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Clarified that Remote Control and Advanced Remote Control only work on Classic Airplay.
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Mike Brady
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## Shairport Sync D-Bus Interface
Shairport Sync can have a D-Bus interface, which can be used to control aspects of its operation and get status information from it.
Shairport Sync can have a D-Bus interface, which can be used to control aspects of its operation and get status information from it. For Classic AirPlay only, remote control commands, for example `play`, `pause` and volume control, can be sent to the player.
To include the D-Bus interface at build time, add the `--with-dbus-interface` flag at the `./configure…` stage. When the D-Bus interface is included in Shairport Sync, its Version String will include the term `dbus`, for instance:
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#### Remote Control
Remote Control commands are sent as requests to the player (iOS, iTunes, macOS Music, etc.). Different versions of the players implement different subsets of the following commands.
**Note:** Unfortunately, at this time -- early 2026 -- these requests are ignored, so remote control doesn't work.
**Note:** Remote Control only works on Classic Airplay
* Check if Remote Control is available:
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#### Advanced Remote Control
Some commands and properties are accessible only through the `AdvancedRemoteControl` interface.
**Note:** Unfortunately, at this time -- early 2026 -- these requests are ignored, so advanced remote control doesn't work.
**Note:** Advanced Remote Control only works on Classic Airplay and has only been observed to work with the macOS Music app.
* Check if Advanced Remote Control is available:
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