topic Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote in Sky Glass

Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

82bit — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:12:51 GMT

With the latest 30.520 update that has infected both of my Glass TVs this morning, Sky has killed the use of Sky Q remotes. They now don't pair over Bluetooth and are sadly only using IR now - so no voice command using the remote. Deliberate or oversight?

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

Jporch316 — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:29:23 GMT

@82bit wrote:
With the latest 30.520 update that has infected both of my Glass TVs this morning, Sky has killed the use of Sky Q remotes. They now don't pair over Bluetooth and are sadly only using IR now - so no voice command using the remote. Deliberate or oversight?

Hi .... have you tried a complete power cycle after the update ? Pull the plug for a few minutes

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

Kenny-J — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:23:47 GMT

May I ask why you are using Q remotes and not the Glass remote?

Kenny

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

82bit — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:22:32 GMT

@Jporch316 Yes indeed, several times. No dice.

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

82bit — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:24:13 GMT

@Kenny-J it's a more logical and fully featured remote - actual REW and FF buttons for a start. Just a preference.

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

Mister_Dalek — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:26:18 GMT

@82bit wrote:
@Kenny-J it's a more logical and fully featured remote - actual REW and FF buttons for a start. Just a preference.

The Q remotes have much better build quality too. I had one that lasted 3 years without a single fault.

I had Sky Stream for less than a year and three remotes failed in that time.

Re: Sky Has Nerfed The Use of Sky Q Remote

Fothergill1 — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:25:47 GMT

@82bit My stream puck was updated last night and unfortunately as you say you can no longer pair the Sky Q remote to operate Stream (and Glass as in your case). It will work in IR mode though which is how I use mine with my Stream remote as my primary which is connected via bluetooth.