Beoplay Remote for macOS (PoC)

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TK
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Thomas Kjeldsen
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Posted August 9, 2019 at 12:15 GMT
#1951821

Hi there,

I thought it would be nice to be able to remote control my Beoplay M5 speakers from macOS, so I created a little proof-of-concept tool to be able to do just that. The code is available at link and you need to build the software yourself with the latest XCode beta if you want to try it out.

With this little tool it is no longer necessary to reach out for your phone (and open the B&O app) to adjust the spotify volume or stop/start a tuneIn radio station - just scroll the little volume slider in the mac status menu or use the keyboard shortcuts.

I previously asked for suggestions on how to link, and it seems like other people have been looking for something similar.

Would it by any chance be possible for B&O to consider making a functionally similar piece of software available through the MacOS Appstore?

 

Best regards,

  Thomas

 

Screenshot:

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beojeff
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Posted August 9, 2019 at 14:24 GMT
#1951822

I love the idea. I use an iMac at work and listen to music over an M5 at work. I dislike using the Deezer app on my mac to stream to the M5 via Airplay. Direct control from my desktop would be ideal.

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1990 (archived2)
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Posted August 9, 2019 at 19:02 GMT
#1951823

Wow! I want this! Pity I can’t code. :)

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1990 (archived2)
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Posted August 9, 2019 at 19:02 GMT
#1951824

Wow! I want this! Pity I can’t code. :)

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Millemis
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Posted August 10, 2019 at 09:54 GMT
#1951825

Splendid idea!!!

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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mbolo01
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Posted November 6, 2019 at 18:30 GMT
#1951826
tlk wrote:
With this little tool it is no longer necessary to reach out for your phone (and open the B&O app) to adjust the spotify volume or stop/start a tuneIn radio station - just scroll the little volume slider in the mac status menu or use the keyboard shortcuts.

Superb! I was looking for something like this since a while! I'm not a coder, but I understand enough to make it work on my Mac! You made my day, many thanks!

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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Thomas Kjeldsen
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Posted November 7, 2019 at 16:31 GMT
#1951827

Great to hear! Thank you for the feedback and screenshot!

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laseralex
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Posted November 8, 2019 at 18:09 GMT
#1951828

This is spectacular!

Does anybody know how to write a Windows equivalent?

My B&O Icons:

Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-Level.png Beosound-Level.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beosound-Balance.png Beosound-Balance.png
Beosound-A5.png Beosound-A5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-Halo.png Beoremote-Halo.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
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mbolo01
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Posted November 8, 2019 at 18:47 GMT
#1951829
tlk wrote:

Great to hear! Thank you for the feedback and screenshot!

Your are welcome! Thanks to you I have also found and tried the Home Assistant B&O integration, very interesting !

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beoplay-P6.png Beoplay-P6.png
Beoplay-M5.png Beoplay-M5.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H3.png Beoplay-H3.png
Beoplay-Beosound1.png Beoplay-Beosound1.png
Beoplay-A6.png Beoplay-A6.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolab-18.png Beolab-18.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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Thomas Kjeldsen
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Posted December 10, 2019 at 21:28 GMT
#1951830

beojeff wrote:

I love the idea. I use an iMac at work and listen to music over an M5 at work. I dislike using the Deezer app on my mac to stream to the M5 via Airplay. Direct control from my desktop would be ideal.

The link does not support browsing Deezer playlists, but it does support skipping tracks, adjusting the volume etc when a Deezer playlist has already been "sent" to the B&O device (fx from the iOS app).

My B&O device is listed under  but not as a device under 

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