Customize remote Make the remote yours: pick a remote layout, the keys and their color, an icon style, a background and how strong taps feel, with a live preview of every change. A new remote The remote fits your screen, phone or iPad, upright or wide, and shows only the keys your TV has. Power and Source sit on the top row. Typing and Quick Launch The Keyboard shows what you type in a bar above the keys, and on many TVs the Search key runs the search. The Keyboard works with more TVs too. On more TVs, Quick Launch shows the apps the TV actually has and opens them directly. More TVs Beam now controls more smart TVs, and pairing gets through on more of them. Help inside Beam Report a problem or contact us right inside Beam, from Settings or from Beam's icon on the Home Screen.

Videos on the TV The photo key is now Media: pick a video and it plays on the TV, with play, pause, 10 second skips, a scrub bar and volume right under the frame. Pairing that tells you what the TV wants When a TV ignores every key because of one setting, Beam now names that setting. Beam no longer gives up while the TV's own request is still on screen, and when a TV shows no code, Beam says where to look instead of leaving an empty screen. A connection that holds on A TV that drops off for a moment is no longer taken away from you: Beam says the connection is lost, keeps trying for a full minute, and picks the TV back up without a tap. Leaving Wi-Fi no longer ends the session, and a TV that changed address leaves no dead copies behind. Supported TVs, and smaller things Settings now lists every TV Beam can control, with what each one needs switched on first. A paired TV only offers to wake on the network you paired it on, and text stays readable at the largest accessibility sizes.

Behind-the-scenes improvements to keep Beam running smoothly on your TVs.

Behind-the-scenes improvements to keep Beam running smoothly on your TVs.

Beam on iPad Beam now uses the whole iPad screen, in Split View and Slide Over too. On a wide screen the remote splits in two, with the trackpad on one side and the keys on the other. A screensaver on the remote Leave the remote sitting and it fades to a quiet clock. Touch the screen to bring it back, or pick in Settings how long it waits. Photos, several at a time Choose a few photos and swipe through them. The one you rest on goes up on the TV, and photos now reach many LG, Samsung, Sony and Philips sets as well as Google TV. Sharp AQUOS TVs Sharp sets with IP control switched on now appear in the list and pair without a code. More TVs that connect A Google TV with its screen off now takes the connection, and the power button wakes it. Older Philips sets connect too, LG sets whose firmware refused Beam now pair, and a TV found once no longer disappears from the next scan.

Photos on your TV Send a photo from your phone straight to a Google TV or Android TV. It fills the screen, and it never leaves your Wi-Fi. Every app your TV can open The Apps button now shows the full list, not just the popular ones where you live. Make the remote yours Choose how the keys look, watch the trackpad follow your finger, and reach your TV's own settings with one key. Smoother pairing The camera reads pairing codes even when your TV spreads them across boxes or the screen is bright. A steadier connection Google TV and Android TV connect faster and stay connected, instead of pairing and then dropping straight away.

Point your iPhone at the pairing code on your TV and Beam reads it for you, no more typing a code across the room. Works with Philips, Sony, VIZIO and Google TV. A TV that is switched off now appears in the list and can be turned on with a tap, on TVs that support it. Google TV and Android TV pairing is far more reliable, and a failed connection no longer makes you pair all over again. TVs now show up as they are found instead of all at once, and the list no longer rearranges itself. Plus a number of smaller fixes to connecting, pairing and navigation.

Behind-the-scenes improvements to keep Beam running smoothly on your TVs.

Behind-the-scenes improvements to keep Beam running smoothly on your TVs.

Beam 1.2.4 connects to LG and Samsung TVs more reliably, and gives Android and Google TV pairing more time to finish so fewer setups run out before you can enter the code. Premium stays ad-free from the moment you open the app, sign-in picks itself back up after a dropped connection, and Beam now tells you when a new version is ready. Plus general reliability improvements throughout.

Beam 1.2.3 improves sign-in and account-state reliability, makes purchase restoration more dependable, and strengthens TV connection stability on iOS. This release also improves privacy handling for technical diagnostics and includes general reliability and performance fixes.

- Keeps the familiar names of discovered and paired TVs. - Improves pairing, reconnection, and recovery after network interruptions. - Strengthens control across Android/Google TV, Roku, LG, Samsung, Philips, and supported Sony BRAVIA models. - Shows lifetime Premium as lifetime instead of a far-future end date. - Includes general performance, privacy, and stability improvements.

- Smoother TV scans with no Local Network loading flicker or overlapping scans. - Clearer no-device and pairing-failed states, plus better connection recovery. - Clearer Local Network, tracking, diagnostics, and privacy guidance. - Better subscription details, purchase restoration, and lifetime access recognition. - Keyboard control now supports free rewarded access, with account and stability improvements.

- Clearer onboarding and TV compatibility guidance. - Improved discovery diagnostics. - Updated translations and reliability fixes.

Compatibility information and setup guidance are now clearer.