Lost Your Walking Pad Remote? Try Your Phone

Lost or broken walking pad remote? If your pad has Bluetooth, Treadmill Pro can start, stop and set speed from your phone. See which models are confirmed.

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If your walking pad has Bluetooth, your phone may be able to do what the remote did: start the belt, stop it and change the speed. If the pad only has an RF or infrared remote and no Bluetooth, no app can help and you need a replacement remote. Treadmill Pro is free to download on iPhone, iPad and Android and finds nearby Bluetooth treadmills on its own, so a quick scan shows which case you are in.

Does your walking pad have Bluetooth at all?

Not every pad does. OutdoorGearLab’s review of one Sperax walking pad (18 March 2024) describes an RF remote and no Bluetooth, so a phone has nothing to connect to on that unit.

The reverse is not a safe rule either. The ocdevel page for the Urevo SP1 Lite (13 February 2026) lists a magnetic wireless remote and no app, yet a Treadmill Pro user has marked that model as working over Bluetooth. A missing maker app does not prove a missing radio.

So skip the guessing. Plug the pad in, switch it on, open Treadmill Pro and look at the scan list. If your pad shows up, it has Bluetooth.

Three ways out, in order of effort

  1. Change the remote battery. If that fixes it, you are done.
  2. Use the maker’s app, if there is one. WalkingPad C2 owners have KS Fit; JB Hi-Fi lists the C2 as controllable by the remote or KS Fit. One caveat from a single review: Garage Gym Reviews (updated 26 August 2025) says its tester had to pair the C2 several times and found KS Fit confusing. That is one reviewer on one model, but it is why people look for another app.
  3. Try Treadmill Pro. It speaks the Bluetooth protocols that most walking pads use (FTMS, the WalkingPad protocol, Gymax and a few others) and has start, pause, stop and speed controls for them.

If none of that works, buy a new remote. Third-party sellers list remotes model by model, for example for Urevo pads on eBay and u-buy. Match your exact model number, because a remote that looks the same may not be paired to your receiver.

Why a phone can matter more than you’d think

Remotes can limit you. Garage Gym Reviews reports that the C2’s remote could not take the belt past 1.9 mph (about 3 km/h), and that going faster needed the app. The C2’s rated range is 0.5 to 6 km/h in 0.1 km/h steps (JB Hi-Fi; Garage Gym Reviews lists 0.5 to 3.7 mph, which is the same range). This is one review, so check your own unit.

Walking pads other owners have tried with Treadmill Pro

Status comes from the app’s own database on 19 October 2026: 504 treadmill models, 135 marked as working, 52 marked as not working, 317 with no report. These are marks left by users after a session, not lab tests, so your result can differ.

In short: WalkingPad C2, Kingsmith WalkingPad, Sperax and Urevo SP1 Lite are marked as working; WalkingPad A1 Pro and Xeed Fast are marked as not working; most other pads have no report yet. The full list is on /devices.

“No report yet” does not mean “unsupported”. It means nobody has told us. If your model is on none of the lists, run the scan. If it connects and moves, tap Yes, works fine when the app asks “Did the treadmill work correctly?” and the next owner will see it.

Connect in three steps

  1. Power the pad on at the switch and scan right away. The app’s own help text says many treadmills switch Bluetooth off after a few idle minutes. If your model only wakes its Bluetooth from the remote, we have no data on that, and it is the most likely reason a lost remote becomes a real problem.
  2. Close the maker’s app on every phone nearby. Most treadmills accept one Bluetooth connection at a time.
  3. Open Treadmill Pro and tap your pad in the list. Connecting can take up to about 15 seconds; if it times out, the app retries once. If auto-detect picks nothing, choose the protocol by hand in Settings. On Android 12 and newer, allow Nearby devices; on older versions allow Location.

Stuck? The app has a Connection help screen with the same checks in order, and it lets you send a report.

Keep the safety key

If your pad has a magnetic safety key, keep it clipped on. The app can pause and stop the belt, but a phone that locks, loses signal or runs out of battery is not an emergency stop.

Sources

Models people have tried

Statuses come from people who tried the app on their own treadmill. Your result may differ. Mark yours in the app.

WalkingPad modelsSperax modelsUrevo modelsTreadmill remote appAll supported treadmills

Frequently asked questions

Will a remote from another walking pad work on mine?

We can't tell you, and we won't guess. Remotes are paired to a receiver in a specific model. Buy by exact model number, or use the phone route if your pad connects.

Can the app switch the pad on?

The pad needs mains power and a Bluetooth radio that is awake. We have no confirmation that the app can wake a pad that has put its Bluetooth to sleep. Use the power switch first.

What does it cost?

Treadmill Pro is free to download. Free workouts have a session time limit, and Pro removes it, along with Apple Health sync and a few other features.

My model is not in the table. Is it hopeless?

No. Most of the 504 models in the database have no report. Download the app, run the scan and see. If it fails, the Connection help screen lists what to try, including picking a protocol by hand.

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