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What’s New Version 5.0.1
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future work
• Fixed a bug in iPadOS which could lead to a crash on launch in some cases
Description
Rowmote lets you seamlessly control audio, video, and presentation applications on your Mac from your iOS device.
You love the remote control which came with your Mac - so simple yet elegant, with easy control of Front Row, iTunes, Quicktime, DVD Player, Keynote, and more.
Or, your Mac didn’t come with a remote control or doesn’t even have an infrared port. Buying a remote control, from Apple or a third party, would carry a significant cost!
You carry your iPhone or iPod Touch wherever you go... so why should you carry a second device just to control your computer? Furthermore, why should you need line-of-sight to do so?
Enter Rowmote! Rowmote is like your Mac’s remote control, but over the wireless network and even better! By tapping the Apps button, you get bonus abilities, switching between controlled programs, toggling the iTunes Visualizer, and more. Rowmote will even wake sleeping Macs.
FEATURES
- Control your Mac over a wireless network. No line of sight necessary.
- Functions just like the hardware Apple Remote Control in:
• Adobe Lightroom
• Airfoil Video
• Amarra
• Aperture
• BBC iPlayer
• Beamer
• Boxee
• Decibel
• DVD Player
• Ecoute
• eyeTV 3.x
• Firefox
• Front Row
• Hulu Desktop
• iPhoto
• iTunes
• Keynote ‘08 & later
• kJams Pro
• Kodi
• Last.fm
• Logic
• Microsoft Powerpoint ‘04 & later
• mPlayer
• Movist
• OpenOffice Impress
• Preview
• PandoraBoy
• PandoraJam
• PandoraOne Desktop
• Photos
• Plex, Plex Home Theater, & Plex Media Player
• Quicktime
• Rdio
• Safari
• Skim
• Songbird
• Spotify
• Squire
• The Tube
• VLC
• xbmc (Xbox Media Center)
- SWITCH: Access your Mac’s Dock, launching & switch between all controllable applications on the Mac, toggle the iTunes visualizer, and more. Order & display customizable.
- Click-and-hold works just like on the physical remote in applications; for example, holding the right button fast-forwards, while a single click is ‘next’. This is a feature no other iPhone remote control I know of does properly!
- Sleep on demand; wake the Mac automatically
- Pause the music or video automatically when you answer a call on your iPhone
- Proximity sensor support to automatically turn the screen off if the device is face-down
- Secure authentication
- Optional dark interface
- Connect via WiFi or Bluetooth (Bluetooth requires Personal Hotspot Bluetooth tethering)
REQUIREMENTS
• Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later.
• Mac: The free Rowmote Helper program must be running on the Mac to be controlled. Download at www.rowmote.com. Some features require later versions of Mac OS X.
Rowmote is a steal! Couple it with Apple’s free Remote app to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into the ultimate controller for home stereo, mobile presentation, or casual video viewing.
The artwork of Rowmote was designed by Rik Schennink.
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Version history 25 versions
Build 853389290v5.0.12022-12-29 18:17:31
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future work
• Fixed a bug in iPadOS which could lead to a crash on launch in some cases
Build 823539194v5.02022-11-15 12:34:30
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future work
Build 815784301v4.32016-01-14 20:34:08
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
• Added support for connecting over Bluetooth and Peer-to-Peer Wifi (Mac OS X 10.10+; requires Rowmote Helper 4.1.5 or later).
• Fixed a rare issue which could lead to an error when reconnecting to a Mac
• Improved support for controlling Kodi and Plex Media Player
Build 813652538v4.22015-10-05 16:40:24
• Fixed iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S+ compatibility
Build 811845797v4.12015-02-27 00:30:59
Version 4.1:
• Fixed layout on iPhone 6+ when Display Zoom is enabled
Version 4.0:
• Added iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ resolution support
• Fixed rotating to landscape orientation on the iPad in iOS 8
• Fixed a few display issues in Dark Interface mode which would make the screen appear too bright
• Fixed display of the active application in the Applications menu for certain apps
• Aesthetic fixes in the Settings
[Rowmote Pro upgrade]
• Fixed appearance of the Function keyboard in landscape orientation in iOS 8
• A few other minor improvements
Build 811750624v4.02015-02-17 02:42:32
• Added iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ resolution support
• Fixed rotating to landscape orientation on the iPad in iOS 8
• Fixed a few display issues in Dark Interface mode which would make the screen appear too bright
• Fixed display of the active application in the Applications menu for certain apps
• Aesthetic fixes in the Settings
[Rowmote Pro upgrade]
• Fixed appearance of the Function keyboard in landscape orientation in iOS 8
• A few other minor improvements
Build 811153122v3.9.92014-12-05 15:29:45
[Rowmote Pro Upgrade]
Fixing Landscape Only Mode in iOS 8 in the previous update inadvertently broke it in iOS 7. This minor release makes it work in both.
Build 741802647v3.9.82014-10-31 21:10:18
[Rowmote Pro upgrade]
Fixed getting stuck in function keyboard mode
Build 715453682v3.9.62014-09-30 20:49:45
iOS 8 compatibility
Build 576412633v3.9.52014-05-08 09:30:24
Fixed an intermittent crash when swiping with 3 fingers in iOS 7+
Build 485462635v3.9.42014-03-24 21:05:01
Fixed a bug introduced in 3.9.3 in which Rowmote would crash when showing the menus in the Applications menu or when showing the trackpad for the first time.
Build 470022636v3.9.32014-03-22 01:38:24
• Fixed a crash in iOS 7.1
Build 312822640v3.9.22014-01-23 08:11:29
Fixed a bug in the Dock display in iOS 7
Build 284872642v3.9.12014-01-09 18:46:47
• Updated icon for iOS 7
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
Build 175922641v3.92013-12-01 23:15:44
Work is underway on a fantastic reimagining of Rowmote for iOS 7, but in the meantime, this update fixes a few iOS 7-specific bugs and tweaks the interface to better match the system.
Build 15671044v3.8.72013-06-28 22:00:14
Restored compatibility with iOS 5.x; a bug in 3.8.6 caused Rowmote to crash when pairing with a Mac, and this is now fixed.
Build 15626018v3.8.62013-06-22 21:20:37
Improved the authentication dialogue when initially connecting Rowmote to a computer. It now looks better, shows an image of the computer's model, and is compatible with future versions of iOS.
Build 15534702v3.8.42013-06-13 02:38:11
• Added support for Plex Home Theater
• Fixed a crash when accessing the Support page in iOS 5.x
• FIxed a bug with VoiceOver accessibility of the iPhone / iPod Touch trackpad
Build 14738639v3.8.32013-03-26 01:09:16
Fixed a rare crash when retrieving application icons in the Applications menu
Build 14496835v3.8.22013-03-10 21:39:05
• Fixed AirPlay selector popup disappearing immediately in the iPad interface
• Fixed a few other minor bugs
Build 13412712v3.8.12013-02-20 05:58:19
• Rowmote is now VoiceOver accessible
• Fixed a crash at startup on certain devices
[Rowmote Pro Upgrade]
• Fixed a bug after disconnecting while using the Rowmote Pro trackpad in landscape mode
Build 12364687v3.82012-12-05 06:24:38
[Improvements]
• Global performance enhancements
• Modernized the Rowmote remote emulation driver to install and load via Apple’s recommended secure system
[Fixes]
• Improved control of YouTube videos playing in a Browser window (using a menu system like Plex or XBMC remains a more elegant solution)
• Fixed control of DVD Player on non-English systems
[Fixes: Rowmote Pro Upgrade]
• Fixed trackpad-based zoom behavior to respect ‘so the cursor is at or near the center of the screen’ and ‘only when the pointer reaches an edge’ screen image settings (System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Zoom)
• Fixed 3-finger drag on OS X 10.8
• Fixed the backspace key on the iPad Function keyboard
• Fixed the key click sound when using the Function keyboard
OS X 10.7 and 10.8 users should update to Rowmote Helper 3.8 to make the most of this update; you’ll be prompted automatically.
Build 11509444v3.7.22012-10-19 01:17:05
• Fixed launching on an iPad in landscape orientation in iOS 6
• Fixed handling of landscape rotation in the Settings on iPhone in iOS 6
Build 11061995v3.7.12012-09-28 18:18:18
• Fixed EyeTV control when using iPhone 5
• Fixed Applications menu appearance when connecting to Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.5 as well as older versions of Rowmote Helper
*** Changes in Rowmote Pro 3.7 ***
• Rowmote Pro now requires iOS 5 or later
• iPhone 5 support
• iOS 6 support
Build 10926237v3.72012-09-24 20:59:30
* Requires iOS 5.0 *
• iOS 6 compatibility
• iPhone 5 compatibility
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 CA | en-CA | CAD 0.99 | 24 | 2.4 | 5.0.1 |
 CH | de-CH | CHF 1 | 23 | 3.2 | 5.0.1 |
 AT | de-DE | EUR 0.99 | 10 | 3.9 | 5.0.1 |
 DK | en-GB | DKK 9 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.0.1 |
 GR | en-GB | EUR 0.99 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.0.1 |
 ID | en-GB | IDR 19000 | 2 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 |
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Change log 29 changes · US
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• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood
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description updated
Rowmote lets you seamlessly control audio, video, and presentation applications on your Mac from your iOS device.
You love the remote control which came with y
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Verstaile Remote for Mac
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Rowmote
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Version 5.0.1 released
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future w
◆
Version 5.0 released
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future w
◆
Version 4.3 released
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
• Added support for connecting over Bluetooth and Peer-to-Peer Wifi (Mac OS X 10.10+; requires Rowmote Helper 4.1.5 or later).
• Fixed a rare
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Version 4.2 released
• Fixed iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S+ compatibility
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Version 4.1 released
Version 4.1:
• Fixed layout on iPhone 6+ when Display Zoom is enabled
Version 4.0:
• Added iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ resolution support
• Fixed rotating to landscape orientation on the iPad in iOS 8
• Fixed a few display issues in Dark Interf
◆
Version 4.0 released
• Added iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ resolution support
• Fixed rotating to landscape orientation on the iPad in iOS 8
• Fixed a few display issues in Dark Interface mode which would make the screen appear too bright
• Fixed display of the active
◆
Version 3.9.9 released
[Rowmote Pro Upgrade]
Fixing Landscape Only Mode in iOS 8 in the previous update inadvertently broke it in iOS 7. This minor release makes it work in both.
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Version 3.9.8 released
[Rowmote Pro upgrade]
Fixed getting stuck in function keyboard mode
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Version 3.9.6 released
iOS 8 compatibility
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Version 3.9.5 released
Fixed an intermittent crash when swiping with 3 fingers in iOS 7+
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Version 3.9.4 released
Fixed a bug introduced in 3.9.3 in which Rowmote would crash when showing the menus in the Applications menu or when showing the trackpad for the first time.
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Version 3.9.3 released
• Fixed a crash in iOS 7.1
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Version 3.9.2 released
Fixed a bug in the Dock display in iOS 7
◆
Version 3.9.1 released
• Updated icon for iOS 7
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
◆
Version 3.9 released
Work is underway on a fantastic reimagining of Rowmote for iOS 7, but in the meantime, this update fixes a few iOS 7-specific bugs and tweaks the interface to better match the system.
◆
Version 3.8.7 released
Restored compatibility with iOS 5.x; a bug in 3.8.6 caused Rowmote to crash when pairing with a Mac, and this is now fixed.
◆
Version 3.8.6 released
Improved the authentication dialogue when initially connecting Rowmote to a computer. It now looks better, shows an image of the computer's model, and is compatible with future versions of iOS.
◆
Version 3.8.4 released
• Added support for Plex Home Theater
• Fixed a crash when accessing the Support page in iOS 5.x
• FIxed a bug with VoiceOver accessibility of the iPhone / iPod Touch trackpad
◆
Version 3.8.3 released
Fixed a rare crash when retrieving application icons in the Applications menu
◆
Version 3.8.2 released
• Fixed AirPlay selector popup disappearing immediately in the iPad interface
• Fixed a few other minor bugs
◆
Version 3.8.1 released
• Rowmote is now VoiceOver accessible
• Fixed a crash at startup on certain devices
[Rowmote Pro Upgrade]
• Fixed a bug after disconnecting while using the Rowmote Pro trackpad in landscape mode
◆
Version 3.8 released
[Improvements]
• Global performance enhancements
• Modernized the Rowmote remote emulation driver to install and load via Apple’s recommended secure system
[Fixes]
• Improved control of YouTube videos playing in a Browser window (using
◆
Version 3.7.2 released
• Fixed launching on an iPad in landscape orientation in iOS 6
• Fixed handling of landscape rotation in the Settings on iPhone in iOS 6
◆
Version 3.7.1 released
• Fixed EyeTV control when using iPhone 5
• Fixed Applications menu appearance when connecting to Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X 10.5 as well as older versions of Rowmote Helper
*** Changes in Rowmote Pro 3.7 ***
• Rowmote Pro now requir
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Version 3.7 released
* Requires iOS 5.0 *
• iOS 6 compatibility
• iPhone 5 compatibility