HDanywhere Control 4+
HDConnectivity
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
The HDanywhere Control app (HDA CTRL) provides control of your HDanywhere Multiroom system using WiFi and your LAN to switch between your entertainment devices, and in some cases control them.
Watch TV your way:
HDA CTRL lets you switch between the entertainment devices connected to your mHub or Modular system without a physical infrared hub remote.
Included NowTV and Roku control:
Also included is a free control pack for NowTV and Roku media players. Now you can switch to NowTV or Roku and control it (play, pause, select etc) all from the same app!
Optimised for all devices:
The app is available to download from the app store and works on most modern phone and tablet devices, and the best bit... it's free!
IMPORTANT: Only some entertainment source devices are available for control via the HDA CTRL app. These are still in BETA testing and include NowTV and Roku media players. An active network connection is required at all times for reliable function of the app.
What’s New
Version 1.0
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Ratings and Reviews
Useful - but with limitations
Definitely a useful addition to a matrix based AV set-up. The switching seems seamless so far, and is very responsive. Obviously control over source devices (Sky HD) would be a very desirable feature, but I am aware that this may not be as straightforward as we'd like it to be!
One failing in this app though is the room & device naming. In a medium-large sized property, there could be 10+ iOS devices on the network - yet every device running the app must manually input the source device & room names when installing the app?? I'd have thought that once they were named, the data would transfer to any new device on the network using the app thereafter?
Furthermore, it has now been observed that a reset of an unmanaged switch this device will generally be connected to results in the app looking for the original IP address and being inoperative until the whole thing is renamed and set up from scratch again. On EVERY DEVICE! This is pretty annoying to say the least. Please address HDA?!
I'm sure future releases will address this and more. The company appear to be fairly pro-active.
Good clean app but still missing a couple of options
This is a very simple app to setup and use and a very good addition to what is a very good and reliable product. We understand that this is only version 1 of the app but as previously mentioned, it will be good if the room and input names were sent/saved on the device as supposed to the app itself. Also, the option for the selection of 'All' rooms is really required. With the two additions above, it will get a 5 star rating. However it's a good start. Keep the good and hard work up 👍🏻
Crashes
When I press ‘Start search’ the app crashes and closes.
App Privacy
The developer, HDConnectivity, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Provider
- HD Connectivity Ltd.
- Size
- 34.1 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 8.1 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 8.1 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 8.1 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2016 HDanywhere Ltd
- Price
- Free