Official XBMC Remote

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Welcome to 'Paul's Featured Apps', where I pick one of my favourite apps as featured app of the day! Today's app is...

Official XBMC Remote

What they say

An open source, full-featured remote for XBMC. It features library browsing, direct remote control and a slick interface.

PERMISSIONS:
Please see Wiki page on Google code before rating down because of private data access. This app is open source after all.

VOLUME:
Use the hardware buttons of your phone while the remote is running

What we say

If you're a XBMC user, then you already know how slick and awesome it is. The official XBMC remote is simply the most fully featured mobile remote app you will ever see! Skinned in a 'HTC Sense' style (it looks great), you can manage your XBMC playback and pick and launch any type of media all from a graphically rich UI that mimics the best of the XBMC interface. You can also initiate library updates and much more. If you use XBMC, it's a must. If you don't, you should try it! :P

Permissions

read contact data / receive SMS, read SMS or MMS / full Internet access, view network state / view Wi-Fi state / modify/delete SD card contents / read phone state and identity / control vibrator / disable keylock / change Wi-Fi state / prevent phone from sleeping

Download

View Official XBMC Remote at AppBrain or the Android Market website.

Direct Market Link (for on device)

View on Android Market

QRcode

To use, install 'Barcode Scanner' from the Android Market.



Price

FREE

Market star rating at time of writing

4.71 (3443 ratings)

Version at time of writing

0.8.5-beta1

Similar / Alternative apps

Other, unofficial apps are available, but none compare to this to be honest!

Suggested improvements for the next version

The graphics on the 'virtual remote' page are a bit weak (by the high standards set by the rest of the app!) and sometimes I have to 'retry connection' to connect, but on the whole, there's little room for improvement!

Have your say

Fan of XBMC Remote? Found something better? Just wanna share your experiences? Post below! :D