why does game work in unity when I play it, but no UI buttons work in Unity remote?

The game works fine in Unity when I play it in game mode. But when I build and run it and try to play it in Unity remote the game runs but no buttons work( i know its running because I see my animations in the background working). I would normally post code here but I don't think it is a code issue if the game works in Unity right? Touch Input Module is not needed anymore, I have standalone input module checked, and forced active, I have an Event system checked and 'send navigation event' checked. If it is a code issue what could it be?