DirectVR Remote for DirecTV App Reviews

Disappointed

Doesn’t work. Tells me how to add my receiver with my remote.. why would I use this if I had a remote in here at the moment. 👎🏻

Works with H24-700 and a few others

We use this app to control 16 DVRs in a sports bar. It can be a little slow at times to refresh all the DVRs on the Home Screen, and sometimes have to restart a DVR to refresh the IP to the remote app but for the cost this has been an incredible resource for our business. Been using it for years 3+ years now. I have it on my phone as well as a couple managers and the hosts have it on an iPad. Simple and gets the job done.

Does not work at all

I downloaded the Lite version of this app and it worked. Unfortunately, it only allows control of one DTv box at a time. I downloaded this app to control multiple DTv boxes, and this app does not scan the network successfully. I tried to manually add the addresses and although it seems to connect (no errors), no remote appears. I went to app settings to select “allow manual”, and that makes the “manual” tab disappear entirely!! I will rewrite a review if the problems are fixed.

Volume controls

Where are the Volume controls? Not on the remote!!!!

Does not work.

Just purchased this remote for my Direct TV Stream through fire stick. Does not work.

App is junk

This app is trash not working with my IP address for directv receiver

New version needs old remote option

It works but I miss the option to flip the phone in a 16x9 display and the remote would flip with it giving you more techy look. I’d prefer the tech look than the “DUMB” genie remote look.

Does not work

This app does not work. Will not find my box then when I do it manually still will not find my box.

Not working

I can not get this app to work anymore. It does not find any of the receivers anymore.

Frustrating

I’ve had this app, off and on, for a few years now, in the beginning it worked great! Found all of my DirecTv boxes then there was an Apple update, think it was the iOs11 or ?? and it stopped working completely, so I deleted it and after a few months, guess they fixed the issue and again, worked great, seamlessly. BUT here we are again, another Apple update, what are we on now iOs 14?? But again, app stopped connecting and can’t find ANY receivers no matter how many times I delete and reinstall or try to manually connect, still says I’m not on “network” but clearly I am. Gonna delete and hope they update so I can reinstall and use it again.

Waste time

Just down load direct tv app it’s free and this was beyond complicated

Big Step Backwards

Used to work fabulous with only hardcoded ip addresses. Now it is terrible. Discovery doesn’t usually work. App forgets my hardcoded ip addresses. If the system is off and I try to add back a hard coded address, it doesn’t work. Because of all this, the app is worthless unless the directv Box is already turned on. This was a great alternative to DirecTV’s uselessly bloated app. Please put it back the way it was!

Doesn’t work

Doesn’t connect to any of my direct tv receivers. Even when you do a manual set up. Not worth the .99

Don’t work anymore

After April 11th update it doesn’t work anymore. Other apps can find my receivers but not this one.

Doesn’t work

Waste of money isn’t locating receiver

No sirve

No sirve es un robo

Doesn’t work

Does not work don’t waste your money

Esto es un rrobo cobran y no sirve

No sirve ma aplicasion

What a waste of Money

Bought this for my parents, since my son lost their remote, and it was a waste of a dollar. It discovers nothing. It doesn’t even give me an option to search. Don’t waste your time

Not worth it

Never picked up my receiver. Tried many times, it’s a waste of time and money

Scam

This do not Work at all

DO NOT BUY

This app is so buggy, Plain, Unhelpful there is no backup so if it doesn’t work you can’t do anything about it

Don’t pay for it

Free version worked well paid for the app to add another receiver hasn’t worked since.

DOES not work.

Paid a dollar, will not even begin to work. The help menu won’t even activate. Very sad.

IT DOESN’T WORK MAJORITY OF THE TIME

I’ve tried to delete an reinstall still doesn’t work. It was working fine for awhile. Now it want except my IP ADDRESS. I need help

Do not work

Don buy it, it dosent work at all

More Bugs Than A Jungle Swamp

Version 5.0 is a bug’s paradise. It may or may not work on any given day. Don’t be fooled into thinking that if the free version works then this paid version will work. While the free version has limited functionality, at least it actually works. This paid version is at best a crap shoot not worth the gamble. It may accept manual entry of a reciever’s IP address when auto-discovery doesn’t work, however it usually fails to retain the address. The app’s HELP menu is currently a blank page that doesn’t even provide an email address to contact the developer to report issues. How convenient! Removing the app and then performing a clean reinstall doesn’t solve anything.

Doesn’t work at all.

I want my money back.

Robo

Me cobraron por la app y no sirve ... no funciona quiero mi dinero para atras estafa

Worthless

Does not find my receivers, no option for settings, tap on help and get a blank page, really?

Won’t work

Can’t use help and it won’t find my receiver. Waisted $1

Crap

Doesn’t work spent money for nothing

Do not bother

The lite version connected to my receiver fine, but this version does not. Pushing the help button takes you to a blank white screen.

Doesn’t work

It doesn’t work

Update is flawed

Had used the previous version for over 5 years and worked flawlessly (over multiple networks in different locations). Now, when it actually connects to receivers it works great. If you manually enter ip addresses it will forget them (aggravating to have to enter all ip addresses every time I open the app) especially if you leave the network and get on another network (work vs home). It never “discovers” more than a couple of receivers, most of the time only one. I keep waiting for a fix because I used to love this app!

Now does not work on new IPhone XR

Can not find receivers , can’t add manual. Works perfect on my iPad so I know is working. Need fix or update for Xr!!!

Direct VR

DirectVR was a waste of time and money, I did go to the App settings and still could not find my receiver..

No longer works - wait it works, manual setup makes it work again

App worked flawlessly. The latest updates makes it useless. 3 Directv receivers in my house, all online. The app on my iPhone discovers 0. The app on my iPad Pro finds 1 and the remote has now been changed to resemble nothing close to my DirectV remote Thanks for the updates]. You should have left it alone. Useless now. Update: Never could find the settings link. Finally read a review. Go into your Settings> Find the app and select ‘allow manual setup’. Now set up your Directv receivers. Great. It works again.

New version (5) is not functional, usable, nor reliable

Waste of time to down this version (5) of this program until they fix it. Old version worked great. Used it all the time without much fail. This version try’s to do it all you but fails miserably. Takes forever to find my units and when it finds them. It does not save them. Sometimes, I have to go and turn unit on for it to find it. Manual adding unit works, unless you close the app, then you have to manually add the back. What is the logic in this. I understand that there are people that my have a clue about what an IP address is, but to ruin a program that worked fine. I don’t get.

Junk

Not working at all

Horrible!!! Do NOT upgrade!!

This was with out a doubt one of the most used apps on my phone. Since the upgrade it is the least used app on my phone. I, like many others, was use to the actual remote layout on the app, now I have no idea what their trying to do. The button configuration is completely different, features on the old app have been removed. They took a perfectly good app and SCREWED IT UP! way to go! Someone should be fired for this mistake!

New update

New update will not work. I adjusted settings and still nothing. Lite works fine but doesn’t have all the options that the full version has. Disappointed after I paid for the full version.

I need the old version

I need to can setup manually my receiver like the version free of the app. The previously version can do that. How can I do to install the old version

Latest Update Killed a Great App

I’ve used this app for years and highly recommended. The latest update works well once it “discovers” your receivers but often struggles to find them, frequently never discovering. Also has to rediscover receivers if app is closed and reopened. Highly prefer app when it remembered the receiver IP addresses. I use FING to find those addresses.

Legs11

App was good when it worked BUT DON’T BUY IT because it stops working when your device updates! App creators need to update!!!! Rip-off

Broken in latest update

This app used to work flawlessly, instantly connecting to my online DTV receivers. Now the app never finds my receiver upon opening. It seems to find them after 3 or 4 “refreshes,” but this is a marked and unwelcome change from the prior version. Yes it now looks like the newest generation of DTV remote, but, honestly, who cares? Function trumps form every time and the app no longer works nearly as well as prior versions. I can not recommend it until functionality is restored.

Great before the 5.0 update

The app used to work great. If you had an old version, DON’T update it. The app now keeps deleting the receivers i manually add and doesn’t discover all of my receivers automatically leaving some receivers not on the list and making changing the channel very time consuming.

New version doesn’t work for me

Worked just fine before the new version. I had the IP addresses of the receivers on my network set to static so I never had any problem. The new version will not find my receivers 99% of the time and it won’t remember them for next time when it does manage to find them. I used to use it on a regular basis, but now it is worthless. Update: I just discovered you can go into the settings in the settings app and enable manual configuration. Now I can enter my IP address and use the app.

Great before the 5.0 update

I am a commercial AV installer and have downloaded this app over a hundred times at different locations. It is ideal when you have multiple receivers in a rack for a switcher system or want to control multiple receivers in a venue from one central location. The key is to connect the receivers to your network with Ethernet cables or a deca unit via coax, and make sure your iPhone/iPad is on the same network WiFi. I also suggest that you assign static IP addresses to your receivers by going to advanced IP settings and typing over the receivers last IP address digits (with the same or new digits). Having said all that, the latest update to this app has messed up everything. I have had several clients contact me this past week that the app stopped working with the latest update. This happened a few years ago, but was fixed fairly quickly with a new update. Until they come up with a fix for this one, I am advising other clients not to get the update, and always set iPads not to do automatic updates.

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