Mobile Remotes and Second Screen Apps
There are many software applications for mobile devices available for and associated with XBMC. Some of these mobile apps just works as simple remote controls, while others functions as more advanced second screen companion apps, offering additional information about what you are viewing or listening to on XBMC. Additional information such as metadata about movie actors and music artists, with links to other works available from those persons in your collection or online.
XBMC Remote for Android and XBMC Remote for iOS are free and open source official apps for mobile devices released by Team-XBMC on Google Play for Android devices respectively the App Store for iOS Devices such as iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. These applications act as a second screen and remote control solution which allows for fully browsing the media library and for remote controlling of an installed and concurrently active XBMC session running on a computer via the handheld touchscreen user interface of these device.
Several third-party developers have also released multiple other unofficial XBMC remote control apps for Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone devices, as well Apple iOS. Some of these remote control apps are made specifically for controlling XBMC, while some universal remote control apps are capable of controlling many different media center and media player applications, and some of these third-party remote apps cost money while others are free.
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