How to Turn On Samsung TV With & Without Remote

Turning on your Samsung TV is the key to unlocking the unrestrained world of entertainment at your residence. This article will walk you through various methods of doing it elaborately.

How to Turn On Samsung TV With Remote

To power on the Samsung Smart TV with the remote, first connect its power cable to the socket and turn on the switch. Press the Power button on your remote, and you will see the TV screen rising slowly. Make sure there are no interruptions that block the signal from the remote.

How to Turn On Samsung TV Without a Remote

There are remote alternatives available, like smartphone apps, physical buttons, and voice commands that can turn on Samsung TVs. Follow the guide given below to learn how to use them.

Using Power Button

When your remote is faulty or absent, plug in your TV and locate its Power button. The button may be at your TV’s backside, bottom center, or bottom right side corner. Find and press the power button for 0.5 seconds to boot up your TV in no time.

Using the Remote App

Samsung Smart TV has a dedicated app called SmartThings that can perform all the remote control actions. Install the app on your device from the Google Play Store or the App Store and launch it. You should have connected your mobile phone and TV to the same WiFi to make this process work. Sign in to your Samsung account and tap the Add Device option. Click Link your TV and enter your TV’s serial number.

After pairing the app, use the Power button on the virtual remote interface to power on your Samsung TV.

Using Voice Commands

Samsung TV has built-in voice assistant support with two digital assistants: Bixby and Alexa. You can enable Bixby or Alexa by navigating through Settings on your TV → General → Voice → Voice Assistant → Bixby/Alexa.

If you have chosen Bixby, press the Mic button on the remote app. Provoke it by saying, ” Hey Bixby, turn on my TV.” Say, “Hey Alexa, turn on my TV” after pressing the remote app’s Mic button if you have proceeded with Alexa.

If you have already connected your Alexa Speakers to your TV, you can provoke your TV using voice commands and turn it on. But to perform this action, you should, if you have connected it, then using the speakers, you can turn on your TV by commanding, ” Hey Alexa, Turn on the TV.”

Important Note! The previous two methods can be used for establishing a connection between your TV and SmartThings app/Voice assistants for future usage and can’t be used for instant boot-up.

Alternate Methods to Turn On Samsung TV

There are two other alternatives you could give a try to power on your Samsung TV apart from the previous authentic methods.

First, you can try a universal remote, which is reliable and cost-efficient. Pair it with your TV by entering the respective remote code and using its Power button just like your native remote to turn off and on your TV.

You can also use gaming consoles for this task if you have connected it to your TV previously. Wake up your console by pressing its Turn On/Power button, which will parallelly provoke your TV to boot up.

You can adapt to any one of the above methods according to your convenience to turn on your Samsung TV. After turning it on, you can download apps to your Samsung TV and stream without limits.