Remote app

The STR-DN1020 can also be controlled by Sony's Media Remote application, available for both Android and iOS. While other manufacturers have created apps designed specifically for AV receivers, Sony's app can be used to control several types of Sony home AV products, which makes it not particularly suited to controlling the STR-DN1020. Whereas Onkyo's remote app is smartly designed so you almost never need to look at the GUI on your TV, Sony's app functions more like an app version of the physical remote, forcing you to frequently look back and forth between your phone and your TV. We doubt we'd use the Media Remote app frequently.