Owning an Android or Google TV gives you a lot of freedom, but navigating its interface with a standard remote can sometimes be frustrating. You likely already use your smartphone as a remote to control your TV wirelessly โ for tasks like typing long search queries or as a backup remote. While there are plenty of Android and iOS options to control your Google TV, controlling it through Windows 11 is often a less explored territory.
So I did a little research to arrive at these two easy solutionsโa lightweight custom remote app and leveraging the power of Chromecast โ to control your Google TV seamlessly with your Windows 11 PC.
Leveraging Chrome or Edge Browser
Control active TV playback from your browser toolbar
The fact that Google TVs come with Google Cast (formerly Chromecast) is a huge advantage when it comes to wireless connectivity. It lets you control your TV wirelessly with any supporting client. With Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge already running on your Windows 11 PC, you can instantly leverage them to control your TV.
All you need to do is make sure your Google TV and PC are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. If this condition is met, the Chrome or Edge browser will do its magic. Once the media starts playing on your TV, you can spot a music icon popping up on the browser’s toolbar, located in the top right corner of the screen….