# make the iOS remote bidirectional **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 22, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527 "2012-12-22T21:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justme1968](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@justme1968](https://forums.plex.tv/u/justme1968)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/1 "2012-12-22T21:39:49Z")
i think it would be a nice feature to make the iOS remote bidirectional. that means if a movie is running on a device allow the remote to ‘pick up’ which movie it is and display the metadata and allow browsing in the internet about this movies. ---
**Author:** ![fanclerks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/fanclerks/32/94312_2.png) [@fanclerks](https://forums.plex.tv/u/fanclerks)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/2 "2012-12-25T03:00:02Z")
+1 It’d be nice to have a “Now Playing” with queue integration or something similar featured. ---
**Author:** ![dangerben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dangerben/32/4264_2.png) [@dangerben](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dangerben)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/3 "2012-12-26T23:02:10Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![mightygriffins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@mightygriffins](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mightygriffins)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/4 "2013-01-04T19:24:50Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/5 "2013-01-04T23:20:46Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![AJB\_538](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@AJB\_538](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AJB_538)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/6 "2013-01-05T08:08:16Z")
+1 > [@](#): > > +1 ---
**Author:** ![bigbadrabbit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigbadrabbit/32/343152_2.png) [@bigbadrabbit](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bigbadrabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/7 "2013-01-05T12:15:52Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_hdms.ca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@scott\_hdms.ca](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scott_hdms.ca)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/8 "2013-01-06T05:53:10Z")
+10 ---
**Author:** ![lewc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lewc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lewc)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/9 "2013-01-07T22:35:37Z")
+1 - This is how XBMC remote works ---
**Author:** ![myatix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@myatix](https://forums.plex.tv/u/myatix)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/10 "2013-01-08T14:37:31Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![jensu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@jensu](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jensu)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/11 "2013-01-09T11:49:17Z")
+1 It could also “pick up” the actual volume and the progress of the running movie/tvshow/song or playlist. ---
**Author:** ![marbj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@marbj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/marbj)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/12 "2013-01-20T19:05:17Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![LongChair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/longchair/32/5083_2.png) [@LongChair](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LongChair)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/13 "2013-01-22T14:18:35Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![jcharr1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jcharr1/32/86746_2.png) [@jcharr1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jcharr1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/14 "2013-03-22T21:29:09Z")
> +1 > > It could also "pick up" the actual volume and the progress of the running movie/tvshow/song or playlist. I would very much love to see this. ---
**Author:** ![poissonish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@poissonish](https://forums.plex.tv/u/poissonish)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/15 "2013-03-23T23:47:09Z")
Would be great to also have the ability to change audio/subtitles directly via the iOS/Android client, rather than using the directional buttons to navigate the on screen GUI. ---
**Author:** ![Chris.A.Appleton\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Chris.A.Appleton\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Chris.A.Appleton_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/16 "2013-03-25T05:06:18Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![iphoneuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@iphoneuser](https://forums.plex.tv/u/iphoneuser)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/17 "2013-03-25T14:31:55Z")
this should work for iOS and for Android, too ---
**Author:** ![jackandjohn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jackandjohn/32/500_2.png) [@jackandjohn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jackandjohn)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/18 "2013-03-26T14:30:50Z")
Apparently I can't 'like' the topic, so I'm posting instead. This would be a fantastic side-dish to info on who's playing what, and it feels like it could easily use the same API when it's developed. ---
**Author:** ![ednometry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ednometry/32/141454_2.png) [@ednometry](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ednometry)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/19 "2013-06-16T18:30:51Z")
This feature would be indeed be awesome but I would ask that it be implemented on all the mobile clients... there are in actuality more Android users in the world than IOS users. We shouldn't be left out in the cold...  ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527/20 "2013-10-21T08:10:35Z")
> This feature would be indeed be awesome but I would ask that it be implemented on all the mobile clients... there are in actuality more Android users in the world than IOS users. We shouldn't be left out in the cold...  Yep, that. I do have a Plex/HT sitting here that is headless for most of the time (audio playback) and I find it highly inconvenient having to switch to a XBMC remote app to see what is currently playing. So I would really appreciate if this XBMC feature would make it into the Plex/MS centric world of Plex. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-ios-remote-bidirectional/25527.md?page=2)