One of the non-gaming benefits of the Xbox Series X and Series S is being able to control and navigate the console with your TV's default remote.

Want to control your computer using your mobile phone? Check out Remote Mouse, a remote control app that transforms your mobile phone into a wireless controller to control your computer.

Do often lose the remote to your TV? If you have an Android TV, you can turn your smartphone into a virtual remote - here's how to do that.

You can use the Fire TV app on your smartphone as a remote for your Firestick as long as the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

The Apple TV Remote app on iPhone or iPad makes it easy to control a TV screen if you misplace or don't want to use your TV's remote control.

The flexible Joy-Con controller from the Nintendo Switch can serve yet another function on Android devices, a remote camera shutter button.