Sky Glass and Stream UK Customers Get TV Remote Control via Mobile App
Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service may like to know that the media giant has recently released an updated Sky Remote app for Android and iOS (Apple) based Smartphones, which finally turns your mobile phone or tablet into a remote control for both platforms.
The new app recently popped up on both the Google Play Store (Android) and iTunes (Apple) as the v1.0.7291 release and comes in at around 28MB (MegaBytes) in size. At the time of writing, it’s only been downloaded over 100 times from the Play Store, so it’s clearly fairly recent or not yet very well known (Google says it was updated on 17th November 2025).
The app’s description says: “Enjoy all the entertainment you love, even without the physical remote. Change channels, navigate menus, search, pause and play. Even quickly switch between compatible TV devices in your home. Simply make sure devices are on the same WIFI so they can be controlled from the app.”
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We’d also suggest using the direct links in the paragraph above to get the correct and official Sky app for Glass and Stream support, which avoids confusing it with several other (mostly unofficial) apps of a similar name. As above, the key consideration is to make sure that everything is using the same WiFi network, otherwise it won’t work.
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Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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LOL, I have been able to do that with my Roku based TV since I had it a few years ago, wow, sky is so far behind.
Not that I use it because to be honest, I prefer a remote where I can feel where the buttons are to turn the volume up and down instead of fiddling around with a phone to do the same thing. I could use my phone to pick something to watch, but just as quick using the remote.
The only usefulness I found with the phone was when my remote broke, since TV manufactures have decided to take every single button off the sets these days or stick them somewhere that is almost impossible to get.
This is all very 2009
Now just make Sky Stream an app so you don’t need their hardware if you don’t want it.
I’m assuming by the emphasis on WiFi it means Sky have given up trying to fix the issue that’s been present since they first released Glass & pucks that Ethernet connected devices drop their connection despite having network standby enabled. (The Ethernet port stays active but after a short period in standby it drops all its IP info)
This app works with devices connected via Ethernet but you can’t wake up a device in standby.
The HD & Q boxes have done it for years.