G Pad QuickRemote App

tranzparentl · Nov 18, 2013

I tried using the quickremote app and only see the option to add a TV and Cable Box with limited options. Looking on the G2 forums for the QuickRemote I see people talking about adding their Xbox, receiver, etc and also mention a custom option for having it learn devices not built in. Am I missing something or are we dealing with an limited version of the app?

Maybe I'll have to try an alternate IR app. Would really like something that can do activities similar to the Harmony remotes. I still use my Harmony One with a broken screen.

Zarrick19 · Nov 18, 2013

True, true. Looks like the G Pad got something like a light version of the G2's QuickRemote. I was searching for 3rd party IR remote controls but haven't find anything.

Drakh1 · Nov 18, 2013

I used an ir remote app on my Samsung tab 3. But it doesn't work on the G PAD. And here is why:
" Unfortunately our app doesn't work on the*G PAD*(or any other*LG*device), because*LG's IR Blaster access is locked and encrypted and we haven't been able until this point to crack that encryption. The only way to access the blaster is through*LG's sdk, which doesn't allow the use of our own database, but instead only being given access to devices already configured through QuickRemote."

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tranzparentl · Nov 18, 2013

That sucks, thanks for the info. Hopefully they will update the app or allow 3rd parties to access the IR.

cbb77 · Nov 19, 2013

Anyone try the Quick Remote app from the G2?

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dimonliner · Nov 19, 2013

cbb77 said:
Anyone try the Quick Remote app from the G2?

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I tried to install QuickRemote.apk from G2 (moved apk and odex in system / app and installed the necessary rights), the application starts, but the functionality remains the same (

tranzparentl · Nov 20, 2013

I think I might just bite the bullet and get one of these.

logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-ultimate-hub?crid=60

It will have way more functionality than the QuickRemote app will ever have and also work with my wife's Nexus 10 and both our smartphones.
Also nice that it doesn't have to be in IR line of sight view for it to work.

SleepingBear · Nov 23, 2013

Bought this pad for almost only one reason, to have it as a remote in my cinema.

But can only say that I fell for it to hard to change to a samsung tab instead.

As you already have implemented the remote functions of this device are worse than bad at the moment. But I emailed the folks of the TouchSquid app a while back. By the looks of it is the best suited remote app for me.

They said that when LG finally will release their codes, the TouchSquid app will be able to handle the G Pad. :highfive:

Hope it wont take to long for LG to release it though....

woody1 · Nov 23, 2013

SleepingBear said:
Bought this pad for almost only one reason, to have it as a remote in my cinema.

But can only say that I fell for it to hard to change to a samsung tab instead.

As you already have implemented the remote functions of this device are worse than bad at the moment. But I emailed the folks of the TouchSquid app a while back. By the looks of it is the best suited remote app for me.

They said that when LG finally will release their codes, the TouchSquid app will be able to handle the G Pad. :highfive:

Hope it wont take to long for LG to release it though....

Just curious, but what's the advantage of using QRemote over, say, a Logitech Harmony remote?

SleepingBear · Nov 23, 2013

woody1 said:
Just curious, but what's the advantage of using QRemote over, say, a Logitech Harmony remote?

At the moment I got a Harmony 1100, the worst thing with the remote is that it is so slow. Then there are other minor problems.

The G Pad will also be a universal remote for the whole home. Heat, light, surveillance, curtains and so on. So I want "one to rule it all" -kinda way remote for the house.

Zarrick19 · Nov 23, 2013

SleepingBear said:
The G Pad will also be a universal remote for the whole home. Heat, light, surveillance, curtains and so on. So I want "one to rule it all" -kinda way remote for the house.

Forget it, dude, QR won't work like that. For all that stuff (heat, light etc.) you will need a complete control system connected to wifi and an app for that, or stuff something like that. QR's app and IR won't make it...

woody1 · Nov 23, 2013

SleepingBear said:
At the moment I got a Harmony 1100, the worst thing with the remote is that it is so slow. Then there are other minor problems.

The G Pad will also be a universal remote for the whole home. Heat, light, surveillance, curtains and so on. So I want "one to rule it all" -kinda way remote for the house.

The G Pad uses IR to control TVs, etc. Do all of your other devices also respond to IR? Also, IR requires you to be in the same room, so it's not very well suited to the kind of whole home automation you're talking about. With IR, you would have to walk around with the device to point it at the things you want to control. A system using radio would make more sense.

As far as the functions QRemote is designed to do, i.e., IR control of TV's, etc., a regular wand-style Harmony remote is a lot cheaper and does a good job.

SleepingBear · Nov 24, 2013

I know it won't work with the IR, never said it either. Going to use a network based station and controll it through wifi.

It may be cheaper with a harmony remote (specially when I already got one) but where's the fun in that.

altusan · Dec 1, 2013

Have you tried this app Smart IR Remote? If so, does it work well?

Thanks in advance

gerrya · Dec 21, 2013

Smart IR

altusan said:
Have you tried this app Smart IR Remote? If so, does it work well?

Thanks in advance

I have that app on my HTC One and love it. I thought I could use it on the GPE edition but it will not work. Here is what the developer told me "Unfortunately our app doesn't work on the GPad (or any other LG device), because LG's IR Blaster access is locked and encrypted and we haven't been able until this point to crack that encryption. The only way to access the blaster is through LG's sdk, which doesn't allow the use of our own database, but instead only being given access to devices already configured through QuickRemote."

Lucien2 · Jan 5, 2014

Less feature packed Quick Remote than is on LG G2(on G Pad, no "off brand" televisions for selection and only TV & settop boxes can be programmed, whereas LG G2 you can do numererous types of devices from air conditioners to Blu Ray players...

xdapao3 · Jan 6, 2014

Lucien2 said:
Less feature packed Quick Remote than is on LG G2(on G Pad, no "off brand" televisions for selection and only TV & settop boxes can be programmed, whereas LG G2 you can do numererous types of devices from air conditioners to Blu Ray players...

Yes, this was a big disappointment for me.
I have a Samsung 40" TV and a couple of IR controlled fans in my apartment and I would have loved to be ablet to controll all of them instead of just the TV...

IR blasters are becoming very common (which is a very good thing for me) among both smartphones and tablets but unfortunately very few of them can be fully taken advantage of...
I don't care much about pre-sets, all I want is a "learn function" (i.e. an IR receiver/sensor and not just a blaster, plus of course the SW to manage it).

DJ_Headshot · Jan 22, 2014

Defiantly disappointing that the quick remote is so limited on the g pad vs the g2 weird that LG would gimp it like that hopefully they will upgrade this app to be like the phone version in functionality.

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comk4ver · Jul 20, 2015

SleepingBear said:
Bought this pad for almost only one reason, to have it as a remote in my cinema.

But can only say that I fell for it to hard to change to a samsung tab instead.

As you already have implemented the remote functions of this device are worse than bad at the moment. But I emailed the folks of the TouchSquid app a while back. By the looks of it is the best suited remote app for me.

They said that when LG finally will release their codes, the TouchSquid app will be able to handle the G Pad. :highfive:

Hope it wont take to long for LG to release it though....

Any word from touch squid?

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enxx · Jun 30, 2017

Just bought it...

SleepingBear said:
Bought this pad for almost only one reason, to have it as a remote in my cinema.

But can only say that I fell for it to hard to change to a samsung tab instead.

As you already have implemented the remote functions of this device are worse than bad at the moment. But I emailed the folks of the TouchSquid app a while back. By the looks of it is the best suited remote app for me.

They said that when LG finally will release their codes, the TouchSquid app will be able to handle the G Pad. :highfive:

Hope it wont take to long for LG to release it though....

I just bought the G Pad for the same reason, to use it to control my TV and cable box, and this sucks!!!!! the QuickRemote doesnt have my TV and Cable box, and can't use 3rd party app to use the IR blaster, has anyone found a solution? if not I'm returning this....

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