The app is compatible with most DISH receivers. The iPad version adds a new twist, remote control, allowing a user who is unwilling or unable to find his DVR remote to control the DVR via the tablet.

More than a year after its launch, the Dish Explorer app for iPad is getting a boost from new remote functionality and program recommendations. Responding to customer feedback, Dish Network added ...

Android users who have a Slingbox-enabled Dish Network set-top box can now use their mobile device as a remote control, a DVR manager, and a Sling-powered media streamer to view recorded or live ...