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Apple's Remote app...only backwards?

boston04and07

boston04and07

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I love how I can control iTunes on my computer with my phone using that Remote app from Apple...but, is there any way for me to control the music on my iPhone from my Mac? (Preferably over Wifi?) I usually listen to music from my iPhone instead of from my Macbook since my phone has its own docking station with speakers that sound so much better than my laptop's speakers.
 
sergiuria said:
You must have some really crappy speakers :(:eek:
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If you're saying that his laptop speakers are horrible because he prefers to use his iPhone speakers, I think he meant he has a sweet iPhone speaker dock that sounds better than his laptop speakers. And they most likely do. If not, just forget this post. :cool:
 
You can do this via VNC if you're phone is Jailbroken, but AFAIK there's no officially supported way to control the iPhone from your computer.
 
Aww, thanks anyways! You were right vinay, my Macbook speakers aren't any worse than anyone else's Macbook speakers...which are still worse than the external speakers I have for my phone. :) Oh well, just thought I'd ask!
 
I use 'JollyFastVNC' on my MBP and Saurik's 'Veency' on the iPhone

You can pretty much do anything then.

I often have my iPhone in my bag after univeristy and from my MBP i can send/receive calls using my MBP as a bluetooth headset, read/send text messages and control the ipod function etc.

Give it a try - The only bad thing is the connection, though over wifi, is too slow for video and sometimes there is a 1-2second lag.

But either way, give it a try, might work for you!
 
Same here on the Veencee front.

It's a pity there's no applescript implementation on the iPhone OS :( .. could have used something like osascript to "tell" the iPod player to "play next track" etc..
 
Aravintht said:
I use 'JollyFastVNC' on my MBP and Saurik's 'Veency' on the iPhone

You can pretty much do anything then.

I often have my iPhone in my bag after univeristy and from my MBP i can send/receive calls using my MBP as a bluetooth headset, read/send text messages and control the ipod function etc.

Give it a try - The only bad thing is the connection, though over wifi, is too slow for video and sometimes there is a 1-2second lag.

But either way, give it a try, might work for you!
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That sounds interesting...do you have to jailbreak the iPhone in order to use this? I'm guessing yes...I haven't jailbroken my phone (yet) but have been thinking of it...
 
are you sure your speakers don't have an aux output/input so that you can just connect your laptop to the speakers?
 
joejoejoe said:
are you sure your speakers don't have an aux output/input so that you can just connect your laptop to the speakers?
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Yeah, they don't. :( Plus they're on the bookshelf and I'm usually using my Macbook on the desk. Oh well! I might look into the Veency thing, that sounds interesting! Only issue is jailbreaking since I'm on 10.5.6...
 
saving107 said:
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/specs.html

this method doesn't use the iPhone or the dock, but I use airport express in my room and I control the the music and speakers from my mac, it cost $99 and it works great. i know it's not what you were asking, but it's an option.
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I do this too and it works really well, and is easily controllable from the iPhone and also is a good alternative to more expensive and less-modifiable multi-room systems.
 
how strong are the signals coming from this airport extreme?

since I am seriously considering ditching my huge wireless router for something compact like this, i like this a lot.

but I am curious how far can I go without getting no signal at all?

OP, didnt mean to hijack your thread, sorry about that
 
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