Qmote + Adafruit IO + IFTTT
https://youtu.be/pTCDLvwDRQw
The Qmote button to your smartphone, the smartphone to IFTTT and this to Adafriut IO that push back the clicks to the ESP8266… Looks a tons of Km way to turn on a light that his less than a meter from you!
I know that it will work over the internet, but a so long chain can breake easily.
Proof of concept:)