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Three little-known Sky Q hacks revealed to instantly boost your TV box – including trick to unlock extra recording space

THERE are a number of easy hacks to get the most out of your Sky Q box – especially for the much-loved recordings.

The ability to record programmes on the box is one of the compelling features that Sky Q customers love.

    Recording on the box is a favourite feature among Sky Q customersSky

    In recent years, Sky has focused a lot of energy on its newer internet-based products Sky Glass and Sky Stream.

    However, bosses recently assured fans of Sky Q that it will be “with us for a while” yet.

    Sky Glass and Sky Stream rely on an internet connection to beam channels to your TV, instead of traditional satellite.

    The pair don’t record programmes on a box locally, instead they are kept in the cloud.

    One major advantage to this is that you don’t have any storage limits like Sky Q.

    However, a small selection of titles may not be available to record on the cloud due to licensing issues.

    Cloud-based recordings also expire, whereas you can keep them for as long as you want on a Sky Q box.

    So if you’re sticking with Sky Q for its recording features, here are some little-known hacks to get out of it.

    Unlock more space – and speed up downloads

    If you find that you’re constantly running out of space on your Sky Q box there is one simple change that will ease the pressure and speed up downloads at the same time.

    However, it does come at a sacrifice.

    Sky Q downloads are set to HD by default.

    But you can lower it to SD if you don’t mind losing out on picture quality.

    SD recordings are a lot smaller, meaning you can fit more on your box.

    And because they’re smaller, downloads are faster.

    To do this go to:

    Settings Preferences Change HD demand default download format to SD

    Downloads not working

    Sometimes on-demand downloads can become stuck randomly and leave you wondering what’s going on.

    If you’re left waiting too long there is a trick to push them through.

    And it’s simply by cancelling the download from the Downloading sub-menu.

    Once that’s done, go and try downloading the title a second time and it should hopefully work.

    If it doesn’t, there may be a problem with your broadband or Wi-Fi connection.

    Restore recordings you’ve deleted

    Deleting the wrong recording by accident is bound to happen.

    But all is not lost – if you make this mistake, there is a trick to get them back for a limited time.

    Go to Recordings, and find Deleted.

    Here you’ll see everything you’ve deleted recently with a button to restore them.

    Tricks for your Sky remote

    Try a whole host of Sky tricks to take your TV to a whole new level.

    How to set channel favourites Skip ads even faster Clear storage space on your box Special voice commands Hidden buttons on your remote Dark mode on Sky Q Secret menu with hidden settings Free Sky remote for your iPhone

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