#IPHONE APP FOR MAC REMOTE PS3#
For example in the PS3 remote, the button "Display OSD" will display the Music OSD instead of the Video OSD during video playback. While I understand that this may be a XBMC limitation, Remote Buddy should not include something that doesn't work. There are quirks with XBMC and possibly Plex. Suppose that my remote isn't activated or that the batteries are dead but I wanna edit the mapping anyway, I can't do so with RB. Also it's not possible to edit Mappings if the remote isn't activated. So the user has to do a lot of scrolling even if he has a 27-inch iMac that would allow a bigger window. For example the Mapping edit window contains several hundred button mapping lists, but the window can't be resized. There are also a few GUI quirks as well that hasn't been fixed even after feedback was sent. No matter what I do, no matter which preferences I set, if I use mostly use XBMC, it doesn't seem to be remembered, and I always need to reset the right behavior. Even if justified by whatever technical limitation, it should stated on the website so users know what to expect.Īlso, RB doesn't seem to remember the last used behavior, so I always need to reselect the behavior. But with Remote Buddy batteries only last about 1-2 weeks. Originally the remote is reported to last 4-6 months when used with a Playstation 3. Then, battery management of remotes like the PS3 remote is very poor. For example, when using Plex, or XBMC or Boxee, why can't Remote Buddy auto-detect them and automatically enable the right mapping? In other words, if I launch XBMC with my mouse, auto-detect it and enable the right mapping. I've also been very unhappy with some quirks in functionality that make it a pain to use.
But after 2 years, my question and frustration is: where is it? I've sent feedback several times on forums, and there seemed to be progress. Why does the iPhone AJAX remote keep being advertised like it's the best thing since sliced bread? Anyway, the developer didn't make promises but he said an iphone native version was in the works. The AJAX remote is a joke, and no one does any serious iphone app in AJAX. I wrote a review 2 years ago and expressed my praise and hopes that an iphone version of the iphone AJAX remote would come soon.