For whatever reason, the weather is unreasonably hot. I needed my air conditioner to be turned on as soon as possible. I searched my room for the remote control and I couldn’t find it. I thought to myself – where the heck could it be? I continued searching and eventually, I gave up. But then I remembered two Xiaomi phones – the Mi 9, and also the Redmi Note 9S. Both of these phones have an IR blaster.
After so many years, there are many Xiaomi-made phones have IR blasters. I’m not sure why Xiaomi is so persistent in putting an IR blaster into a phone – but today is the day I learn why. It’s about convenience. It’s about being an alternative when such a thing happens.
So, I took the Redmi Note 9S and launched the Mi Remote app. I selected the air conditioner option, searched and selected for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and then follow the instructions shown. Within 2 minutes, I can use the Redmi Note 9S to control my air conditioner. RIP air conditioner remote control, you won’t be missed.
But hey – there are many other household stuff is controlled via remote control using IR too. For example, my desktop speaker. Within a minute, I can control my speaker the Redmi Note 9S. Well, not 100% – but at least I can turn it on and off.
What about TVs? I was able to control a smart TV and another not-so-smart TV using the Redmi Note 9S. I gained full control with the Redmi Note 9S. Imagine going into the TV section of the department store and started messing with their TVs. That will surely cause confusion.
Of course, that’s not all. I also controlled my Nikon D7000 DSLR via the Redmi Note 9S. This is extremely useful since I am filming videos alone. Controlling the Nikon D7000 with the phone means I can autofocus and frame myself in the shot before I start filming.
The remote control app in the Redmi Note 9S also lets me control fans – so I can be as lazy as I can be and start controlling everything around the house.
And yet – the Redmi Note 9S isn’t that expensive either. Starting from RM799, we can all start controlling stuff around the house. This new smartphone is also equipped with a lot of powerful hardware – which you can learn more in our full review here.
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P/S: I found the air conditioner remote control after some griefing. It was under the bedsheets.
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