Management

The remote keeps track of two mode choices:

• Active mode - the mode your remote is using right now.
• Default mode - the mode your remote starts with when you power it on.

Use the active mode for a temporary change. Use the default mode when you want the remote to start in that mode every time.

Set the mode in the app

Use the app when your phone is available and you want the clearest way to set the active or default mode. The app is also the only place to set Keypad Direct mode.

1. Open the Nexus Remote app and make sure your remote is connected.

2. Open the mode settings.

3. Choose Active to change the mode the remote is using right now.

4. Choose Default to change the mode the remote starts with next time.

Set or check mode on the remote

You can manage Basic, NexusOS, and Watch directly on the remote — no phone needed. Setting a mode and checking which one is active are two different gestures, so here they are as two quick demos.

Set a mode on the remote

① Hold 1 + 3: Core Settings

② Hold 1: set Basic

✓ Basic set

1. Long-press Buttons 1 and 3 together to enter Core Settings.

2. Hold the button for the mode you want — holding is what sets it as the active mode.

The top row maps to the three manual modes:

Button	Mode
1	Basic
2	NexusOS
3	Watch

Check the active mode

① Hold 1 + 3: Core Settings

② Tap 1: Basic is active

③ Tap 2: NexusOS is not active

While you’re in Core Settings, tap a mode button to ask whether that mode is active. Tapping only reports back — it never changes the mode.

• A single haptic tap back means that mode is not active.
• A double haptic tap back means that mode is active.

Note

Keypad Direct is not part of Core Settings. Set Keypad Direct in the app.

Which mode should I choose?

If you want to…	Choose
Perform with profiles like Numeric, Playing Cards, or Go Button	Basic
Use a NexusOS-specific workflow	NexusOS
Drive a supported watch workflow	Watch
Send direct keypad-style input	Keypad Direct