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DirectTV Stream
Question, next week we are moving into an apartment and the only provider they use is AT&T, therefore we will be using DirectTV Stream for our viewing. We bought a Samsung TV, model year 2022 for compatibility. I am planning on installing the DirectTV app on it. Is there an app I can put on my iPad to remotely control the tv app, or do I need to use the physical remote from the tv?
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bcbsncjlj
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2 years ago
Honestly, I would not use the app for the Smart TV. There are a lot of issues with those Smart TV apps. Go with an external streaming device like a Roku, Fire Stick, or even DirecTV's device. You can read all the horrible stories around the Smart TV apps via searching the forum. Just take this as a warning if you go the Smart TV way.
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litzdog911
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2 years ago
Agree with the previous post. The native Samsung DirecTV Stream App is junk. Lots of issues. You're much better off with a $30 Roku, FireStick, etc.
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Jrandomuser
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2 years ago
@tvan I assume when you say "the only provider they use is AT&T", you mean that AT&T is the only available internet service. That does not mean that the only streaming video service available to you would be DirecTV Stream. All of the live streaming services (DTV Stream, YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, Sling, Fubo, etc.) are OTT (Over The Top) services, meaning they run on top of an internet service - any internet service. DTV Stream might be the best choice for you, but it isn't the only one.
As far as controlling the DTV Stream app (or any of the live streaming apps) - they don't have their own remotes. They are controlled using any remote that controls the device they are running on - so the Roku remote on a Roku, FireTV remote on a FireTV, etc. - or any third-party remote or app emulating a remote for for that device. Samsung has a remote control app (or at least used to) for Android and iOS devices, and there may be others from third parties. The same is true for most of the other devices. Note that these will control the app in roughly the same way as a "hard" remote - using (virtual) arrow keys to select on screen icons, and so on. As far as I know, there would be no support for "higher" functions - no way to use a virtual keypad to directly select a channel by number, no way to use a "REC" (virtual) button to record, etc. The limitation isn't what the remote offers but what the app was written to support, which is the very limited remote the devices came with.
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