Is it possible to listen to music through the iPhone remote on the iPhone? That would be nice…
No, currently not possible. See this thread IOS playback.
Russ
kneville
March 1, 2017, 6:32pm
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If you are using an iMac or MacBook Pro as a core (not sure if it would work when the Mac is being used as a remote, my system isn’t configured that way), there is a somewhat inelegant way to make this happen.
Playback on an iOS device can be accomplished in the Apple ecosystem using a piece of software called Airfoil on a Mac and an app called Airfoil Satellite on the iOS device. Both are sold by Rogue Amoeba , a long-time Mac developer. They produce a number of useful audio utilities for the Mac. It is definitely an inelegant workaround, and it certainly does not provide the highest quality audio experience, but with a solid wifi network in my house, it usually does the job for me when I don’t have a…