HK Remote is an Android app developed by Harman Consumer, Inc.. Others apps created by Harman Consumer, Inc. are: JBL Connect, JBL Music, JBL Headphones.

HK Remote first became available on 23 Mar 2013. It is estimated that HK Remote has been downloaded between 500000 and 1000000 times from the Play Store.

HK Remote 4.5 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.

Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.

Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents. These are broadcasts whose data is held by the system after being finished, so that clients can quickly retrieve that data without having to wait for the next broadcast.

Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

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

Allows an application to write to external storage.