{"id":534769,"date":"2010-04-19T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T00:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/?p=19149"},"modified":"2010-04-19T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-20T00:54:12","slug":"remote-for-itunes-better-than-the-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/534769","title":{"rendered":"Remote for iTunes: Better than the original."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes, the imitation exceeds the original. That is the case with this handy little app. Having previously switched from an iPhone, I missed my iTunes remote app. A lot.<\/p>\n<p>But no longer! <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperfine.com\/remoteforitunes\/default.aspx\">Remote for iTunes<\/a> is exactly what the name suggests: a simple iTunes app. It has a simple, uncluttered interface that syncs with iTunes without a hitch. Unlike the actual iPhone version which took nearly half a minute to connect to my library, this app does it in seconds! The speed doesn\u2019t just stop there: the cover art for my albums fly off my machine and onto the phone so even scrolling through the library can be pretty. It doesn\u2019t have cover flow, but for true functionality, you can\u2019t do better. Even with the original iPhone app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple and well-designed interface<\/li>\n<li>Faster than the original iPhone remote app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No cover flow<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t connect to iTunes if the computer is at the lock screen<\/li>\n<li>Could have a better UI for playlists with sub-headings for video\/audio\/podcasts. Currently, everything shows up as a playlist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final Verdict:<\/strong> This app is in beta at the moment, but there is very little to improve on. It\u2019s a must have for any iTunes user.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/remote-for-itunes-better-than-the-original\/attachment\/remote_playing\/' title='remote_playing'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/remote_playing-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"remote_playing\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/remote-for-itunes-better-than-the-original\/attachment\/remote_playlist\/' title='remote_playlist'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/remote_playlist-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"remote_playlist\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/remote-for-itunes-better-than-the-original\/attachment\/remote-albums\/' title='remote-albums'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/remote-albums-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"remote-albums\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong> This review was submitted by Raffy Halim as part of our <a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/2010\/04\/applications\/2010\/04\/applications\/2010\/04\/news\/android-app-review-contest-week-1-recap\/\">app review contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3  class=\"related_post_title\">Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_post\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/weather-toggle-widget-easily-personalize-your-weather-settings\/\" title=\"Weather &#038; Toggle Widget: Easily personalize your weather settings\">Weather &#038; Toggle Widget: Easily personalize your weather settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/ebuddy-1-7-0-%e2%80%93-a-powerful-pocket-instant-messaging-suite\/\" title=\"eBuddy 1.7.0 \u2013 A Powerful Pocket Instant Messaging Suite\">eBuddy 1.7.0 \u2013 A Powerful Pocket Instant Messaging Suite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/astro-file-manager-more-than-just-file-browsing\/\" title=\"ASTRO File Manager: More than just file browsing\">ASTRO File Manager: More than just file browsing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/runstar-free-the-simple-runners-companion\/\" title=\"runstar FREE: The Simple Runner&#8217;s Companion\">runstar FREE: The Simple Runner&#8217;s Companion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/reviews\/thickbuttons-an-alternative-keyboard-with-predictive-key-sizing\/\" title=\"ThickButtons: An alternative keyboard with predictive key sizing\">ThickButtons: An alternative keyboard with predictive key sizing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes, the imitation exceeds the original. That is the case with this handy little app. Having previously switched from an iPhone, I missed my iTunes remote app. A lot. But no longer! Remote for iTunes is exactly what the name suggests: a simple iTunes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}