11 Ways to Find a Lost TV Remote Quickly and Effectively

The TV remote control is an “inseparable item” with the TV and is the device that helps you use the TV most conveniently. Therefore, every time the TV remote control is lost, many people often get “mad” and frustrated. To avoid that negative feeling, please refer to our solutions below!

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• Check out the possibilities
• Look in hard to see places
• Remember the places you have been
• Look in the bed sheet
• Ask other family members
• Determine who held the remote
• Please help
• Pay attention and remember
• To stay in a fixed place
• Make the controls stand out more
• Install GPS tracker for control

Check out the possibilities

Many people tend to leave the remote near the TV or where they sit to watch TV, usually on the sofa or in bed. Therefore, the places around where you sit to watch TV are the most likely places to leave the remote.

Look in hard-to-see places

Remote controls are often covered by books, magazines, blankets and coats or wedged between cushions and chairs. TV remote controls are also often placed on top of refrigerators, next to kettles, bookshelves, chests of drawers, etc.

Remember the places you have been

You may have taken the remote control with you and put it somewhere while you were thinking about something else. So, think about whether you left the remote control somewhere while you were walking to the bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or in front of the toilet door.

Also, if you have eaten or drank anything within a few hours, check the refrigerator, as you may have left it on top or nearby.

Look in the sheets or blankets

If you are someone who watches TV in bed, this method is very effective. The TV remote is usually under the bed sheet or blanket. The best way to find it is to run your hand along the sheet until you feel something that resembles a remote. If you still can’t find it, look around the bed, check areas like under the bed, the foot of the bed, etc.

Ask other family members

If someone else has recently used the TV remote, that person may be able to give you a clue as to its location. It may have been placed somewhere you don't normally put it or somewhere you don't normally go.

Determine who held the remote

Maybe your sibling brought the remote into the room and forgot to put it back. Maybe someone hid the remote to tease you. Or maybe your dog grabbed the remote and took it somewhere. Think about who could have had the remote.

Please help

Ask a friend or family member to help you find it, this will save you time and give you a better chance of finding the remote control. Who knows, people might find it in places you never normally leave it!

Pay attention and remember

If you keep an eye on the remote more, you’ll be less likely to have to look for it. Try to be mindful and aware when you put the remote away. Memorize the image of the device and the context so you can remember where the remote is.

To stay in a fixed place

If you don’t want to waste time looking for the remote, it’s best to keep it in a fixed place. You can choose to put it on the coffee table, next to the TV, or in a case and put it on the sofa or coffee table or wherever you can see it most easily.

Make the controls stand out more

You can stick bright, reflective tape or ribbons, glue plastic feet to the device, or add any details that you feel can make it look more impressive and outstanding without hindering the features of the device.

Install GPS tracker for control

Many companies now sell small tracking devices that link to smartphone apps. Attach the tracking device to your TV remote in case it gets lost. Your smartphone will beep or flash when it gets close to the remote. Some apps even have the ability to find remotes that are far away from you. However, location tracking devices are quite expensive.

Above are 11 ways to find the remote when it is lost. Apply these methods to find the remote as quickly as possible! Good luck!