Widgets, Control Center, Live Activity and the Action button
Control your TV without opening the app.
Free
- Volume widget: on the Home Screen, touch and hold, tap Edit > Add Widget, search for TVkip and pick TV Volume. On the Lock Screen, touch and hold, tap Customize > Lock Screen, then add the TVkip TV Volume widget.
- Control Center: open Control Center, tap +, then Add a Control, and search for TVkip (iOS 18 or later). Every TVkip control is free.
- Action button: iPhone Settings > Action Button, swipe to Controls, and choose a TVkip control like Play/Pause TV or TV Power.
- Live Activity: while you use the remote, the TV's controls appear on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
With Pro
All other widgets and layouts: the remote and favorite-apps widgets, the other Lock Screen widgets and StandBy.
Widgets and controls use the TV you used last. To change it, edit the widget and choose a TV.