HOW TO Master the Remote app
1 MACOS AND IOS
On your Mac, click the Apple menu, choose About this Mac, then Software Update and follow the instructions to update your Mac. On iOS or iPadOS, open the Settings app, tap General, then Software Update.
2 HOME SHARING
On the Mac, go to System Preferences and click on the Sharing tab. Check the box next to Media Sharing, then Home Sharing. Choose from the options on that screen and then quit System Preferences.
3 LAUNCH MUSIC OR TV
The Music app must be running in order for Remote to see it. Likewise the TV app, if you want to control that. Go to the Dock and click on Music, and, if you want to use it, TV. Once running, tap the Remote app on your iPhone or iPad.
“You can navigate playlists, cue up tracks, and play, pause and skip songs. Your Music Library appears in the app and, if you have it open on your Mac, so does TV. ”
1 ADD MEDIA LIBRARY
You should see your Music and/or TV library in the app as you open it. If not, tap Settings, then Add Media Library. Select your iOS device in the sidebar and type in the code shown on the screen of the device to allow it to control the app.
1 EDIT A PLAYLIST
Choose the playlist you want to edit from the Playlists view. Tap it, then tap the More icon above. Choose Edit. Tap the red minus circle to remove a track, or tap and hold on the three lines to drag a track to a different position. Tap Done.
1 SWITCH TO TV
To return to the first screen, tap Libraries. Now tap the Library with an Apple TV icon to switch to controlling the TV app. You’ll see the icons on the bottom of the screen change to reflect this. Tap Films or TV Programmes.
2 PLAY A TRACK
Tap the Music library on the Remote app screen. You’ll see Playlists. Choose a playlist, or tap Artists or Albums to see those views. To search for a track, tap Search. Once you’ve found the track you want, tap it and press Play.
2 GENIUS PLAYLIST
Find the track you want to base the Genius playlist on and tap it so that you see the play controls. Tap the More icon (bottom right) and choose Create Genius Playlist. Remote will create a playlist inspired by and named after the track.
2 FIND SOMETHING
Films and TV programmes are sorted into categories and genres. Tap on one to see content and scroll through the programmes or films to find one. Alternatively, tap the magnifying glass to search for a movie or TV show.
3 CREATE A PLAYLIST
In Playlists in the Remote app on your device, tap New. Type a name for the Playlist. Tap Save. Use Search to locate tracks or browse Playlist, Artist or Album. Tap a track to add it. Continue adding tracks. It will save automatically.
3 UP NEXT
While a track is playing, tap Up Next to see the list of cued songs. Tap Edit to delete songs or change their order. Press the Shuffle icon to jumble them up, or tap Add then locate a track to add it as the next song to play.
3 APPLETV+
You’ll need a subscription for this. Locate the programme you want to watch in the TV app on your Mac and press Play. In the Remote app, tap Now Playing and you’ll see it. Use the buttons to control it.