![]() ![]() Other additions to later releases of version 2 included support for the new iTunes Match feature, and support for iOS 5 and 6. Version 2.1 also allowed users to control the internet radio feature of iTunes, and play rented movies or TV shows. Subsequent updates to version 2 improved stability of the application, and added AirPlay video support to Apple TVs. Gestures were also supported, allowing users to control their Apple TVs with swipes similar to the navigation through Cover Flow. Features added in version 2.0 included support for Shared Libraries, and control of AirPlay hardware. These features were further improved with the release of version 2.0, which added support for the iPad and the then new retina display. The initial release, version 1.0, allowed users to control the basic functions of their media library, limited to much the same functions of the physical Apple Remote Later revisions of version 1 added the ability to create and edit playlists in iTunes, search the user's media library, and generate Genius playlists. ![]() Patent Office published a patent filed by Apple on Septemthat depicted a "media-player with remote control capabilities" alongside a "multi-media center for computing systems". Unofficial software modifications for including this functionality in both iOS and the Apple TV OS had existed previously, but rumors of Apple giving remote control capabilities between iOS and Apple TV had existed since early 2007, when the U.S. The remote application was intended as a software alternative to the Apple Remote, allowing users to control their media collection via their iOS device. Later revisions added support for the iPad, and introduced support for new features as they were added to iTunes. That same day, Apple released the Apple TV 2.1 software update that added recognition for the iPhone and iPod Touch as remote control devices. On July 10, 2008, Apple released iTunes Remote app on the App Store. It is currently available as a free download from the App Store for iOS devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple Watch. for iOS devices that allows for remote control of Apple TV or iTunes library in an area with Wi-Fi connectivity using the proprietary Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP). Apple isn’t normally prone to carrying around legacy baggage.ITunes Remote (also known simply as Remote) is a software application developed by Apple Inc. With this update, I just don’t know what the roadmap is here. Before today, I was assuming iTunes Remote had run its course and was heading towards extinction. Each of these tread on each other’s toes in different ways, but there’s not one app for everything either. There’s the iTunes Remote app, Apple TV Remote app, and the Apple TV Remote platter in Control Centre. Also, Apple now has three separate places to find ‘media remotes’. Remote controlling your Mac’s iTunes app makes little sense in an era of AirPlay 2 and HomePod speakers. Looking slighter wider, what is the point of this app existing. Don’t get me started on the iPad version. The transport controls don’t expand or shrink in the same way, the font sizes are wrong and Up Next is segregated into a separate modal. ![]() The Now Playing screen shadows the iOS 11 Music/Podcasts player UI but it’s only surface level. This would be okay … if the app didn’t try to mimic the modern Music app in other ways. The tab bar is still there, the Now Playing interface is in a horizontal navigation stack, and even the Search bar doesn’t use the iOS 11 integrated style. The structure of the app is still stuck in the past, a lookalike of the Music app pre-Apple Music. iTunes Remote reeks of ‘five years old’ flat design. It’s a nicer icon than the stock Music app now. It went from a white roundrect with an inscribed circle and harsh geometric triangle to a simpler coloured gradient and neatly-rounded play symbol. Rising from the ashes, iTunes Remote has been updated with a new design and support for the latest device form factors. iTunes 12.7.5 is recommended for use with Remote 4.4. This update also includes an all-new look and feel on iPad and iPhone, in addition to stability and performance improvements. ITunes Remote has been updated to add support for iPhone X. ![]()
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