Compatibility Check

[Schoops]

I can't find a list of supported devices, so I'll try my luck here. Will the Skip 1s support my Kogan Q97T TV and my Sonos Playbar?

Thanks! 

[jason]

8 hours ago, Schoops said:

I can't find a list of supported devices, so I'll try my luck here. Will the Skip 1s support my Kogan Q97T TV and my Sonos Playbar?

Thanks! 

Yes, and you can download the software and setup a remote before having one, so you can play with it. 

[Schoops]

19 hours ago, jason said:

Yes, and you can download the software and setup a remote before having one, so you can play with it. 

Very nice! Thanks very much!

[Schoops]

On 12/16/2025 at 6:25 PM, jason said:

Yes, and you can download the software and setup a remote before having one, so you can play with it. 

My SKIP arrived today and I have been trying to get it working with my Kogan Q97T. Unfortunately I've had no luck with the listed Kogan models. The only time I was able to get a reaction from the TV was when I selected Code Group 7 (TV), and in that config pressing Volume Down toggled the power, while Power Toggle took me to Live TV. Is there anything more I can try?

[jason]

10 minutes ago, Schoops said:

My SKIP arrived today and I have been trying to get it working with my Kogan Q97T. Unfortunately I've had no luck with the listed Kogan models. The only time I was able to get a reaction from the TV was when I selected Code Group 7 (TV), and in that config pressing Volume Down toggled the power, while Power Toggle took me to Live TV. Is there anything more I can try?

Yeah, if you have the original remote, you can try learning it. Let me know if that works.

[Schoops]

2 hours ago, jason said:

Yeah, if you have the original remote, you can try learning it. Let me know if that works.

I have been through the record process but at no point did it have me actually record the signal from the original remote to the Flirc. I designed a new remote and registered all the buttons, but I was left thinking, how does this actually get the IRF frequency from the original remote? A long process that unfortunately yielded nothing for me.

[Schoops]

Ok, so I watched the instructional video at Recording new remote controls with the Skip 1s and immediately saw how I was doing it wrong. In the Record phase I had no idea that you needed to position the two remotes head to head and press the buttons on the original remote. So I did that. I went through the Design step again and setup my Kogan Q97T remote. Then I went to Record, put the remotes together and pressed Power on the original remote. Nothing. The actual tv turned on behind me but Skip App didn't respond. I tried several other buttons on the original remote. No recognition from the app. So now I see that the Kogan remote is not IR. Does the Skip App Record process only work for IR? If so, am I stuck? 

[Schoops]

Crisis over! I worked it out. There are two quirks with the Kogan remote. Firstly, the IR emitter works on a slight angle, so from face up on a desk it's not visible. I worked this out my holding my phone camera to it. Secondly, the remote is a combination bluetooth with what appears to be IR as a fallback. I got the sense that there was two way comms between the TV and the remote, and if the BT signal was successfully received then the IR was disabled. I ended up unplugging the TV, then removing and replacing the remote batteries, effectively rebooting it. This rebooting step wasn't enough by itself. I'd get just one button done before IR would shut down. The TV needed to be unplugged (or perhaps I could have done it from the other end of the house, out of BT range from the TV). Then, holding the Kogan remote on an angle, I was able to finally record all buttons.

Thanks for your help. It was mostly just a learning curve for me and negotiating Kogan quirks. I will say this though, I think the instructions are somewhat unclear regarding the record process. I may have missed it, but I don't think there was any time when the app gave an indication that the two remotes needed to be brought together. This was further confused by the fact that the record process happily accepts you presseing the Step 1 buttons, making you (me at least) think that you're doing it correctly.

[jason]

4 hours ago, Schoops said:

Crisis over! I worked it out. There are two quirks with the Kogan remote. Firstly, the IR emitter works on a slight angle, so from face up on a desk it's not visible. I worked this out my holding my phone camera to it. Secondly, the remote is a combination bluetooth with what appears to be IR as a fallback. I got the sense that there was two way comms between the TV and the remote, and if the BT signal was successfully received then the IR was disabled. I ended up unplugging the TV, then removing and replacing the remote batteries, effectively rebooting it. This rebooting step wasn't enough by itself. I'd get just one button done before IR would shut down. The TV needed to be unplugged (or perhaps I could have done it from the other end of the house, out of BT range from the TV). Then, holding the Kogan remote on an angle, I was able to finally record all buttons.

Thanks for your help. It was mostly just a learning curve for me and negotiating Kogan quirks. I will say this though, I think the instructions are somewhat unclear regarding the record process. I may have missed it, but I don't think there was any time when the app gave an indication that the two remotes needed to be brought together. This was further confused by the fact that the record process happily accepts you presseing the Step 1 buttons, making you (me at least) think that you're doing it correctly.

thanks for the feedback, that was quite a lot you got through and definitely helpful. I don't think I would have guessed turning your TV off. I'll improve the experience for sure. Thanks again.

[Schoops]

57 minutes ago, jason said:

thanks for the feedback, that was quite a lot you got through and definitely helpful. I don't think I would have guessed turning your TV off. I'll improve the experience for sure. Thanks again.

A good outcome really, and now I love the product. I'm happy to be a tester in the future if you're looking for them. 20+ years experience with software and circuit dev.

[jason]

On 12/18/2025 at 7:16 PM, Schoops said:

A good outcome really, and now I love the product. I'm happy to be a tester in the future if you're looking for them. 20+ years experience with software and circuit dev.

Thanks so much for the kind feedback. Please subscribe to the beta forums. I will have a new update very soon and would love feedback.