FreeTubeApp
[Feature Request]: Remote control support
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Problem Description
It'd be great to be able to navigate within the FreeTube UI remotely, without using a mouse — e.g. using a TV remote control and/or a game controller.
Proposed Solution
Support navigation via a TV remote control or a game controller.
Alternatives Considered
Rather than supporting alternative inputs in the standard interface, there could be a separate "big screen" interface for just these inputs.
Issue Labels
new feature
Additional Information
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I was looking for a way to remote control freetube on my PC from my phone; a simple web interface to play/pause, rewind/forward, mute/unmute, change volume, would be great.
Theres this project but I did not try it https://github.com/fa7ad/freetube-tv
I was looking for a way to remote control freetube on my PC from my phone; a simple web interface to play/pause, rewind/forward, mute/unmute, change volume, would be great.
This use-case should be possible already if you download KDE Connect on your computer and phone.
@ChunkyProgrammer You mean as a virtual trackpad?
For me, the main problem isn't that my trackpad is part of my laptop (I have an external trackpad that I could use as well -- no need to use the phone). My problem is that it's hard to control the UI from a distance using a mouse pointer. That's why I'd appreciate a simpler way to navigate from a distance.
Hi, sorry, I should have explained it more. For fad's usecase, it seems like it would be handled by the media controls from kde connect.
It looks like this on the phone when a video is playing on a connected computer:
For other use cases (interacting with freetube in any other way), there is still some work to be done
Ah, right.
Yes yes, I meant primarily the navigation and search interface, but it's good to know about the media control options!
I use a raspberrypi with normal desktop Linux as a tv interface where I customized it to work well with a TV remote. Sadly FreeTube is not really an option since I cannot control the app with my remote. It would mostly just need keyboard input for navigation, an on-screen keyboard option and default full-screen for videos to be well enough optimized.
