<s>
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
Remote	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
remote	O
control	O
of	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
or	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
library	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
using	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Digital	O
Audio	O
Control	O
Protocol	O
(	O
DACP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
such	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
2.1	O
software	O
update	O
that	O
added	O
recognition	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
as	O
remote	O
control	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
revisions	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
features	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remote	O
application	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
media	O
collection	O
via	O
their	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficial	O
software	O
modifications	O
for	O
including	O
this	O
functionality	O
in	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
OS	O
had	O
existed	O
previously	O
,	O
but	O
rumors	O
of	O
Apple	O
giving	O
remote	O
control	O
capabilities	O
between	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
had	O
existed	O
since	O
early	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
Office	O
published	O
a	O
patent	O
filed	O
by	O
Apple	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
that	O
depicted	O
a	O
"	O
media-player	O
with	O
remote	O
control	O
capabilities	O
"	O
alongside	O
a	O
"	O
multi-media	O
center	O
for	O
computing	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
version	O
1.0	O
,	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
basic	O
functions	O
of	O
their	O
media	O
library	O
,	O
limited	O
to	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Later	O
revisions	O
of	O
version	O
1	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
playlists	O
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
search	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
media	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
generate	O
Genius	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
were	O
further	O
improved	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
then	O
new	O
retina	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gestures	O
were	O
also	O
supported	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
with	O
swipes	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
navigation	O
through	O
Cover	O
Flow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
updates	O
to	O
version	O
2	O
improved	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
AirPlay	O
video	O
support	O
to	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
internet	O
radio	O
feature	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
play	O
rented	O
movies	O
or	O
TV	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
additions	O
to	O
later	O
releases	O
of	O
version	O
2	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Match	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
and	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2	O
also	O
allowed	O
guests	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	O
network	O
to	O
request	O
songs	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
DJ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
Music	O
app	O
when	O
used	O
on	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
whilst	O
iPad	B-Device
users	O
controlled	O
their	O
library	O
using	O
an	O
interface	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
11	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
newer	O
iPhone	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
;	O
emulating	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
6	O
Music	O
application	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
11	O
's	O
new	O
grid	O
view	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
DJ	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
no	O
longer	O
provides	O
the	O
function	O
for	O
guest	O
to	O
request	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
removes	O
support	O
for	O
users	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
4	O
,	O
instead	O
requiring	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5.0	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
or	O
edit	O
playlists	O
,	O
generate	O
Genius	O
results	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
output	O
volume	O
of	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
selected	O
AirPlay	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
multiple	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
libraries	O
or	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
are	O
found	O
one	O
network	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
select	O
which	O
one	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
swap	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tvOS	O
9.1	O
(	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
4.2.3	O
Remote	O
app	O
update	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
WatchOS	B-Device
,	O
returned	O
basic	O
app	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
4th	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
;	O
text	O
input	O
,	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
