pxt-calliope/docs/reference/devices/tell-remote-control-to.md

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tell remote control to

Control the presentation of media content available on a remote device using the tell remote control to function.

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The functions in the devices namespace allow the @boardname@ to communicate with a separate (remote) device, such as a smartphone, over Bluetooth (Smart). The set of supported events will depend on the remote device and the @boardname@ apps available for the remote device.

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devices.tellRemoteControlTo(event: string)

Parameters

  • event - an event identifier

Event values

  • play
  • stop
  • pause
  • forward
  • rewind
  • volume up
  • volume down
  • previous track
  • next track

Examples

To tell the connected device to start playing:

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("play")

To tell the connected device to stop playing

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("stop")

To tell the connected device to go to next track

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("next track")

To tell the connected device to go to previous track

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("previous track")

To tell the connected device to go forward

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("forward")

To tell the connected device to rewind

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("rewind")

To tell the connected device volume up

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("volume up")

To tell the connected device volume down

devices.tellRemoteControlTo("volume down")

See also

tell camera to, raise alert to

devices