topic Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote in Desktop (Mac)

[MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

burner — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:15:59 GMT

Hey,

I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control.

I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote!

Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotify, that's a huge disadvantage!

I would request to build in remote support at least for Apple's one silver remote!

Thanks!

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

Peter__ — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:18:55 GMT

Add your kudos to this feature request topic if you would like to see this added in the future.

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

jLynx — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:42:08 GMT

Hey, I just made an app that lets you control Spotify with your Apple remote

http://jlynx.net/programs/?program=SleepTimer

(I will make the source available soon)

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

Kakiledesma — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 15:38:11 GMT

Everything goes perfect but the volume don't.

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

Palmgreno — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:59:14 GMT

Many thanks Lynx! Helped me som much 🙂 ..and works perfect!

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

modernmasterpie — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 05:20:19 GMT

Hey guys, this is an update for 2017 if anyone happend to Google this topic. First of all, if you're not on Patreon Lynx, you should be because i'd support you. Thanks the remote program works decent. My machine is macbook pro mid 2012. Im using the white old apple tv remote. The play pause keeps triggering itunes, but if you hold the fwd, rev, it skips and plays the songs. The volume is flawless and the play button sleeps and wakes nicely. So thankful for people like you who think about us. Cheers.

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

lorant — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:40:40 GMT

When i try to open the Sleep Timer file it says no application can open it?

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

jLynx — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:13:37 GMT

Hmm... Did you extract it from the zip file?

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

lorant — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:18:37 GMT

No, forgot to! Thanks a lot

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ekp1306 — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:35:09 GMT

how do you get both this app to run and then adjust volume?

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vinavil — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:10:24 GMT

Just googled this. Thanks a very lot !!

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

McChicken — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:33:17 GMT

THANKS JLynx,

I did a quick install today on my iMac* and tried it on Spotify as well as the Sonos controller with the Silver Remote the result is the same Play / Pause + Volume works, however Next / Previous song does not work.

Is there some simple tweak I can do to make next song work ?

Thanks again. McChicken

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

jLynx — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:44:29 GMT

I might need to look into the development of this app again since I think a
bit has changed with the newer versions of Mac. I'll keep you all posted.

Also let me know any features you would all like me to add for the new
version

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

cgreive — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:41:14 GMT

Hey jLynx, any chance you've got an older version floating around that I could use? I'm still on OSX mavericks. Any help much appreciated, the app looks awesome

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

jLynx — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:43:49 GMT

It should work fine for you. Is it not?

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

cgreive — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:28:35 GMT

Unfortunately not, it says it needs 10.11!

Re: [MAC] Spotify not controllable with Apple Remote

gilesnp — Wed, 02 May 2018 09:13:37 GMT

Nice one for making this. Just dusted off my old iMac (2010!) and this works great.

Cheers!