WD TV Remote is an Android app developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Others apps created by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. are: My Cloud Home, WD My Cloud.

WD TV Remote first became available on 28 Dec 2011. It is estimated that WD TV Remote has been downloaded between 1000000 and 5000000 times from the Play Store.

WD TV Remote 2.0.1 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to write to external storage.