# Cable TV Remote

> Transform your smartphone into a powerful remote control for your cable dish

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jkapps.dvbremote](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jkapps.dvbremote)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.jkapps.dvbremote`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** JkTechApps
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 86,011
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (108 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-13
- **First published:** 2022-10-09
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jkapps.dvbremote)
- **Website:** [https://jktechapps.blogspot.com/](https://jktechapps.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/jktechapps/home](https://sites.google.com/view/jktechapps/home)

## Description

The Cable TV Remote Chrome extension transforms your smartphone into a universal remote control for your cable dish, offering a convenient and seamless TV experience. Easily set up and control various cable dishes like Free Dish, TATA SKY, VIDEOCON, and more directly from your Android device. Enjoy intuitive navigation, customizable layouts, and smart features including channel customization, voice commands, and program scheduling.

Say goodbye to lost remotes and bulky controllers – with this app, your phone becomes the central hub for turning on/off, muting, changing channels, and adjusting volume. Compatible with a wide range of cable dish brands and models, it delivers real user interface experience, supporting key functions such as menu navigation and numbered channel input. Please note that an infrared sensor on your phone is needed for full functionality.

## Rankings

- #236,518 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.TRANSMIT_IR`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Most reviews indicate the app fails to work or function as expected. Several users report that the app does not work at all, making it unusable. A smaller subset calls the app 'bad' or of poor quality. Positive comments are rare and isolated, with one reviewer saying it is useful for remote control and another that it worked perfectly, but these favorable experiences are not representative of the majority. Overall, reliability and functionality appear to be the primary concerns across multiple reviews.

### Cons

- Not working / not functioning
- Bad / poor experience

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jkapps.dvbremote)