The worst 1/5
By Berta D.
App doesnt work at all. Connects to tv then works but after a few mins of not using it stops working. Have to reset everything and reconnect each time. Terrible. Needs to be fixed.
Never works more than an hour or so 1/5
By MSattaur
This app literally never works. As stated in many reviews it only works a few times and then no longer connects. Because the incredibly fragile remote broke I only have my phone for now. I have to delete the app and retry but almost always have to unplug the tv and restart it. Even when I had my remote I would have to reboot the TV often to get it to reconnect to WI-FI. I have the 65 inch M-Series Quantum only 2 months old. And my phone is the IPhone 13 ProMax. Seems Vizio is more interested in deflecting accountability and referring to a help section that doesn’t negate their many flaws instead of actually addressing them.
SmartCast 2.2.8 2/5
By Klutzycami
New update 🤬None of my apps will launch!
Very handy! 5/5
By t sinostokes
Downloaded this app and really helpful for an extra remote or to browse content!
Amazing 5/5
By Fleeski
This app absolutely saved my life. I am constantly losing my tv remote and all I had to do was pair it (which happened very quickly) and boom I could use it. To be honest all I really wanted to do was turn the volume up and down and this app did a fantastic job at making a remote. I will be using it in the future for other things. Only problem I got with this is it calls my PlayStation a Xbox. Besides that great app.
Fantastic app! Easy to use. 5/5
By Kgasw1
I love using this app with my vizio TV! It is so easy to use. I can control my TV AND sound bar from my phone, making it very easy to not worry about where my remote is and what my kids are watching or how long they are watching.
Just….work 1/5
By arob4343
Please work. The whole point of this app is that I don’t have a remote. But every time I open the app, I have to sign in (WHY DO I NEED TO SIGN IN TO A REMOTE?!?) and then it doesn’t work at all anyway
Update breaks input name display 1/5
By huedaman
Version 2.2.8 (220618.02.01) has incorrect display of selected input name.
Anyone test this before throwing it over the wall?
Worst app ever 1/5
By Jferdz
This app has never worked, I keep having to reset wifi and reconnect because it only works for the first couple of times then stops connecting.
No Wi-Fi Connection 1/5
By boomdelux
Will not connect to Wi-Fi. Total waste of time
Good but janky 3/5
By tracy ann george
Some of the buttons don’t work and the others are slow and unreliable, it’s good for when you can’t find your remote, but other than that I’d just stick to the remote, but either way the app is decent and has quite a lot of options for you to choose from, while also being somewhat easy to use, so a 3 out of 5 is a pretty good rating in my opinion.
Vizio 4/5
By miayiaya
It’s great and helps a lot better than most of these apps and SUPER easy to work with
Doesn’t Work 1/5
By Litegrace
This app used to work, but now it doesn’t and the only way to use my SmartCast Atmos sound bar is to manually adjust settings through the clunky remote.
I spent an hour trying to pair, only to get stuck on the wifi testing screen then have it throw me straight back to the beginning. I probably don’t need to explain why I won’t ever buy a Vizio product again.
Need a update ? 1/5
By MShalynn
I’ve had my Vizio for 6years now and never experienced any issues until now . It is having issues connecting to my wifi , it gives me time lapses , it has connection issues . I can’t watch anything on my tv without it glitching or cutting off. I’m highly upset . I’ve tried cutting it off , unplugging , and everything . Nothing works!
Fix this thing 1/5
By Sharpixels
Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t, I got this because the remote the TV comes with turns the other TV on in the same vicinity. Vizio needs to do a lot of fixing. How do you manage to screw up a remote???
Vizio “Smart”Cast Lol 1/5
By Exonexo
When it works, it works for a few hours one day. Then the next day not at all. You’ll think that reinstalling it would help. Nope, you’d be wrong. On top of that, when they roll out an update for the Screen, it breaks the link with the app. If they update the app, it breaks the link. It’s endless. I can only wish you good luck!
App keeps signing out constantly. 2/5
By ALDORHF
App signs out by itself.
Vizio M-series Quantum 70 1/5
By Jeffrey Mickens
This tv is the worst thing I have ever seen this tv freezing is ridiculous,the speed is so slow I have to turn it off again and again to restart it again I want to return it, but I don’t know if it’s possible I brought it in November it was nothing but problems since the day I brought I’m not sure of my return policy the return policy is on this item but I need to exercise all rights to do so. Thank you please respond to my request
New TV won’t connect 1/5
By Flyboyjake
New TV never shows up on my phone when I try to use this app. Worthless to me. I give up.
Vizio Elevate will not connect 1/5
By londog7
I have tried numerous times and the Vizio Elevate will not connect to this app. I used to have an M65-D0 and 45” soundbar that always worked perfectly with the app and together. Now I have a P85QX-J01 and the Elevate soundbar. The TV looks phenomenal and the soundbar is very good, but they have flaky connections to the app. The TV connects, but doesn’t show the correct information, like which input you are on, etc. the Elevate will send you in an endless loop, says it is connected (via temporary network) but then won’t connect to wi-fi or update the latest firmware. Not ready for prime time.
Idk how I feel 4/5
By Cc ge
Okay so at first it was all good and okay and all that but the sometimes it wouldn’t work and when I pressed the buttons it just wouldn’t go and Idek anymore if i like it tbh
From bad to worse 1/5
By gt0279a
App is needlessly full of extra clicks and menus now. Audio settings are buried in menu, can not even change all settings as they are close to the bottom of the screen where the bar to close the app is. no way to adjust. Old version was better, this app is just terrible. Would never use except soundbar has to be reset / or surround sound has to be repaired due to buggy Vizio products.
Barely works for no reason now 1/5
By ImLessoo
The inputs don’t even show up anymore so I can’t use my tv
Not useless, but not so useful either 2/5
By dysamoria
What’s the point in offering a keyboard in the app when it does NOTHING in the TV apps??
The only benefit of this app seems to be the ability to select apps without loading and navigating the TV’s appallingly sluggish Home Screen.
I knew this TV would be a massive annoyance because of its pathetic “smart” features, but it really has been so much worse than I expected. Best to use it as a display, connecting something else to it via HDMI for content.
Great App with NO ads! 5/5
By inVINcible81196
4.5/5 Stars
I kept going back and forth between giving this app 4 or 5 stars, but I went with 5 because ultimately this app works great, super quick and easy set up, and as mentioned above NO apps thank God.
The only reason I was going to pick 4 was because I did notice that only my 2 newer phones (iPhone 13 Pro Max & Galaxy S22)… which leads me to believe either this app 100% requires the latest updates, or certain older and/or lower quality phones just cannot connect for whatever reason. On my iPhone it found it and connected in under 15 seconds… while an older back up phone I had, for whatever reason, can’t locate the TV at all during set up. That is my only complaint, but as I currently have a free Vizio remote essentially, I’m happy with this app thus far!
Hit or miss. 3/5
By Miss watermelon
Each update it seems they break something. After months of having sign in issues with the app it seems they broke the reboot tv button under menu. Now when you reboot it factory resets it, and no I am not misclicking. I know for sure that I am hitting reboot, but hey atleast they fixed something..
It’s taken 4 years 1/5
By b3774785468
It’s taken 4 years but the developers have finally made this not a completely broken piece of garbage, but it’s a semi-operational piece of garbage. It’s still terrible…I literally only need this to turn my tv volume up and down, and on and off, for which I have to bypass a login page and wait an ungodly amount of time for it to load.
Sometimes I need to change the TV input, of course this function does NOT work, so I have to find my physical remote, the only product by Vizio worse that this app, but at least you can change the input after pushing the button 15 times. Consumer product engineers are horrible. The stupidest amongst them are designing apps, and and they worst amongst those work for Vizio.
Just aweful. 1/5
By punkguitarz66
Every single time I open the app it asks me to sign in. For what? I’m literally just adjusting the volume on my sound bar 🤦🏼♂️ just keep me signed in then if that’s what you want.
Waste of time. 1/5
By socalsamiam
Doesn’t work. End of story
In “like”, not in “love” 2/5
By danjsm
I want to love this app, and I want to love my Vizio Smartcast TV, but I just can’t. I installed the app yesterday morning and was blown away by its exactness, features, and ease of connectivity to the tv. Worked perfectly. I liked it so much, I began to consider purchasing a connectable Vizio sound bar. Then, this morning, nothing. Would not turn the tv on. I used my supplied remote, thinking that would enable the app to take over after just getting it turned on. No. Still unresponsive. I deleted the app, turned off my phone, reinstalled the app, and nothing, not seeing my tv. I was six feet away. As for my internet, since these are connected via internet, we have fiber internet, mesh router, and my phone is two weeks old. With all the right stuff available, there are no acceptable excuses for this not working and it DOES affect my opinion of possible future Vizio purchases. Frustrating, because I’m a loyal type of buyer. If something performs well, I repeatedly buy same brand. If not, I buy no more.
Awful 2/5
By pikminchan
Tried to pair my TV but never works
Good when it worked😤 2/5
By Mollie365
At first it was great! Loved having a remote on my phone but then nowhere out of the blue it stopped working. I’m not sure whether it was an update in my phone or the app. Too bad because I loved it. And the other reviews that mentioned Bluetooth connections. I had the exact same issues as well.
GARBAGE 1/5
By habsouzno
Wow. Says connect to network it creates then doesn’t ever pull up the network. This app, like the rest of Vizio, is trash.
Garbage. Connection failure error. 1/5
By Nikpmups
I have had some many problems with this app I’m ready to get rid of my tv. I bought the vizio smart cast tv that does not come with a remote. This app is my only remote and it constantly has connection failure. I can’t adjust any settings. I tried purchasing a universal remote and it will not access the menu only volume and power. When it works it’s great. Please fix the connection failure 😭😭😭
Frustratingly Useless 1/5
By LueZuve
First problem, you have to login to use a remote. So you have the option of logging in or going the guest terms every time. Just give me the remote.
Second, I have the Vizio Elevate Soondbar and this app rarely finds. If I had reboot the soundbar sometimes I get lucky and the app controls it until I turn it off. Then it stops connecting again.
This is a problem that plagued this app since the beginning and it’s never been fixed.
Just buy a new remote 1/5
By J Aye
App worked fine for like 30 minuets , after that it disconnected and never has been able to find my TV again. Mad I wasted my time with this app instead of spending 10$ on a new remote all those days ago.
FIX THIS APP 5/5
By katarina805
I don’t understand what happened to this app, it went from decent to garbage. It does not want to work most of the time. Constantly have to re-pair my app to device. I wish the Amazon fire stick app had volume control and sleep timer option, I’d be through with this app lol. Get it together and fix it please. UPDATE/REPLY TO APP CREATOR: I have uninstalled and reinstalled this app too many times to count and it still has issues. It’s not only on my device but other family members as well. I don’t know what update was done but it did not improve it. UPDATE: 4/22 Whatever was done to fix this app..THANK YOU!! Please keep it this way. It’s actually functioning well and has been consistently connecting right away unlike before. Thank you for listening to all the reviews and fixing the issues!
UPDATE AS OF 6/01/22
NOT AGAIN!! Was doing fine what happened?? It’s giving me trouble all over again. Please fix asap. App won’t automatically connect when I open. It’s now a hit and miss when it wants to work it’s ridiculous
Horrible app! 1/5
By Pedro r noveron
App doesn’t connect maybe 10 percent of the times it connects better just have my remote!
Need a way to scrub/long press 4/5
By needed my meditation
Honestly, it’s a pretty good app. I was surprised. The only thing lacking, is the ability to quickly scrub through a video. The only options are taps/swipes at 10 second intervals. It would take forever to start an hour + video over. It’s a real drawback.
Useless App 1/5
By jordkl
Latest update completely broke the pairing process. I wouldn’t buy this TV again and should have bought one from a reputable manufacturer. Will be returning and posting a lengthy review to my youtube channel.
Unable to sync 1/5
By 854 662 303
After this update I am unable to sync to my sound bar system. I thought Vizio was better than this but issues have been occurring since my purchase. I can not give a star rating because they don’t offer less than 1 star
Add audio stream to app for private listening like Roku does 3/5
By Joshzombie4
Overall it’s just a glorified remote. Please add the ability to stream the tv’s audio to my phone via the app so I can plug in headphones or use AirPods to quietly watch movies while my wife sleeps.
Roku does this with their app, but I prefer Vizio TV’s. So please one-up them lol.
Thanks guys!
NOTE: I have the Model: V655-H19 Television which does not have Bluetooth capability. That’s why I’m specifically leaving this review for the app to stream the TVs audio, Roku does this through the same wifi network NOT Bluetooth.
Sign in is really annoying 2/5
By aferdon
Why is this app always logging me out? Every time I go to use it, I either have to skip or sign in like it’s the first time I’m using it. Also what is the reason for me to sign in for this? It’s a utility app that should not even present sign in/skip as the first thing you do to even use the the app. It’s pretty good otherwise, doesn’t work 10% of the time and I have to find the actual remote. First world problems? Yes. But cmon devs…sign in is really unnecessary here and feels like a PII grab
NEVER PAIRS 1/5
By 0988765543211
I have the Vizio Smartcast E series. They could not have made a worse device if they tried. They made the most useless remote ever so you would download they’re most useless app!
It never detects the device, cannot pair without a wifi network.
When i try to use the wifi pairing it says i have wrong network.
I’ve tried every video there is to pair the Tv to the app but it never does. The only solution you will find is “turn it off,wait, turn it on.”
Good when it works 1/5
By Windfishguy
The app is great, except, it only works about half the time. The rest of the time, it shows it’s connected to my tv, but the volume control, or select arrows don’t work. Sometimes none of the features work, and it’s totally unresponsive. Wish it worked consistently, because the design is great.
Need to sign in every time 3/5
By Dgghnbfu
Nice app but when are you going to make it so we don’t have to sign in every time
Pointless, required, and faulty 1/5
By ufjgoyxkgxkyxkgx
Let me preface by saying I don’t review often, but when I do it’s not because of a slight inconvenience.
The entire reason this is needed on the tv (so you don’t have to have a remote) is a solid idea. But the fact that you are absolutely required to use it because the tv does not come with a remote capable of interfacing with a user interface is absolutely outrageous. Your phone is dead? Can’t use your tv. Grandma doesn’t have a phone? Can’t use your tv.
Okay, fine. I can use an app, I’ll do it, whatever I’ll get over it. The setup - pain, upon pain, upon pain. I won’t go into full detail because that would take forever, but I factory reset the TV once and made two new Vizio accounts before the setup finally went through.
The app itself - more bugs and issues than I care to talk about, not to mention how overall slow it is.
If you’re thinking about getting a Vizio smart TV, don’t. There’s dozens of other better options and I couldn’t be bothered to do this again. I’d rather toss the tv
Wanted to love it 1/5
By HarleyXO90
Constantly have to log back in despite doing this on a daily basis.
Vizio tv 1/5
By lani0319
After looking at the other reviews I knew I wasn’t the only one that had problems with Vizio ,the Vizio is the worst smart tv brand ever my tv cut off when it wants my smart cast doesn’t work don’t buy any of their product cause it seems like none of them work 🤷🏾♀️my roku tv works fine the only app I can use on Vizio is Netflix
