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Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
June 17, 2021
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Try our remote control and let us know how it works!

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  • June 17, 2021
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Try our remote control and let us know how it works!

You've asked for this feature and since then, the wait has been a long journey. Our community pet peeve for a while, starts to get shape in our platform… :iphone:

Welcome to our remote control feature! :boom:

It's a great privilege for me to announce our initial test launch, for iOS users who are on the beta version of the app :minidisc:

You can now use your iPhone (or iPad) to control our desktop app, the Deezer web app, another iPhone or iPad.

 

How to access the remote control feature? :telephone_receiver:

You'll need to have the beta version of the Deezer app on iOS: 

  • Open app > Settings > Deezer Labs
  • Activate Remote Control 
  • Choose your track and click on the “Audio output” icon 
  • Select the device you want to control

 

 

127 replies

Ironback Jack
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero
October 17, 2021

Hello… it is time for me to get a new phone. (Not Apple, can’t justify the cost here for a HP)

 

My current phone is Samsung A30. I am happy to change brands so would like to know what android brands you are working on and will be released first after iOs.

 

My desktop is Apple M1 Air > DAC > Amp

 

A remote control feature would be amazing as you have well heard.

 

Thank you.. 

BigFKahuna
Hitmaker
Hitmaker
October 24, 2021

To clarify my last comment, I have downloaded the beta version running through TestFlight. I can control my MacBook from either of my iPhones, but I cannot seem to get my one iPhone to recognize my other iPhone (and vice versa) under “connected devices”. All devices run the Deezer app normally. The iPhones are named differently. Is there something else I should try?

BigFKahuna
Rising Star
October 27, 2021

Great feature! I need this feature to control my Sonos and my Cambridge Audio CXN v.2, not just only other laptops and mobile devices!

BigFKahuna
Hitmaker
Hitmaker
October 27, 2021

I really want this app to work for me. I removed the beta version from my iPhone 7Plus and iPhone 13 Pro Max, then reinstalled the regular Deezer version. Logged out and back in to my Deezer on both iPhones as well as my MacBook Pro. iPhone 7Plus does not have a sim card, otherwise all devices are connected to the same WiFi network, and log in credentials to Deezer is the same for all devices. I find that now my phones do not recognize any other connected devices, whereas previously I could recognize and control remotely my MacBook (not the device I want to use for streaming). 

On the upside, I can stream from any of my devices at the same time….I do not have a family plan that I know of, I only ever signed up for Deezer HiFi.

Any one have this feature working seamlessly for them?

BigFKahuna
October 29, 2021

The remote works well.  I use iPhone 12 and Mac Mini.  The only thing that bothers me a bit about the remote is that it sometimes loses communication and then I have to reconnect and the music starts all over again.

BigFKahuna
Hitmaker
Hitmaker
October 29, 2021

I did get connectivity back from iPhone to MacBook, but not iPhone to iPhone….still wondering if anyone else has these issues? 

OTOH, I just noticed the “Transfer Your Favourites” option...wish that was around when I entered my thousand+ songs in to Deezer manually when I migrated over from Apple Music.

BigFKahuna
Roadie
October 30, 2021

@Rudi are there any updates on the wider compatibility?

I'd love to finally be able to stream from Android to volumio.

 

Product Team
November 4, 2021

Hi @BigFKahuna , 

I did get connectivity back from iPhone to MacBook, but not iPhone to iPhone….still wondering if anyone else has these issues? 

 

Sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues connecting iPhone to iPhone. Which version are you using? It must be at least 8.44. Also make sure that the labs are enabled. 
Have you tried to kill the app and relaunch it again? 

BigFKahuna
Hitmaker
Hitmaker
November 4, 2021

Hi @Anne Deezer !

I am running iOS 15.1 on both devices. Labs are enabled. I have restarted the beta version in TestFlight, offloaded and reloaded the “regular” version of Deezer and removed the app from my phone and re-installed. If memory serves correctly I have also signed out and signed back in again. Doing this has allowed my iPhone to see my MacBook Pro, but I still cannot get my one iPhone to see the other iPhone, which is my preference. Deezer does work on all my devices.

 

BigFKahuna
Roadie
November 10, 2021

Hi all,

testing this AMAZING and long waited for feature today !

setup : iphone 8 (ios 13.7 / deezer 8.51) to iphone 6s (ios 13.3 / deezer 8.51). Same user (apple & deezer) on both in a deezer family account.

 

I enabled labs on both, restarted the apps and that’s that ! Iphone 8 instantly found iphone 6s in audio out / connected devices. As long as I stay connected it all works smoothly. If for some reason I need to disconnect for a while, I need to restart deezer on my iphone 6s in order to see it again on my iphone 8.

I’ll continue further crash test and let you know…

(please make that a permanent feature :))