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iTunes Remote
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The MacBook has built-in WIFI. Turn on Airport, then go to Sharing and share your Internet connection. Connect to that network with the remote.
i just tried this and it actually worked, i cant believe it actually did. so i would recommend this is the first step everyone who's having trouble tries. thanks a lot, id just about given up on the remote app. its amazing have a remote for itunes.
iTunes wouldn't show the passcode initially when I first tried this either. All I needed to do was to Quit iTunes and reopen it, and the little remote app icon then appeared under devices.
I also have this exact problem with my AppleTV - iTunes doesn't see it, but then I quit and reopen and it appears under devices. I'm quite used to it now!
It's a superb app anyway - there are a few reasons for me:
* I can play songs through my AppleTV easily without my LCD TV switched on, which is relatively low power usage compared to running a G5 and a 40inch LCD to do the same thing!
* I have my iPhone docked at my computer desk, so it acts as a decent little iTunes controller with a dedicated screen for album art. Even better is the fact that it's a fairly passive app - it doesn't HAVE to be running all the time, and I can still easily control iTunes normally. Well I say it's "passive" but not entirely - another great thing is the "stay connected" feature, which causes album art, play/pause status etc, to update as you control iTunes on the computer.
* aaaand I just discovered something else! I can send the same music to BOTH the AppleTV AND my computer at the same time with the speakers feature. That's just awesome! I wanted to be able to do that at my 30th birthday party only 2 weeks ago. Has iTunes been able to do that for a while? If so, then I'm an idiot....
I agree with another poster here about needing volume control on the AppleTV - that's the most glaring missing feature for me so far.
Another thing I'd like is to be able to have the iPhone ignore the "auto-lock" setting when remote app is running. Can't see me needing auto-lock when I'm using the phone as a remote at home, but it's a (minor) pain to unlock when I want to change a song
I also have this exact problem with my AppleTV - iTunes doesn't see it, but then I quit and reopen and it appears under devices. I'm quite used to it now!
It's a superb app anyway - there are a few reasons for me:
* I can play songs through my AppleTV easily without my LCD TV switched on, which is relatively low power usage compared to running a G5 and a 40inch LCD to do the same thing!
* I have my iPhone docked at my computer desk, so it acts as a decent little iTunes controller with a dedicated screen for album art. Even better is the fact that it's a fairly passive app - it doesn't HAVE to be running all the time, and I can still easily control iTunes normally. Well I say it's "passive" but not entirely - another great thing is the "stay connected" feature, which causes album art, play/pause status etc, to update as you control iTunes on the computer.
* aaaand I just discovered something else! I can send the same music to BOTH the AppleTV AND my computer at the same time with the speakers feature. That's just awesome! I wanted to be able to do that at my 30th birthday party only 2 weeks ago. Has iTunes been able to do that for a while? If so, then I'm an idiot....
I agree with another poster here about needing volume control on the AppleTV - that's the most glaring missing feature for me so far.
Another thing I'd like is to be able to have the iPhone ignore the "auto-lock" setting when remote app is running. Can't see me needing auto-lock when I'm using the phone as a remote at home, but it's a (minor) pain to unlock when I want to change a song
problem with never verifying
I figured it out:
Remove the app.
Go outside and cut a branch off a tree.
Use the branch to press buttons on your Mac from far away.
But seriously, it just spins after I enter the passcode. I've turned off the firewall. I have nothing but wireless where I live. As for setting up an ad-hoc network on my Mac and the other workarounds I've seen here and tried...sure, maybe they do work eventually, but having to do all that makes this a poor program.
I figured it out:
Remove the app.
Go outside and cut a branch off a tree.
Use the branch to press buttons on your Mac from far away.
But seriously, it just spins after I enter the passcode. I've turned off the firewall. I have nothing but wireless where I live. As for setting up an ad-hoc network on my Mac and the other workarounds I've seen here and tried...sure, maybe they do work eventually, but having to do all that makes this a poor program.
WORKING! This DOES work for those with passcode problem
Hi All
I dont usuallt write reply's once i have found the solution but as per another post on here, simply reseting my router (pull plug out for 10 secs and plug back in) really did work!
Loaded itunes again and the passcode was accepted instantly.
So this will at least fix those who's itunes wont accept the passcode.
Cheers!
Leon
Hi All
I dont usuallt write reply's once i have found the solution but as per another post on here, simply reseting my router (pull plug out for 10 secs and plug back in) really did work!
Loaded itunes again and the passcode was accepted instantly.
So this will at least fix those who's itunes wont accept the passcode.
Cheers!
Leon
I had the same problem - iTunes would see the phone, let me enter the passcode but still the phone still would not see any library.
It was defineatly a firewall issue. I use Trend Microcillin on a PC, and it has presets for its firewall. It was set to direct connection, I changed it to network. I don't know what that did regarding ports and programs, but it worked right away.
Also, from past experience, simply disabling a firewall doesn't always work. I don't know why, but it has to be configured to the particualr program that needs access.
It was defineatly a firewall issue. I use Trend Microcillin on a PC, and it has presets for its firewall. It was set to direct connection, I changed it to network. I don't know what that did regarding ports and programs, but it worked right away.
Also, from past experience, simply disabling a firewall doesn't always work. I don't know why, but it has to be configured to the particualr program that needs access.
Do you mean the Firewall settings in Control Panel in Windows? What are the three radio buttons you are referring to (What are they labeled and what menu are the under?)? I couldn't find them. I use McAfee's firewall anyway, but I'll consider turning it off and using the Windows Firewall if I can get your way to work.
Here is my full problem. It's gonna be long, but in case I'm missing something hidden in the details I want to be as specific as possible.
From day 1, this app did not work for me - when I tried to enter the passcode in iTunes, the iPhone simply never showed up under devices. I gave up for a couple of days and then decided to give it another shot for no particular reason, and miraculously it appeared, accepted the passcode and the app worked. When I shut down and later came back, the iPhone no longer appeared in devices, but it could still find and control my library so I figured everything was good.
The next time I tried to use it, however, it couldn't find my library. I looked around at a few forums and discovered it might be related to the firewall, so I tried disabling the firewall entirely. At first, that still didn't work, but then I thought I should restart. When my laptop booted up again, the app was able to find and control iTunes again. I even re-enabled my firewall and it still worked so I thought all was well with the world again. However, after leaving and coming back yet again, it's not working, even when I disable my firewall (though I haven't tried restarting again yet). I have also checked that iTunes is allowed full access for inbound and outbound connections in my firewall settings even when it's enabled.
So that's the situation. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this? The few moments when it has worked, the app was awesome and I'd really like to be able to use it consistently without shutting down my firewall permanently. The most frustrating thing about this is how it keeps coming and going...
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I just reset my router and it started working again (with no other adjustment to my computer or iPhone). Weird. We'll see how long this lasts.
Finally got the remote to work by simply unpluging my router for a couple of minutes. After this it appeared straight away in iTunes under devices and just entered the code in and it was all working.
I had all the firewalls up and just made sure iTunes was allowed to accept incoming connections, which has been discussed earlier.
Also there is a setting in iTunes under Prefrences>Advanced, where you can tick a box to allow iPhones/iPod Touches to act as a remote (not sure whether this has been mentioned).
I had all the firewalls up and just made sure iTunes was allowed to accept incoming connections, which has been discussed earlier.
Also there is a setting in iTunes under Prefrences>Advanced, where you can tick a box to allow iPhones/iPod Touches to act as a remote (not sure whether this has been mentioned).
A FIX FOR THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO ENTER 4-DIGIT PASSCODE IN ITUNES BUT NO RESPONSE:
You need to have iTunes sharing enabled... AND there cannot be a password.
iTunes > Preferences > Sharing
Require Password Box: UNCHECKED
Apple should really fix this, so that the sharing can still require password.
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One more thing... it seems that if you turn off iTunes sharing password, "pair" the iPhone and MacBook on the WiFi, then turn password back on, you can still connect.
You need to have iTunes sharing enabled... AND there cannot be a password.
iTunes > Preferences > Sharing
Require Password Box: UNCHECKED
Apple should really fix this, so that the sharing can still require password.
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One more thing... it seems that if you turn off iTunes sharing password, "pair" the iPhone and MacBook on the WiFi, then turn password back on, you can still connect.
Quick question for people to ponder. I have my mac pro from my office connected through a 50ft optical cable to my home theatre. Sometimes I'm in my office listening to music, in which case I would like my audio output device to be 'line out'. Sometimes I'm in my home theatre and want to listen to music.. in which case I need my audio output device on my mac pro to be 'digital out'. Remote doesn't allow me to switch this and so I have to switch it in preferences everytime i want to use remote in my home theatre. Surely someone has an idea for a solution?? Thanks !
Why cant some of these features be implemented into the ipod app like the search function and under songs it also shows the artist so you don't click the wrong artist?
As an aside you need BonjourService.exe to be running and not blocked by your firewall for "Remote" to work.
If your firewall is blocking your iPhone from conecting to iTunes check the Firewall logs for an entry showing mDNSResponder.exe being blocked.
(This is for PC, don't know about Mac.)
If your firewall is blocking your iPhone from conecting to iTunes check the Firewall logs for an entry showing mDNSResponder.exe being blocked.
(This is for PC, don't know about Mac.)
I have a fairly large iTunes library and in iTunes I always choose to hide compilations as otherwise I have WAY too many artists. Unfortunately, unless I am doing something wrong, there is no way to hide compilation artists when viewing your library on the iPhone via remote? Am I missing something or is this just a feature that if offered yet?
does anyone else find they use Remote instead of just switching app to iTunes and changing tracks?
i suddenly noticed i'd been doing that today - i'd hidden iTunes and was working away, and instead of bring iTunes up to select a new artist. i pulled up Remote on the iPhone and did it that way
then later, i was browsing the AppStore but wanted to switch play another playlist - so was easier to use Remote than have to forget what i was looking at on the appstore
i suddenly noticed i'd been doing that today - i'd hidden iTunes and was working away, and instead of bring iTunes up to select a new artist. i pulled up Remote on the iPhone and did it that way
then later, i was browsing the AppStore but wanted to switch play another playlist - so was easier to use Remote than have to forget what i was looking at on the appstore
Thank you very much for this tip, it was about the only thing I had not tried yet, in an attempt to solve this. I did not plug in things after that one at a time though, just turned off my modem, router and switch for a minute or so.
Quite an odd problem, since the phone was detected just fine by iTunes, and I was able to enter the pin, and my iPhone started searching for the Library, but just kept on searching, and nothing was found.
I am now able to laugh about this, but this problem was becoming a bit annoying after 6 hours or so, I can assure you
I had a problem that I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned here. I ran the app and it showed me the passcode, but iTunes wouldn't show it under Devices. Sounds familiar, right? Well, I'd go back and get another code, then it would finally show up under devices. I'd then enter the code, iTunes would tell me "Verifying Remote passcode," but after that it would go back to the original screen again asking me for the passcode. It just kept doing that no matter how many times I tried. That's with iTunes library sharing enabled and Firewall not blocking iTunes.
The only thing that worked was rebooting the router like so many of you had suggested. Thank you
The only thing that worked was rebooting the router like so many of you had suggested. Thank you
Hi
I am trying to get around an irritating limitation of the remote app - hopefully someone can help me...
here's my situation: i have a fairly large collection of music in itunes. However, only about 10% of my albums are synced to my iphone (due to the 8gb iphone space limitation)...which means that 90% of my itunes library is not 'checked'...
here's the problem: when i am controlling itunes through the remote app, and say i want to play an album - if the album is not 'checked', i am unable to play the entire album. it just plays one track, then stops...i have to manually play each and every song...however, if i select an album that is 'checked' and select a song to play, it continues to play all subsequent songs...
this is really irritating - can someone tell me if there is a way around this, or if i am missing some very basic setting? or is this just a limitation of remote/itunes?
thanks!
I am trying to get around an irritating limitation of the remote app - hopefully someone can help me...
here's my situation: i have a fairly large collection of music in itunes. However, only about 10% of my albums are synced to my iphone (due to the 8gb iphone space limitation)...which means that 90% of my itunes library is not 'checked'...
here's the problem: when i am controlling itunes through the remote app, and say i want to play an album - if the album is not 'checked', i am unable to play the entire album. it just plays one track, then stops...i have to manually play each and every song...however, if i select an album that is 'checked' and select a song to play, it continues to play all subsequent songs...
this is really irritating - can someone tell me if there is a way around this, or if i am missing some very basic setting? or is this just a limitation of remote/itunes?
thanks!
Why is most of your library unchecked to begin with? It shouldn't have to be that way to sync only part of your library onto your phone. I also only have about 10-15% of my entire library on my phone, but there are several other ways to sync only part of your library, including making playlists and syncing only those ("smart" playlists are great - every iTunes user should learn how to make them), or manually adding songs without syncing (dragging songs over - which is how I'm currently doing it).
Once you have all your songs "checked" again, your remote app should work fine, Im guessing. There are very spcific reasons to use the check/uncheck songs feature in iTunes, but most users don't ever need to do that.
Airport Express? Remote lets you switch remote speakers (office, home theater, etc.) if you want.
thanks a ton for the response...i am currently doing what you stated...check all songs and then manually add them to the iphone...however i dont like this option much...everytime i download new music i need to drag it over...
hmmm - i didnt try going the playlist route...especially 'smart' playlists...i will look into that...any suggestions on where i can start?
thanks much!
It's not for everyone, but it really only takes seconds to add/delete stuff, and offers the finest control possible.
Just google "iTunes smart playlists" and you'll find tons of tips and suggestions for creating really powerful playlists -- and ways to make your music be EXACTLY what you want, or to keep it random and fresh every time you sync. The possibilities are endless...