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Nexus Remote

Overview

The Nexus Remote is a palm-sized wireless remote that quietly drives your magic apps and feeds information into them — all without touching your phone. It hides in your hand, stays invisible to your audience, and works across many apps through interchangeable profiles.

Power & battery

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First time? Your remote ships with the battery switched off. Flip the main power switch on the back (just below the LEDs) to the on position before your first use.

  • Turn on: hold the power button for about one second. You’ll feel a double buzz and see a single red blink.
  • Turn off: hold the power button for about three seconds.
  • Low battery: a long pulsing buzz and a double red blink at power-on means the battery is low — time to charge.

To charge, connect the charge port to any USB charger. The green LED stays on while charging and turns off when the battery is full — a full charge takes about three hours. Your remaining battery level also appears in the iOS app.

Your buttons

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The remote has 10 numbered buttons (1–10) plus a Left and a Right function button — twelve in all — along with a separate power button.

  • Short press: press and release.
  • Long press: hold until you feel a single buzz (about one second), then release.

Most profiles use both a short and a long press, so it’s worth getting a feel for the difference. A few profiles — like Alphanumeric — also use a series of taps on one button, phone-keypad style, to reach more characters than there are buttons.

At a glance

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Here’s everything the remote can do. Each area has its own guide.

  • The iOS App — where you set up your remote: pair it, pick and configure profiles, build routines, and keep firmware up to date automatically.
  • Profiles — a profile decides what each button does. Switch profiles to match the app or effect you’re performing, so one remote covers your whole act.
  • Switchboard — a macro engine that sequences your own custom actions, so app magic runs hands-free with your phone out of sight.
  • Incognito — perform on a spectator’s own phone. The remote disguises itself, then hands cleanly back to your device when you’re done.
  • Peek — send your information to a discreet companion display, like the PeekSmith, readable at a glance.
  • Watch — drive a smartwatch instead of your phone, such as the SB Watch or Fossil.
  • Shortcuts — hold a button while powering on to jump straight to a setup, like Incognito or a factory reset.