You can find Kodi Remote here: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/0d111315-c613-4ece-b90f-500c0a6af103
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Requirements
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- Kodi / XBMC media player;
- Garmin device with at least Connect IQ 1.2
- Android or iOS device running Garmin Connect Mobile
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Settings up your media player
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Enable remote control via HTTP on your media player:
- Start your media player;
- Go to System>Settings>Services>Web server;
- Make sure the checkbox after "Allow remote control via HTTP" is checked;
- If you get a message Web Server: "Failed to start", you probably have some other service running on port 80. In that case change the number and try again;
- Write down the number after "Port", you'll need that later.
Now you have enabled remote control, you'll need to know the address of you media player. Typicly you'll want to control your media player from whithin your home network. If you want, you can setup your media player for remote control over the internet. In that case I'll assume you know what you're doing and you won't need my explanaition.
Find the address of media player running on Windows computer:
- Type "Windows-key" + "cmd" to open a command prompt;
- Type "ipconfig";
- Write down the value after "IPv4 Address", which typicly looks something like "192.168.xxx.xxx". This is the address of your media player.
Find the address of media player running on other device (ie Raspberry Pi):
- Go to you internet router (you can find the address by typing the commands above and looking for the value after "Default Gateway");
- Most routers have a web interface that can tell you the ip-address of all connected machines. Look up that address for your media player
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Settings up your Garmin watch
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Your Garmin watch will control the media player through your phone. This means that, assuming you're setting this up for remote control within your home network, your phone needs to be connected to your WiFi network for this to work.
You can set up up to 3 Kodi / XBMC media players using the Connect IQ app settings You can find a general explanation about app settings here: https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?332843-How-to-App-Settings
To set up a media player you have to provide an URL and a name and optional username and password:
- For name, type anything you like;
- The URL should have the form "http://{address}:{port}/". If port is 80 (the default), you don't need to provide the port.
Examples: "http://192.168.0.5/" or "http://192.168.0.5:8001/" - If you've setup your Kodi / XBMC media player with a username and password, you'll need to enter them, else leave these settings empty;
- If you have more than 1 Kodi / XBMC media player, you can add them also. In that case you need to set the checkboxes to enable them.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know.
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Version history
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V1.2:
- Added ability to control Kodi with username/password protection;
- Added multiple configurations for button selection order for non touch screen devices
V1.1: Added support for all other devices
V1.0: Initial version, only for touch enabled devices (Vivoactive, Epix, FR630)
