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The Complete Guide to Cider Remote

The Complete Guide to Cider Remote

Step 1: Check your Cider version

All platforms

Look at the top navagation bar and either:

  • Click the red Cider icon
  • Click the ··· button

… and then click About.

Two screenshots showing the quick navagation menu of differnet versions of Cider, with the About option highlighted.

macOS

On your action bar, click Cider and then click About Cider.

Step 2: Check your remote device

Cider version 2

A new, redesigned Cider Remote is now available on both iOS and Android.
Please visit our Remote information page to download.

A Cider Connect account (free) is required. You will need to be signed in to the same account/email across all your devices.

What happened to the Play Store builds? (Android) / Why does it say the app is not available in my region? (iOS)

Due to the EU Digital Markets Act, we are legally required to disclose our phone number and physical addresses in the respective app stores.
Unfortunately, we are just a small company. We don't have an office, and we are not willing to “dox” ourselves out like that.

Thank you for your support.


Cider version 1

Any device with a modern browser (read me first before proceeding to the next section)

Before connecting, you need to be on the same network as the PC running Cider.

You can access the Cider Remote interface by:

  • Scanning the QR code in the Web Remote page
    • With Cider on Windows/Linux: Click the red Cider icon and then click Web Remote.
    • With Cider on macOS: On your action bar, click Controls and then click Web Remote.

If that doesn't work, then try:

  • Opening your browser and type in your PC's private IP address, followed by :6942.
    • Like this: http://127.0.0.1:6942/, replacing the 127.0.0.1 with your PC's private IP address.

Android

Download the Cider Remote (Legacy) on the Play Store.

You will be greeted with an auto-discovery page which will direct you to the Web Remote automatically.
If nothing happens after a while, tap the Scan QR button and scan the Web Remote QR code. (instructions above)
If that still doesn't work, then just try the Any Device method.

FAQ

What is TestFlight?
TestFlight is the official (and the only sensible) way to distrubute beta apps on iOS and iPadOS.
Read more about it on Wikipedia or the TestFlight webpage.

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Hi, there is no Web Remote option when I open the Cider menu. I also don't see a way to scan a QR code in the Cider app. Finally, going to port 6942 does nothing on my local pc. Can you help me figure out how to connect the remote app to my instance? Running it off the itch.io download on Arch Linux. Thanks!

Hi! The version you downloaded from itch is Cider 2; please follow the guide in that section.

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SoNothingMC commented Apr 20, 2024

Just realised the Google Play link is down. Stand by - I’m fixing it. This issue has been resolved.

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