Use Your Old iPad as a Smart Remote for Your TV

Most living rooms have the same problem: too many remotes, too many apps, and too many devices that don’t talk to each other nicely. An old iPad can become the one screen that handles streaming, playback control, and browsing without you constantly passing a phone around.

Install your main streaming apps, keep them on a single Home Screen page, and treat the iPad as the coffee-table controller. If you use Apple TV, the remote controls are conveniently accessible, and even without it, many TVs and streaming devices have their own remote apps.

This is also a great way to keep kids from constantly switching between apps and restarting shows every two minutes.