TV SideView support for Xperia ZL IR blaster

Phone: Xperia ZL C6506, Android 4.2.2 build 10.3.1.A.2.67
TV SideView version 2.2.2
I have my cable STB box added via the built-in Remote Control app and the box can be successfully control from the phone. However, it seems that the TV SideView app treats the Xperia ZL as a normal Android device without an IR blaster, preventing IR remote control devices from being added and also locking the app into portrait mode.
TV SideView is now almost worthless to me, since I cannot change to a show directly. IR blaster support is available as far back as the Sony Tablet S, but somehow, is not added to the Xperia ZL, which is several years newer.
I have tried resetting the app and also uninstall/reinstall, neither of which was successful. I have also tried removing and re-adding the STB to the remote control app without success.

Thanks, SamT, but according to this Sony Mobile thread, TV SideView is the responsibility of Sony Electronics, rather than Sony Mobile.
FWIW, the TV SideView app is under Sony Corporation, rather than Sony Mobile Communications.
Edit: I should like to point out that the Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Tablet X, Xperia ZL, and Tablet S all share the same API, so interfacing with the IR blaster is the same across all four devices.

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