It works. A basic iTunes remote for SmartThings, but it works.

With the SmartThings v2, this can permit SmartThings control of play, pause, previous, next, mute and volume control of iTunes running on a Mac, along with a few other tricks. It also has an AirPlay toggle feature which I didn’t test as the machine seemed to hang when I tried that. While there are manual workarounds to get SmartThings actions to trigger on your Mac, this app is a reasonably-priced way to trigger actions in iTunes on your computer. Probably more appropriate for desktop machines, but should run on any Mac.

In order to get it to do really neat things you need to install other SmartThings smart apps, like Mood Music or speaker control. Mood Music will be able to trigger specific tracks in your iTunes library based on home automation triggers, e.g. motion detection etc.

Within the SmartThings mobile app on iOS, you’ll need to install the ObyThings Music app as if it were a new home automation device (under Things, Connect New Device). I believe in order for that to appear though, you need to find out the IP address and port that ObyThings Music is running on — just click on the new ObyThings menu bar icon with the two concentric circles — and input them into the blank space that SmartThings asks you to enter them on.

Apple, you seeing this? HomeKit should have this already. In the meantime, SmartThings users, rejoice. This app should have come bundled with SmartThings, but given their new ownership by Samsung, it’ll remain just a decent investment of 6 or 7 bucks in the meantime.

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