Samsung reveals genius new trick to control your TV without a remote, your phone or even your voice

SAMSUNG has come up with a new way to control your TV – and it doesn’t require your phone or your voice.

The South Korean firm has been busy unveiling a load of innovations and new gadgets at CES, the world’s biggest tech show held in Las Vegas every year.

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And The Sun went along to see first hand some of the big upgrades coming soon.

One change that caught our eye was a new way to control your Samsung TV using a smartwatch.

But instead of going through the effort of selecting buttons on your smartwatch, this novel idea requires you to simply wave your wrist about.

For those with a Galaxy Watch, it could be a life-saver during those times you’ve lost the main remote.

And it’s probably a lot quicker than resorting to using smartphone controls too, given that the watch is right there on your wrist.

Known as the Quick Remote, Samsung says it: “automatically detects nearby TVs and converts to a remote control whenever needed.

“Simply control the TV with your Galaxy Watch with gesture even when your hands are busy.”

At a demo stand at CES, Samsung reveals four ways this works.

You can do wrist movements to navigate around your TV like a cursor.

Pinching with your fingers allows you to select things.

Making a fist will send you back, while a double fist gesture will take you home.

To take advantage of the upgrade you’ll need a Galaxy Watch 4 or later.

And for now it will only work with Samsung’s upcoming 2025 TVs.

However, the firm may introduce it to 2023 and 2024 models at a later date.

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