How android remote control works with Google TV

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prashant picture prashant · Jan 11, 2011 · Viewed 8.4k times · Source

Any ideas on how Google TV remote app on android platform works. I just tried it today. Paired it over wi-fi and it just started to work. What's the concept behind it? It does not seem to be using Bluetooth. So then how does it work without installing any component on the TV?

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justinkoh picture justinkoh · May 11, 2011

The code to the Google TV remote has been opensourced so you can see how it works.

https://code.google.com/p/google-tv-remote/

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