Sharp SmartCentral

I've tried many times to connect this app to my phone and TV and the TV is fairly new but it will not connect my Samsung connects just fine using the built in PEEL SMART REMOTE, why can't the app made by SHARP for SHARP be an easier one to use.? Or better yet, i I should be able to put in the model number of my t_v and this app should be able to connect directly to it that way.

Lots of negative reviews here, but it works fine for me! The small remote that comes with my Sharp TV got lost and so I downloaded this app and it took all of 2 minutes to download it / set it up. I can easily control my TV from my smart phone.

I needed this app because my remote doesn't work. Why would you require me to use a remote to set up the application? I can't connect to the internet without using the original remote. Come on!!! Someone at Sharp didn't think things through.

The app is even missing a button to access smart central apps.

Just awful. I didn't think this app could be even more useless and frustrating than the actual Sharp TV menus, but they actually managed to make it worse. Avoid this mess, don't download this app and don't buy a Sharp TV.

**Edit Update at end!!** The number of downloads speaks for itself. This app is just as bad as the Sharp TV. You spend thousands of dollars on a TV and the company can't even develop a simple remote control app that works? Maybe they are too busy working on new firmware that hasn't been updated in over a year despite all the bugs it still has. This TV has the absolute minimum features to technically call it a smart TV. It's utterly disappointing in every aspect. I bet Sharp is just as confused why they are losing money and nobody wants their products. Sharp if you care about your customer base like any other company and read these reviews (and you should) your user base is waiting to hear from you regarding your subpar efforts on keeping your customer base happy and we want some feedback of how you are going to fix this. Every person that comes to my house is instantly amazed at the size of my 80" hanging on the wall until I turn it on and show them what a pos it is. Word of mouth is a powerful weapon. **Update, been a couple YEARS since this review and just wanted to follow up that NOTHING has changed. Sharp was too busy to even acknowledge this or the emails I sent.**

What is the point of this? All it does is load a list a shows & movies. I tried using the remote, but it does nothing.

Won't connect to my specific model of tv....IF COURSE I HAVE TO BUY A REMOTE.... Couldn't just have an app that works for all your products!!!!!

Having issues all of a sudden. Won't log on just keeps searching. Not dependable!

It cant find my TV anymore. It just stopped working.

Absolutely nothing in this app works, It could see my Sharp TV on the network but prompts for a port and does nothing.

Android 7 on Samsung S7. Don't find Aquos TV. Phooey. Yes, I made sure all the right stuff was enabled, on same wireless network, etc.

Does not connect to my TV. Have set up TV as described in the help section of the app and verified that the TV can connect to the internet/be connected to from the LAN by other applications.

Junky

Doesn't connect to my Aquos after following all instructions

Why bother?

Never finds the TV. Tried everything.

Works better for me and I love it.

Trash

Remote control will not function with Sharp Smart TV leaving you to download an app which is useless it will not find aquos when needed just shows a blank black screen

Worked initially; however, cannot get connected for several months. Giving up on the app.

Have the Shari TVs with this feature and Nexus and pixel phones. None work.

Doesn't even list my Aquos model, let alone find and connect to it

Did not work at all.....sucks!

On my Nexus 5 (Android 6.0.1), it does connect to my Aquos TV. The remote function works quite nicely. The TV guide brings up the correct local shows, but hangs when selecting a show. It's quite useful for the remote function of course, if nothing else. On my Nexus 9 (running Android 7), it hangs trying to find the TV on the same network. I can only assume this is a problem with either the device or the Android version.

Ok. If you have a smart remote, you would think that it controls the smart features on your smart TV. Wrong! Can't even navigate to the Android TV Home screen. The "home" button goes to a settings page! Sharp DumbCentral

Got it to recognize my TV but then it locked up and won't search do anything useful. On the rare occasion it does try to search, the usual result is "no results found, try again later"

My original Aquos remore broke. I can do everything with my replacement remote but access SmartCentral. I wish this app had that button included on the remote screen.

The old app had all the controls from the remote & allowed you to stream movies to the Aquos. This doesn't allow you to access smart functions (Netflix) & won't stream. What good is it?

The remote part of this app is lacking buttons that my original remote comes with. The app does not allow me to connect to Android TV nor is there a button for Netflix on the app. Might as well just stick to the original remote. Not worth downloading.

Doesn't work with my new TV.. LC-55N620CU. Please update

it took me a while to figure it out ...I was about to give up because of all the bad reviews.... but I did it .... :)

Could not change channels

it took me a while to figure it out ...I was about to give up because of all the bad reviews.... but I did it .... :)

Using this app with my Sharp LC-70EQ10U.

The old app worked find. But now it cant find my tv. Shame.

It works well with my Sharp LC-70EQ30U TV.

The app found my television pretty easily. When inserted my port number it didn't control my television at all. Waste of time