[SOLVED] Controlling Kodi on HTPC with Kodi Remote

smalltownusa

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Afternoon All,
Just finished building my most recent HTPC. Installed Kodi v18 and it operates nicely. Am now using my iPhone with Kodi Remote installed on it to control Kodi on HTPC. This also works nicely, except for one thing. I can not get Kodi Remote to start Kodi like mouse will. Anyone know if the Kodi Remote will startup Kodi v18?
Thanks,
Harold
 
Solution
Kodi remote apps work by communicating over the network with already-running Kodi application (that's why remote app needs Kodi already working), so you can't launch Kodi from the remote.