MO 4Media - remote + player

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4.3
79 reviews
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Everyone
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About this app

This app is a remote control for JRiver Media Center (MC) software running on a computer (we have no affiliation with JRiver, Inc.). It also can play back media from the MC library locally to the device. It is a music player for Android Auto as well. It supports video, audio, and images on Android TV.

A running copy of JRiver Media Center on a networked computer is required. You must enable "Media Network" in MC for you to be able to connect and access your media. See https://www.jriver.com to install and get more information.

Features:
- Control MC playback over wifi with your device
- Control separate zones and link/unlink playback between zones
- Play audio/music files to your device with optional volume leveling/replay gain adjustment during playback and optional file conversion
- Play audio/music files via Android Auto with voice control
- Play video files to your device with optional file conversion
- View images on your device with optional file conversion
- Run macros (list of network commands) when zones are selected or unselected. These can be MCC (control MC) or TCP (control networked A/V equipment).
- Device volume buttons can control MC or networked A/V equipment volumes
- Create playlists and add files to playlists
- Play selected track Artists or Albums in external music apps
- Theater View remote control
- Connects via https if SSL is enabled in MC
- Wake-On-LAN
- Download files with offline playback
- Seeking during playback
- Gapless audio playback
- Rating buttons in notification
- Custom UI colors
- Option for Video playback in external player
- Video, audio, and images playback on Android TV
- Casting

The free version has the following limitations which can be removed with a $4.99 US per year subscription or $18.99 US one-time in-app purchase:
- Can only play first 3 files in Playing Now
- Can test but not save zone macro and volume commands
- Only 30 seconds of video playback
- External video playback is disabled

Notes:
- To customize the library items that you can browse edit the MC options: "Tools | Options | Media Network | Advanced | Custom views for JRemote, Gizmo & Panel..."
- To have a custom root view for Android Auto (e.g. just browse audio, group artist by letter, etc.) create a root library view named "Auto" in the same options as above
- Cover art is intentionally missing from screenshots but will display properly in the app with your library
- If you are experiencing unexpected playback STOPPING when playing to the device with the screen off, disable BATTERY OPTIMIZATION for the MO 4Media app: search for "battery optimization" in settings

Android TV:
- To have custom root items on the main screen create a root library view named ATV as described in Notes above.
- Chapters: Default "chapters" are generated every 5 minutes. You can have specific timed and named chapters by importing a .xml file into your library and setting the Name tag as "VIDEONAME_Chapters" where VIDEONAME is the exact Name tag of the target video for the chapters. The schema of this xml file is that which is produced by extracting the chapters from an MKV file with mkvtoolnix.
- Backdrops: To have a backdrop show on the file details screen import at least one image file into your library and set the Name tag to "MOVIENAME_back" or "SERIESNAME_back" where MOVIENAME is the exact Name tag of the target video for the backdrop (SERIESNAME is tv episode series name).
Updated on
Mar 24, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.2
63 reviews
Ruze Richards
June 13, 2021
I really wanted to like this app. It's way better than what J River puts out for android. However I can only give it 2 stars because of 2 things: 1. Android auto is totally broken. It doesn't play music. It doesn't play nice with other music players. It takes over from players which actually work. Had to uninstall because of this. 2. The free version is basically useless.
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Dancing Tree
June 14, 2021
Sorry Android Auto is not working for you. Playback problems are not common. Send email from the main app if you want to try to troubleshoot. Will try to address it taking over from other AA apps in a future update. The free version lets you try out all the features and just limits you to playing the first 3 tracks.
A Google user
January 28, 2020
This app is good for playback in the home environment and on a mobile device. I am able to control my home server, my android tv device and all of my android devices. My pain point, and it is a huge one, is the fact that it is almost useless when I try to use it in my car with Android Auto. The interface appears, but when I select an option it just spins and searches. It never really functions well enough to allow me to use it with my infotainment system. I have to resort to connecting my phone to my aux jack and playing music directly from my phone. That just is not acceptable. If not for the Android Auto weakness, I would rate it 5 stars.
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Dancing Tree
January 30, 2020
Sorry that it is not working for you. Please send email to mo4media@gmail.com with more information if you want to try to troubleshoot this.
A Google user
May 22, 2019
The search is great but the playback is extremely flaky: while it is able to find songs when I actually try to play back, most of the time it doesn't play. E.g., 1. Clicking to play an item I searched for often starts playing whatever was "playing now" rather than the song I want to hear 2. Many times hitting the play button doesn't do anything In contrast, I can go to the MC Panel and have it play 100% of the time. update: the problems have been fixed and the app is now fantastic!
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Dancing Tree
May 21, 2019
Note that this was fixed in v1.5.4.

What's new

- [ATV] Up arrow hides everything in Playing Now except cover art.
- [ATV] Added Rating display to Playing Now.
- [ATV] Added black text outline to srt subtitles.
- [ATV] Added option to disable Spotlight.
- [ATV] Added option to show calculated fields on Tags Screen.