fi.

Google TV Element (ends in G). The TV shows a six-character code. Type it into the app once and the TV remembers your phone. The Google TV and Android TV guide covers a code that never appears.

Fire TV Element (EL4KAMZ). Turn on Settings → My Fire TV → Developer Options → ADB Debugging. If Developer Options is missing, select the device name seven times under About. Then tap the TV in the app. It shows Allow USB debugging?, so tick Always allow and select OK. The Fire TV is the TV itself, so no second remote can press OK over HDMI-CEC. Use Amazon’s Fire TV app, or the knob on the back of the set, which Element’s help center uses for moving the selection. More in the Fire TV guide.

What can’t an iPhone remote do on an Element TV?

Xumo TV: A Decent Remote does not support it. Use Xumo’s own app.
TiVo and older “Smart TV” models: not confirmed. If the TV does not appear in the scan, assume no.
Basic Element TVs with no Wi-Fi: an iPhone has no infrared blaster, so it cannot control them.
A TV that is not on your Wi-Fi yet: no app can find it. Plug in an Ethernet cable or rejoin Wi-Fi first.
Android: A Decent Remote is on iPhone today. The Android version is being built, and leaving your email gets you one message the day it is on Google Play. The free apps above work meanwhile.

How do I turn on an Element TV or change the input without the remote?

Turn on. Press the power button on the set. On an Element Fire TV the buttons sit in a row under the screen, right of the logo, and the second from the right is SOURCE. On a Roku Element, feel along the bottom edge and the back (more here). If the TV stays dead, unplug it, hold its power button for 20 to 25 seconds and plug it back in, as Element’s Roku help article advises. Your phone can switch the TV on only if it paired earlier and the set keeps its network awake in standby.

Change the input. On a Fire TV Element, press SOURCE. Once your phone is connected to a Roku Element, the inputs are tiles on the home screen.

What is the best universal remote for an Element TV?

For a set with Wi-Fi, the phone in your pocket: no batteries, nothing to lose, one app for every TV. If you want hardware, match the remote to the system. Generic Roku TV remote two-packs that list Element cost around $10 at Walmart, and remotes for Element’s non-Roku sets about $14 to $17. A basic Element with no Wi-Fi needs a physical remote.