In the era of functional phones, it is nothing new for mobile phones to be equipped with infrared sensors. With the strong development of smart phones, especially after Android phones become mainstream, mobile phones have abandoned infrared sensors. Generally, smart phones are equipped with wireless technologies such as wifi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc. The flagship brands recently launched are 、 Optimus G Pro And HTC One has re added infrared sensors, so what functions can it achieve?
The small dot on the left in the figure is the infrared sensor ▼ of Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4's built-in remote control function (WatchOn) only supports TV, DVD player, Blu ray player, etc. Some functions of the remote control TV may have some problems. We used a Samsung TV in the test, and the input signal cannot be switched, while the switch, volume, channel and other functions are normal ▼
The infrared sensor of HTC One and the key of the set-top are integrated ▼
The remote control of HTC One only supports TV ▼
The infrared sensor of LG Optimus G Pro is beside the 3.5mm interface ▼
Optimus G Pro's built-in remote control has more air conditioner and slide projector controls than Galaxy S4 and One, but the air conditioner control only supports two local giants ▼
Of course, we can't limit ourselves to the built-in remote control function. Now we have launched some software for the Galaxy S4 infrared remote control. With these software, the Galaxy S4 can control more devices. Considering the compatibility problem, the I9500 is also used as the test object in this test. Here we cooperate with two other remote control software, namely Remote Control Wizard and Smart Remote for Galaxy S4.
Remote control wizard can realize remote control of various brands of air conditioners ▼
While Smart Remote for Galaxy S4 can control more devices, even Xbox 360 can realize remote control
Of course, just showing screenshots and introductions is not visual enough. Let's take a look at our demonstration videos, which demonstrate remote TV, remote Xbox 360 and remote air conditioner ▼
The playability of Android gives the system more fun functions, and there will be more and more playing methods like infrared remote control. In addition to the improvement of mobile phone performance, we need to explore and try all these things.
Learn more about new cool devices, stay tuned
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