XBMC Remote for Eden and Froyo
Music Pump XBMC Remote is a remote control for xbmc. It's main purpose is to listen to your music collection and watch Movies/TV Shows
It currently supports following features:
* Music:
- Browsing your xbmc library and playlists without having to turn on the tv
- Music files on xbmc can be played through xbmc or can be streamed to your android device.
- Sync/download music files (single files, albums, playlists, playqueue..). Downloaded files will be added to a local playlist so that they are available in your favorite music player
- Music Pump can be used as simple music player to play music files stored on your android device.
- Stream local music to xbmc
- Caching of music database for super fast access
- Filtering in every list
- Music rating support (only works with current nightly builds)
- Start playlists in party mode on xbmc
* Video:
- Browse your Movie collection and play/resume the movie and the trailer on xbmc
- Browse your TV Shows and play/resume episodes on xbmc
- Show/Hide watched videos
* Files:
- Browse all files (music / video / files) and play/queue single files or directories. TIP: If you want to browse your music and videos using the directories defined in xbmc (Title, Year, Actors, Directors, Studios...) open the file manager in xbmc and add two new sources "musicdb://" and "videodb://".
- Add any file or directory to the favorites for faster access
* Addons:
- Browse through your music and video addons and play items on xbmc
- Add any addon to the favorites for faster access
* Other features
- Select a video/music/picture from the file manager and play it on xbmc.
- Rescan music and video library
- Homescreen widget
- Lockscreen widget
- Headphone remote support (play/pause, next, previous). On headphone remotes with a single button, double click plays next song
- Optimized for phone and tablet layouts
- Virtual keyboard
- Compatibility mode for Raspberry Pi
Setup instructions:
In XBMC go to System -> Settings -> Network
Enable the following settings:
- Allow control of XBMC via HTTP
- Allow programs of this system to control XBMC
- Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC
In order to see your music and video files you need to enable the library function within xbmc and scan your music and video files to the library.
Common problems:
- The app currently only works with XBMC 11 "Eden" (Windows/Linux/Mac) or newer => I have not tested older versions and they will not work properly since the json-rpc interface changed.
- If you are using "nightly builds" things may not always work as expected since the json-rpc api is work in progress.
- If you cannot connect check that your firewall does not block incoming connections on port 8080 (http port) and 9090 ( for notifications)
- Playlists in xbmc must be in a special folder. See http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Playlists
You can get the current xbmc version at http://xbmc.org/download/
IMPORTANT: For help and bug reports visit the xbmc forum at
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=131303
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Dwayne Brown - May 18, 2013
Am I the only one not able to use the app to its full potential? Remote works but launching anything else results in some java error etc... Ps. This happens with the official remote also :/ Windows 7, Frodo 12.2 Samsung Galaxy Nexus Stock 4.2.2
Owen Phillis - April 18, 2013
Playlist control is a cut above the rest, but some simple features, such as excluding compilation artists are not here. Overall a nice remote. Edit: Both myself and the missus have the paid version now - the on server playlist control is a dream to work with, battles ensue with the missus now though! On SGS1 running CyanogenMod's Jelly Bean, and stock SGS3. I'll be acquiring a tablet soon as well, can't wait to see it on that. Bumped up to 5 stars, it's the best XBMC remote.
A Google User - April 18, 2013
Brilliant app, a pleasure to use. Would be perfect it allowed you to use your onscreen keyboard when searching. Edit: Bumped to 5 stars for the addition of the keyboard - I'd meant to do so when the feature came out. PS. Sorry for the misunderstanding about the replies, keep up the good work.
A Google User - April 17, 2013
Updated April 2013. Been using this app since it's Beta days and watched it grow. Simply, it allows you to manage your XBMC playlist through your phone or tablet. Unlike other XBMC remotes I've tried, this app has been optimised for use on tablets (in addition to phones) and looks beautiful! The app allows you to browse through your library adding files to your active playlist. You can then go to the playlist and edit the order, remove tracks etc. It also allows you to stream the audio to your device rather than on the xbmc machine. I think there is also a feature which allows you to transfer your playlist (ie the actual tracks) to your device, but have not tried this out. All this functionality goes well beyond the current offering given by the official xbmc app, and is exactly what I was looking for. The unlocked version gives many more features and eye-candy and is well worth the money.
A Google User - March 29, 2013
This is the best xbmc remote app by far. Second to none. The new interface is so much better and the only thing that looks good on tablets. Every update makes it even better. You can even use it to stream video to your phone which is just epic. Well worth the price to unlock. The on screen remote is still a bit basic compared to other apps.