Is there any way to control music on a phone from a computer?
It would be amazing to be able to type something like "Play house album" in the command line or some other computer interface, and have the appropriate music start playing on my phone (combining the mobility of a phone with the efficiency of a computer).
How can I do this?
It can be done using Airdroid. Airdroid has added a new feature called AirMirror. AirMirror requires usb debugging enabled on your device. This is a one time process. Once the usb debugging is enabled no need to connect a usb cable. Phone's screen can be seen as well as controlled from web browser over a WiFi or internet connection.
Go to http://web.airdroid.com and login. There you should be able to see an app called AirMirror. See the screenshot below.
When you click on AirMirror you'll get the setup instructions. After successfully configuring you'll be able to operate your phone right from computer's web browser.
The AirMirror screen will look like below:
One option is to create a radio broadcast server on your computer and start listening to that on your phone. There are many options out there, for example ShoutCast.
Some online radio software allows you to control your playlist remotely, so you can also control the PC transmission from the phone.
Android
Well assuming you have Android, you can try AirDroid, or many other apps out there that let you remote admin your device from a computer.
I chose this one simply because it is free and works over WiFi but of course you can choose your own flavor.
Simply install it, connect via WiFi, and then it provides you the IP address and PW to enter on the PC side and you can do everything from your computer.
Apple
Install Veency on your iPhone:
Open it and enable your WiFi. Veency is simply a VNC server tool. Once you have that, connect to your phone via a VNC client:
Lastly, accept the request:
Hope this helps!
