An open source, full-featured remote for XBMC. It features library browsing, direct remote control and a slick interface. It's still beta but we're getting there.
PERMISSIONS:
Please see Wiki page on Google code before rating down because of private data access. This app is open source after all.
HONEYCOMB USERS:
Please note that this app is now available to Honeycomb tablets, but it's far from optimized. We're working on that.
VOLUME:
Use the hardware buttons of your phone while the remote is running.
INSTALLATION:
There is a complete and updated installation guide in the Wiki, featured on the front page of the website.
BUGS:
Please use the forum or the bugtracker. Comments in here are read sporadically but more for amusement than for serious debugging.
Tags: xbmc nullpointerexception, xbmc exception method not found, official xbmc remote, xbmc remote nullpointerexception, xbmc method not found.
PERMISSIONS:
Please see Wiki page on Google code before rating down because of private data access. This app is open source after all.
HONEYCOMB USERS:
Please note that this app is now available to Honeycomb tablets, but it's far from optimized. We're working on that.
VOLUME:
Use the hardware buttons of your phone while the remote is running.
INSTALLATION:
There is a complete and updated installation guide in the Wiki, featured on the front page of the website.
BUGS:
Please use the forum or the bugtracker. Comments in here are read sporadically but more for amusement than for serious debugging.
Tags: xbmc nullpointerexception, xbmc exception method not found, official xbmc remote, xbmc remote nullpointerexception, xbmc method not found.
Recently changed in this version:
This is a release update for XBMC v12.0 codename Frodo, which was released January 2013. Please note that running this with previous versions of XBMC may result in weird behavior due to API changes.
Check the GitHub repository for bug reports: https://github.com/freezy/android-xbmcremote
Also check the forum: http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=129
We're working on a next-gen version that will provide a new look, new features and (hopefully) less bugs!
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Comments and ratings for Official XBMC Remote
(72 stars)
by Mark Chenery on 11/05/2013
app used to work well, now no longer shows tv shows
(72 stars)
by David Troesch on 10/05/2013
The remote app works well enough, but adding the xbmc server to connect to is a manual process. Using the add host wizard doesn't do anything. Adding host, requires knowing ip address of the server. The ios app implementation is great example of it done r
(72 stars)
by Joel Ahlgren on 09/05/2013
Tried using it with Frodo, and I'm able to start media and move along the timeline of the playing media, but I'm utterly unable to access the XBMC UI, pause/stop/forward/backward or anything else. App has force closed a few times, seemingly randomly. For
(72 stars)
by Karan Bhagat on 08/05/2013
Tv shows don't show and neither do pictures.
(72 stars)
by Patrick Powers on 08/05/2013
Why in the world does the power button still not turn the PC off or give you the option to turn it off or exit xbmc? The iPhone app gives these options.
(72 stars)
by Terry Sandum on 07/05/2013
I stumbled upon the XBMC media center on PC. Then i got thinking whether it has a remote on Android, and it does! So i installed it and at first i got confused on how to set up the remote, but then i did some tinkering and voila, it's now done, all set up
(72 stars)
by Steve Bedwell on 06/05/2013
App updated, even though I have updated turned off and now I cant browse my TV Shows. Worked flawless before update. You need to roll this back!!