Virtual Remote Control

[Pogit]

Make sure you..

•have the latest version of the Sky Go app
•have the option in Sky Go settings “connect to sky Q box” checked
•are on the same Wi-fi network as the Q box is on? 

[tiashannon]

Yep - all of those.

[Phillip87]

this is great if you have iphone but not for Android users do we know when this feature will drop onto android as it dose seem like a really good function

[Pogit]

@tiashannon sorry can’t help you then if your on the latest iOS, app version and on the same network and told it to look for the Q box it should be there.  


@Phillip87  Well Sky have confirmed it’s coming to Android not much you can do other than wait or use one of the third party apps as I had been doing for years since moving from + to Q 

[Forever+Customer]

Is there any update on this?  Would be great to have a 'virtual remote' on my android phone for those times when you're really comfy on the sofa with all your drinks and snacks within reach but that little Q remote is just out of reach! 😆

[nigea99]

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@Forever+Customer wrote:

Is there any update on this?  Would be great to have a 'virtual remote' on my android phone for those times when you're really comfy on the sofa with all your drinks and snacks within reach but that little Q remote is just out of reach! 😆

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Unfortunately it seems to have been pushed back to 2024 for Android @Forever+Customer  with no specific date set

[Pogit]

Such a shame, I'm making the most of it on iOS, the one thing I would change is how to swap between boxes when in remote mode a drop down at the top would be ideal.  But tbh I'm just happy that things have progressed and I don't have to use third party remotes. 

[Goosey1]

I have 2 sky q mini boxes but they don't show up under devices on my sky go app virtual remote 

[Pogit]

The don't show up in the choose your box section when you press the remote icon then settings (or setting remote then settings again  if you don't use the icon) ? 

[Goosey1]

No when I do settings the only box it gives me as an option is the main sky box which is in a different room . The sky q mini box is in the room I'm in but does not come up as an option 

[Verdifer]

So a billion pound company can't afford to get 1 developer in to make an app that is slready there. Unbelievable.