JRemote User Reviews

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Essential companion for JRiver

I have been using the JRiver media server for several years to stream music from a large digital library on my local server. The files are large (CD quality and above) and they stream flawlessly to my audio system. The JRemote app is the ideal companion for the server, I just dial up the music I want to play, relax and enjoy.
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Great app

Have used this and JRiver Media Center for years and love them both.

I would love to see offline audio be a possibility so I can load up tracks for when I’m on an airplane.

Wish I control the DSP settings

App works well. But I really wish you can control the DSP settings from the app.

JRiver player

Had this in various forms for probably 10years ? Always works well from my iPhone , easy to use , great sound

Thanks for the fix!

A recent update fixed the problem of cover art (when in large view) was not changing when the song changed. Yeh!

Here's another idea for improvement: When you search and pick an artist, you are then able to play all the songs by that artist. However, there's no control over the order of the songs. They just play through one album after another. Would be nice to have a shuffle button to mix up the playing order. Or maybe even better, create a temporary playlist where you could drag songs into the desired order. Then even more better, be able to name and save the resulting playlist!
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Thank you !

I recently upgraded my Media Center license to “Master” license and this remote app was a main deciding factor. One can tell a lot of thoughts and ideas went into the app and it’s been a joy to use it. Thank you for maintaining the app over the years and wish the team the best !

SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! USE JPANEL

The description is misleading. The app is not a full remote at all. It does what JPanel does and little more. I was expecting, among other features:
- to be able to use the television feature
- to see the streaming bookmarks I added to the streaming menu
- to be able to adjust Options without going to the computer
None of these and other features I was expecting are available
OR
if they are available are hidden in a thread somewhere on a bulletin board and not readily accessible.
I thought I would have something resembling the standard menu structure but instead have essentially JPanel with the ability to turn off the computer.
In brief, a waste of money and subsequently time in trying to search on line to retrieve instructions and fixes.
Time and money, indeed life is too valuable for essentially no value added software. JRiver Media Center is good. JRemote is not.
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Love app but…

I have a problem since I updated my JRiver app from JRiver 27 to the new version 31. I have imported new media (mostly music) to my new version. But JRemote still only reads from my JRiver 27 libraries. So I have still been importing the music separately to JR27. Previous updates from earlier JR versions have never been a problem. I never had this issue when I upgraded to JR 27 from JR26.
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Great app IMO

Having spent a good amount of time using JRiver, Audirvana, and Roon (among others), I ultimately decided to stick with JRiver. (As an aside, they all sound the same to me - which is to say great - but I know there is ongoing debate about this). Sure maybe the UI is not as polished a Roon, or as lightweight and familiar as Audirvana, but you can do so much more! And as for JRemote, I really don’t understand all the criticism. The app has always worked great for me and does everything that it claims to do, and does it well. It’s quick and sleek. Not nearly as steep of a learning curve as the desktop application. I recommend JRemote. Give it a try.
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Thanks for the updates!

I’m glad to see recent investments in this terrific app for JRiver Media Center users (THE most powerful media manager and player ever).

However, there is a glaring shortcoming with the app that really should be addressed. When playing music in the app and you tap the small cover art button in the lower left, the cover art expands to full screen, which is great. But when the song changes, the cover art doesn’t change to match the currently playing tune. I like to keep my iPad open so people I’m entertaining can see what’s now playing. The PC program keeps up with song changes. Please make the app do the same!
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