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What is IR Blaster (Infrared Sensor) in Mobile Phones?
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Jan 22, 2025
I explain what an IR blaster is in a phone and demonstrate how it works. Buy IR remote controller adapter for Android and iPhone 15/16: https://amzn.to/4jaAapW
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here's a demonstration of how IR blaster
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on a mobile phone works so
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[Music]
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that's hello this is Mr Mobility what is
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an IR blaster the word IR or the term IR
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is actually an abbreviation for the word
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infrared infrared technology is an old
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technology has been around for quite a
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while from from as early as the late '
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90s and used to be quite common on
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phones but then for a while it went away
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and in recent times it has been coming
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back it's coming back this time as a
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tool that allows you to use your phone
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as a remote controller with appliances
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like
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TV DVD players air conditioner fridges
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light bulbs in the home in the office
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whatever this is a black phone I'm not a
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fan of black phones because they are
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difficult to demonstrate things with I
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want to show you the infrared pot
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at the top of the phone this is what the
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phone looks like it's at the top of the
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phone but everything is black and
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because the pot itself is black you
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might not see it but hey just so you can
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see the airpt I went ahead and took
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several photographs you know just to try
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to get you to see it eventually I found
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one or two clips that show it clearly so
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enjoy do not say I I didn't do anything
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for you a growing number of smartphone
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manufacturers are putting infrared ports
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in their phones and they're including
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software to enable the function because
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you need both the hardware and the
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software to make it work I have already
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done the initial setup of the infrared
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blaster on this phone with this TV
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here's a little demonstration of how
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this works all I have to do is point the
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phone at the TV press the menu button
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here and the menu pops up on the screen
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I press the okay button and then it
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takes me into the
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menu and I can
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scroll with the directional pads
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there and pretty much
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adjust anything I
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want so this is how it works it works
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good for TV it works for other
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appliances let me see if I can show
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you which other appliances I can add so
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this is TV satellite box projector AC
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DVD player air cleaner
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amplifier uh infrared switch fan
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humidifier fot bath electric heater
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robot cleaner drying rack cotton smart
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toilet I can configure this to work with
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any of them also another thing that I
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want to point out is that a lot of
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Android phones do not come with an
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infrared blaster if your phone does not
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come with one you can actually add one
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to it what you do is buy an infrared
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dongle or an infrared adapter it looks
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like a flash drive and you plug it into
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the USBC Port the USBC Port of your
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phone and then install the compatible
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software something like this to work
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with it this particular software
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actually supports a number of dongles
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like that so you can see here you can
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add this USB accessory you can add
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even Bluetooth accessory and then and
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all that all you have to do if you want
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that kind of functionality added to your
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Android smartphone or even your iPhone
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yes you can add a dongle an infrared
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dongle to your iPhone as well to enable
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the functionality get on Amazon get on
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your favorite tech Gadget Store and
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search for IR Blaster IR dongle IR
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adapter pick a model that you want order
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it once it arrives
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in the instruction manual and all that
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it to State what software you need to
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download from either the play store or
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from the manufacturer's website you
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install that software on your phone and
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You' be able to do exactly what I have
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done with this television set like I
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said it works also for other appliances
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like AC DVD player smart fridge smart
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cleaner etc etc it's a nice handy
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feature to have if you're watching TV
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whether it's um Internet TV or regular
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TV
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you don't want to have to drop your
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phone don't pick up the remote
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controller and if you happen to lose the
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remote controller that comes with your
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TV you can always use the one on your
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smartphone too it's a cool Nifty feature
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that is nice to have and I'm glad I have
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at least one phone that has an infrared
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blaster it's fun stuff let me know if
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you have any questions and I'll be glad
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to answer them I'll see you in my next
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video
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