Onkyo Remote 3 4+

Someone posted this earlier but no one else has mentioned it. I tried this workaround and was finally able to use the app.

Before opening the Remote 3 app, turn off Wi-Fi on your iPhone. Open the app and it will give you the “No Wi-Fi Connection” message. At that point, turn Wi-Fi back on and the app will connect to your device as it normally would. However, if you switch to another app or once your iPhone auto-locks, you will have to disable Wi-Fi before returning to the app or it will crash again.

It’s not a solution, but it will allow you to use the app if you really need it. Prior to doing this I had also tried the Integra Remote app and it had the same issue. Hopefully Onkyo fixes this.

Onkyo Team, I love the convenience of having this Smart Phone App to control my WiFi enabled Onkyo receiver, but was very disappointed when I was forced to updgrade from my Onkyo Remote2 App to this Remote3 App. I lost the key functionality controlling the volume for my Zone 2 outdoor speakers. No matter what settings I change or which online forum’s advice I have tried to follow, my Zone 2 volume control within the app shows as “Pre-Fixed Out” and will not let me adjust the volume. What is frustrating is that this was never an issue with my Onkyo Remote2 App, but that App is no longer compatible with my iOS version, so I’m stuck with the Remote3 App. Please make this right and send out an update or a new version to resolve this issue.

Overall it works well. Like other users have said I find it annoying that it has to search for the receiver every time I switch to a different app or something. It only takes a brief second or two so I can deal with it. But what really annoys me is the following:

for the life of me I can’t turn the volume up on Zone 2 (when I turn it up it always goes back to 0). I’m using it with a TX RZ800. I lost my original remote so I’m going to try everything to get it working before I purchase a replacement remote.

****Update**** I finally did figure out how to turn the volume up on Zone 2 of my receiver. I had to go into settings and change the volume on Zone 2 to variable and increased it to the right volume level. Now I just have to figure out how to get the sound to play but I think that’s a receiver problem and not the remote app.

With all this said I do recommend using the remote app. I can be out in the driveway and turn the music on. It’s great!