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How to Control iTunes via Your Android Device Using the Retune Remote App

Dec 25, 2012 03:42 PM

Android and iTunes interface with album cover images.

For a long time, Apple has had Remote—an app that can be used on any iOS device in order to remotely control iTunes. Remote allows users to walk around their home and change the music by simply going through their phone. And now, Android has released its own version of the Apple Remote app!

Retune is a free app found on Google Play that has the capability to control iTunes—change songs, TV shows, and movies—using your Android device.

Album cover featuring a hummingbird with a warm gradient background, displaying music controls and track details.

You can view the entire iTunes library on your Android device, whether it's by artist, album, song or playlist.

List of music artists displayed on a mobile app.

Image Credit ggpht.com

Album cover of "Airport Song" by a music artist, featuring an illustration of a fly.

Image Credit ggpht.com

You can maneuver through any device in the house that has iTunes, as long as it's connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the Android device. If you have a tablet with an Android OS, you can have a bigger iTunes interface that's easier to use.

Music player interface displaying a playlist with song titles.

Retune is only compatible with iTunes version 10.0 and higher (iTunes 11 is supported).

Image by CNET

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.