[released] Official XBMC Remote for iOS

I think the Play/Pause/Back/Forward buttons on the iOS remote needs to be bigger or moved to a better location where the thumb can easily reach.

If i hold the iphone like I would a regular remote the top button row is really easily to reach with my thumb, but those buttons are not used that often. The bottom row of buttons are used more often, but yet is harder to reach with the thumb.

I didn't want to hijack this thread so I made a new thread here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=138140

Sorry if that was the wrong thing to do and you are indeed meant to ask your support questions relating to the iOS app here.

@tucker.dale
no problem, I answered there

@Eguchi-Harumi, good observation

@Eguchi-Harumi
I have a simple plan in mind.

How do I map the iOS buttons to something else?

Trying to use the addon SimplePlaylist (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add...Playlists) with the remote, but since you use the http api calls to send keys, how do i map it with keyboard.xml (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Keyboard.xml)

Is there a way to map the iOS button to use "RunPlugin(plugin://script.simpleplaylists/?mode=addCurrentUrl)" instead of SendKey() api?

First of all sorry of this was already answered.

My Question is: I have XBMC installed on my Windows HTPC/Server (Windows Home Server 2011), and for now i only use the iPad version of Official XBMC Remote to control it.

What i would like to know, is if there is any way to launch XBMC with the remote. In Idle the consumes 6% to 8% of CPU not allowing it to be at full idle and thus, consume less power. Currently XBMC launches with Windows.

(2012-07-13 07:58)live4ever Wrote:  The "virtual keyboard" doesn't seem to work for me (OpenELEC 11.0 Eden). For example:

During video playback:
"P" doesn't play-pause
"I" doesn't bring up info
"M" doesn't bring up menu

In movie library:
"W" doesn't mark watched/unwatched
"Shift+letter" doesn't jump to that in list

I can type letters into the search window but it's pretty laggy.

1) I am having the exact same problem. Really don't care about the P, I. and M as I prefer the player controls. The W is a huge must for me. What's interesting is that the http://www.mobilemouse.com app keyboard works.

2) Additionally, the "Toggle GUI Fullscreen" button also does not work.

Couple of suggestions I'd like to see implemented.

1. No matter how deep you are into any section, if you hold down on the back button for a second or so get taken back to the main menu.
2. When displaying TV shows disregard the word The if it's in front of a title. Like show The Wire in the W's and not in with the T's.

I just found this app and first of all THANK YOU!

I am building a HTPC (more like a music file server/ripping/playback machine) for the sole purpose of storing and sending lossless audio to a USB DAC and headphone amp (Audio GD NFB-5) and am trying to run this entire system headless using my iPhone. This app and XBMC seem to be the best pairing so far. I have looked at iTunes, JRiver, MediaMonkey, VLC Media Player and all have issues with controlling them with their remote control apps or with playing back audio via WASAPI.

I have 2 questions for you guys. I apologize in advance if they have been asked and answered before.

I am planning on making this system totally stand alone and am planning on installing a wireless card in the HTPC for the sole purpose of creating a ad-hoc network for the iPhone to connect to and using that network for the XBMC remote.

So question 1: Will the remote app work when connected to an ad-hoc network?

I am testing all this on my main PC right now which has the FLAC music I am playing back on a different drive. Currently when I click on "Listen to Music" I dont see anything listed, but XBMC see's it fine. When its all on my HTPC all the music will be in one spot on one drive.

Question 2: Is the reason I am not seeing my music in the library in the app right now because its on a different drive than XBMC or am I missing a setting somewhere?

I thank you in advance for you responses!

Hello,

Since last nightlies XBMC Remotes for iPad (Official XBMC Remote, XBMC Commander) crashes when videos are playing, After videos stop, App works again, but there's no way to Pause or Stop or do whatever during the playback.

Has any one having this issue?