In the iOS app there seems to be no more “Advertise as Player” option for the Remote Control API (not related to “remote playback”). And any previous commands to control a device’s player like play/pause/change track no longer work because the app now refuses the connection despite having an authent…

Remote Control API Removed?

D_eight6 May 23, 2025, 5:21am 3

dang, YTuber ThioJoe got ambushed too? sorry to hear you going through this with the rest of us.

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