Use multimedia data from the FRITZ! Box home network on the smartphone
Use your smartphone as a remote control for the home network
FRITZ! App Media from AVM is now available free of charge in the Android Market
With FRITZ!App Media, smartphones now have access to multimedia data from hard drives or computers when they are connected to the FRITZ!Box* are connected.
In addition, smartphones with FRITZ! App Media can be used for remote control in the home network and can play music on network-compatible televisions or stereo systems. The new FRITZ! App Media is available free of charge as a laboratory version from the Android Market; a download link is also available at www.avm.de/fritzapp. This service portal also provides a lot of information and tips on using the FRITZ! Apps.
Use data from the FRITZ! Box home network with the smartphone 
Smartphones are increasingly becoming part of the home network. With the new FRITZ!App Media, Android smartphones have access to data in the network. This means that music, photos and films that are on an external hard drive or computer can be displayed and listened to on the smartphone. The media content is provided by so-called UPnP media servers (Universal Plug and Play), such as FRITZ!Box* or the Windows 7 operating system.
FRITZ! App Media: Smartphone becomes a remote control in the home network
Via WiFi via the FRITZ!Box* connected, the Android smartphone with FRITZ!App Media becomes a remote control in the home network: the digital music collection from the entire home network can be easily and conveniently selected using the smartphone. If a television or stereo system is part of the home network, the smartphone selects the desired device for playback. This makes it easy to listen to music that is on one FRITZ!Box* connected hard drive or PC can be heard on the television or stereo system. The network capability of devices is characterized by the term “Digital Living Network Alliance” (DLNA) - a standard that enables the exchange of data between computers, consumer electronics, mobile communications and other electronic devices in the network. If the existing music system is not network-capable, the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G will serve you well. With its audio interface, the repeater transfers digital music to the stereo system.
Download from FRITZ! App Media
FRITZ! App Media is available free of charge from the Android Market; a download link is also available at www.avm.de/fritzapp. This service portal also provides a lot of information and tips on using the FRITZ! Apps. In addition to the new FRITZ! App Media, users will also find FRITZ! App Fon and FRITZ! App Ticker there. FRITZ! App Fon is an application for making phone calls from home over the landline network with an iPhone or Android smartphone. FRITZ! App Ticker provides information on calls and messages received at home on your Android smartphone when you are out and about.
04.09.2011
Source: press release (mh)