Think about how many of your electronics have a remote. Isn’t it odd that your desktop (arguably your primary device) lacks a remote? Well, if you’ve got a smartphone, then you can easily turn it into a remote for your computer!
You can accomplish this trick easily enough by downloading a free app called Unified Remote, available on all major mobile platforms and compatible with all major operating systems.
Before we show you how to do this, let’s explore a few scenarios where this would come in handy.
The possibilities go on, limited only by your ability to think of clever ways to utilize this tool.
To get started, you’ll want to download the mobile app onto your phone from one of these app stores:
With the app on your mobile device, you’ll next want to go to the Unified Remote website on your PC. On the front page, you will see a Download button. Click it, then click the Latest Server button on the next page, and then install the software.
Once installed, you should be all set and your smartphone and PC will start communicating via your wireless Internet connection, giving you complete control of your PC on your smartphone.
The advantage of using the Unified Remote is that it’s more than remote software that displays your desktop on your phone. After all, shrinking your desktop down to such a small screen wouldn’t be all that user friendly, and would end up negating the usefulness of the app. To improve functionality, Unified Remote has specifically built remotes for popular apps, like iTunes, VLC Media Play, Spotify, YouTube, and 90+ more.
Can you think of ways this app will come in handy? Are you going to try it out for yourself? Let us know in the comments!
About the author
Sam is a network engineer with a broad range of experience spanning more than 35 years. He wrote is first piece of code in 1979 and has been involved with the industry ever since. For the last 20 years, he has worked for SCW Consulting where he has embraced his passion for network technology and security.
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