Bug 84311 - Impress Remote Control for iOS does not connect
Summary: Impress Remote Control for iOS does not connect
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Impress Remote
Classification: Unclassified
Component: iOS Remote App (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: Other macOS (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2014-09-25 07:27 UTC by Marc Balmer
Modified: 2025-07-28 20:18 UTC (History)
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Description Marc Balmer 2014-09-25 07:27:44 UTC 
Impress Remote for iOS can not connect to LibreOffice Impress running on Mac OS X.

When trying to connect, the laptop running Impress does not show up in the list of remote controllable  machines.  It does not even connect when entering the IP address.

It does not change if the firewall on Mac OS X is turned off.

Tested with iOS 7 and 8 on iPhone 4S and iPad mini, iPad 2.
Comment 1 Joel Madero 2014-09-28 06:20:30 UTC 
Not a blocker - setting to normal.

Please don't change it back - a blocker is something that makes the software completely unusable for almost every user (such as inability to install).
Comment 2 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-02-26 21:39:24 UTC 
Moving bug to 'Impress Remote' product.
Comment 3 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-02-26 21:42:09 UTC 
(In reply to Marc Balmer from comment #0)
> Impress Remote for iOS can not connect to LibreOffice Impress running on Mac
> OS X.
> 
> When trying to connect, the laptop running Impress does not show up in the
> list of remote controllable  machines.  It does not even connect when
> entering the IP address.

Hi Marc,
I've some q's for you:

- What version of the Impress Remote and LibreOffice are you using?

- Are you connecting using WiFi or Bluetooth?

- If you happen to have access to another machine running LibreOffice, or an Android device that can run the Android Impress Remote, do any of those pairings work for you?

Status -> NEEDINFO
Comment 4 Marc Balmer 2015-02-27 10:24:34 UTC 
> - What version of the Impress Remote and LibreOffice are you using?

LibreOffice 4.4.1 on OS X and the iOS Impress Remote Version 1.0.1 as
found in the app store (just update both), 2.1.3 on Android
 
> - Are you connecting using WiFi or Bluetooth?

Using WiFi, both the Laptop and the iPad are in the same network.

> - If you happen to have access to another machine running LibreOffice, or an
> Android device that can run the Android Impress Remote, do any of those
> pairings work for you?

I just installed the Android version on a Asus Memo PAD HD 7 and it does
not work either.
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2015-03-09 13:18:54 UTC 
Thanks for the info. Setting back to UNCONFIRMED.
Comment 6 steve 2016-06-15 08:10:52 UTC 
Tried to reproduce but failed to connect here as well.

Version: 5.3.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: f536a83d51443d19dba58157cea28fb67a090e02
CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Mac OS X 10.11.5; UI Render: default; 
TinderBox: MacOSX-x86_64@49-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2016-06-13_01:17:26
Locale: de-DE (de.UTF-8)

And Impress Remote 1.0.1 from the iOS AppStore.

Both machines iOS and OS X are on same WIFI.
Tried entering machines IP on iOS →  no success.
Tried automatic connection → no success.
On OS X an empty window is shown. No device appears: http://imgur.com/3jFkIYo

This bug is valid, confirmed and New.
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2017-09-01 11:19:14 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 Marc Balmer 2017-10-03 11:41:03 UTC 
I wanted to retest this, but Impress Remote is no longer available in the iOS app store.  Maybe it never got updated to iOS 11?
Comment 9 Nathalia will 2018-08-17 10:12:50 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 Ersin Toros 2018-10-04 17:25:55 UTC 
I'm also having the problem trying to connect using iOS 11 device, bummer. Hope it gets updated and fixed soon
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2019-10-05 03:06:43 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2021-10-05 04:18:56 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 13 QA Administrators 2023-10-06 03:20:04 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 14 Sean Whalen 2025-07-28 20:18:46 UTC 
This bug cannot be QAed until the iOS app is updated to work with modern versions of iOS. Until then, the app cannot even be installed.

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141314