New Sky+ app pushes pictures from your mobile devices to the big screen
For anyone with a Sky+HD box, the Sky+ app for Android and iOS gives you a handy way to manage recordings while away from home, and lets you use mobile devices as substitute remotes when you're plonked in front of the TV. Now, with an updated version of the app released today, you can also use it to push your summer holiday snaps to the biggest display in your living room. As long as the smartphone or tablet running the Sky+ app is connected to the same WiFi network as your set-top box, tap the new camera icon in the app's navigation bar and you'll be able to send any images stored on the device to your TV screen, or set a slideshow running.
The update also tweaks the app's UI to make it look more like the new Sky+ homepage. As such, you now have access to the "New & Recommended" content category, as well as a shortcut to all the sports channels and details of upcoming live events. The app now works with Sky's Smart Series Link feature, too, which automatically records the next season of a show you've instructed it to record previously. Furthermore, Sky teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to make the new version of the app more accessible. It now works with the voice-over features built into Android and iOS, so it's able to talk blind and partially sighted users through any information displayed on-screen, while also letting them navigate around the app using a series of gestures.
