iTunes 8 option: "Use iPhone/Touch as Remote" ?

[WardC]

Somebody please shed some light on this Preferences option, which is available in iTunes 8 -- I thought this was only a rumor and not confirmed by Apple to be an available option -- why is it there, and how is it used? Is anybody using this feature or does anybody know about it? I've highlighted the area where this option is available in the iTunes 8 user preferences below:

 

[philgilder]

this has been on the iphone since 2.0 and itunes 7.7.1

download 'remote' from the app store, and you can use it to control itunes and apple tvs

http://gizmodo.com/5023715/apple-remote-iphone-app-controls-your-itunes-over-wi+fi

 

[bluenoise]

It was there in the previous version of iTunes, too. Get the free Remote app from the app store to use it.

 

[Bulldog VII]

I downloaded the app but couldn't get it to work

 

[philgilder]

I downloaded the app but couldn't get it to work

are they on the same wifi network?
is the firewall set up right?
did you connect the two together correctly?

 

[domness]

The feature was always there, but the actual location of the settings have moved around a little.

 

[sibruk]

are they on the same wifi network?

Just a slight correction - they don't have to be on the same WiFi network, just the same network.

 

[ttech10]

Just a slight correction - they don't have to be on the same WiFi network, just the same network.

What other network would they both be on? As far as I'm aware it can only be WiFi.

 

[sibruk]

What other network would they both be on? As far as I'm aware it can only be WiFi.

Macs connected to a wired network. iPhone connected to a WiFi network (which is then connected to the same wired network).

 

[icecold0913]

What other network would they both be on? As far as I'm aware it can only be WiFi.

Your computer could be connected via LAN to the network, and you could still access iTunes on that computer from your iPhone (if you have a wireless router, of course).

 

[WardC]

so this uses WiFi networking and not Bluetooth? I'm using a Mac Pro here that does not have either a WiFi card or a Bluetooth card, but my iPhone would be using the same network via Airport to hook to my cable modem. Make sense? Would it work, then?

Both my Airport Express station and my Mac Pro (ethernet) are hooked to the same 10/100/100 switch which is connected to my cable modem.

 

[sibruk]

so this uses WiFi networking and not Bluetooth? I'm using a Mac Pro here that does not have either a WiFi card or a Bluetooth card, but my iPhone would be using the same network via Airport to hook to my cable modem. Make sense? Would it work, then?

Both my Airport Express station and my Mac Pro (ethernet) are hooked to the same 10/100/100 switch which is connected to my cable modem.

Yep, that should work. I have precisely the same setup as you. Yes, it does use WiFi. Bluetooth might as well not be on the iPhone, it does so very little.

There must be something blocking packets between your Mac Pro and iPhone. Do you have the firewall turned on?

 

[robogobo]

I had no problem making connections and keeping the with iTunes 7, but after the 8 update, Remote seems borken. I can make the initial connection, but can't reconnect later.

Anybody else?

 

[cellocello]

Make sure UPnP is turned on, on your router.

Then restart everything once, just to make sure the devices "grab" the UPnP stuff. Try that maybe.

 

[t0mat0]

Any joy WardC? Should work.