Make sure your firewall isn't blocking applications such as Windows Remote Management or Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.Īlso see if Services like Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service & Windows Remote Management are running. If you are getting "cannot connect to server" try the following: Say if you want to create a client app (Android or whatsoever using Java) to remote control Windows Media Player: Use UPnP to discover available WMP server on network with zero configuration.
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Next, go back to options then Select Server, it should pick up your PC straight away and you'll be able to pause, skip and adjust the volume of the songs currently playing. Remote Control for VLC is described as The Remote Control for VLC is an iPhone / iPad application that controls the VLC Media Player from VideoLAN remotely over a WiFi connection and is an app in the Video & Movies category. Windows Media Player supports UPnP for server discovering and DLNA for remote controlling. You will need to enter your PC's IP address (to find this go to your computer - click on start - type cmd - type ipconfig) and the port number (8732 in my case). Make sure your phone's WiFi is switched on then go to Options - Settings - Media Player Settings. You can run fist time setup if you want although you'll need to configure some settings anyways so you can skip it if you want.
#ANDROID APP FOR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER REMOTE CONTROL PRO#
The Lite version is free or you can buy the Pro version. Next you need to download the WMP Remote app for android. Once connected you can choose from basic touch or keyboard input to app-specific remote controls such as Chrome, Windows Media Player, Winamp, Power Point and much more.
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Now start up Windows Media Player and start playing some music.