To allow you to use your phone as a remote control, we must change some options in Kodi.
Basic configuration
This section will allow us to establish the minimum options to allow the use of external applications.
1 We must go to: System -> Settings -> Services -> Webserver . Or also, depending on the language you have selected in Kodi: System -> Settings -> Services -> Web server . Here we will have to activate the option Allow control of Kodi / XBMC via HTTP . Depending on your language, the option can also be Allow Kodi / XBMC control over HTTP :
Optionally we can also establish a port, a username and a password.
2 Next, in the menu on the left, go to the next section: Remote Control / Remote Control . Here, we activate the following option Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC / Kodi . Or also, depending on the language of Kodi. Allow the programs of other systems to control XBMC / Kodi .
Advanced configuration
The steps that we will see now are optional, but they facilitate the configuration and the use of some remote control Addons like Yatse:
Zeroconf : It will allow that Yatse and other complements are able to detect your device with Kodi automatically.
UPnP : Here we can solve some problems with streaming. It is advisable to configure these options from Kodi 12.x Frodo.
Follow the next steps:
1. In the menu on the left we select Zeroconf and activate the option that says: Announce these services to other systems via Zeroconf . Or also, depending on the language of Kodi: Notify these services to other systems through Zeroconf .
2 Then, in the menu on the left, we go to UPnP and activate the following options:
Share video and music libraries through UPnP
Allow control of Kodi via UPnP
Or also, depending on your language:
Share video and music libraries through UPnP
Permitor control of Kodi through UPnP
And we have already configured Kodi to be able to control it by means of the APPs of remote control of our telephone.
Configuring the application on your smartphone
Open the remote control application on your phone and make sure that your Kodi system and your phone are connected to the same network. Press Next and the Kodi remote control application will start searching multimedia centers.
If the multimedia center is found, you must select your system and you can start controlling Kodi on your phone. The application will present you with a remote control on the screen that works without problems.
The Kodi remote control application allows you to see all the music, videos, images and other formats within your Kodi system. In addition, you can also use all the accessories installed in Kodi.
In case the application can not identify your Kodi media center, you must click Next and configure everything manually. Enter the name and address of the multimedia center, in addition to the IP address of the system running Kodi. You can find the username, password and port in the Kodi Webserver options in the service options.
Additional steps / problems
The most common problems are usually due to the configuration of the Firewall, so do not forget to check it. This has been everything.