v0.1.2

π Remote v0.1.2 — first public release

π Remote is an Android companion app plus Pi extension for controlling an existing, visible Pi TUI session from your phone. It is intended for developers who want to monitor, steer, follow up, attach files/images, switch sessions, and abort safely while Pi is already running on their machine.

Security: this is a developer tool, not a hardened public service. Use LAN, Tailscale, WireGuard, localhost, or SSH tunnels. Do not expose the WebSocket port directly to the public internet.

Install

Pi extension:

pi install npm:@pragmaticcoder/pi-remote-control

Android app:

Download app-release.apk below.

Screenshots

Composer with image	Settings	Sessions

Header menu	Session scan	Main screen

Changes

• Changes Android public identity to com.pragmaticcoder.piremote.
• Updates copyright identity to pragmaticcoder.com.
• Publishes the Pi extension as @pragmaticcoder/pi-remote-control.
• Updates /remote-control-android ADB launch target to the new Android package.
• Signs the APK with a pragmaticcoder.com release certificate.
• Refreshes all screenshots with demo-safe data.

Important install note

Because the Android application ID changed during pre-public cleanup, this installs as a different app from earlier com.mstat.piremote builds. Uninstall any previous pi remote app first to avoid confusion, then install this APK and re-pair.

Play Protect warning

Google Play Protect may warn that it has not seen this developer before. That is expected for a new GitHub-distributed APK that is not yet distributed through Google Play. Only install APKs downloaded from this official release page.

v0.1.1

π Remote v0.1.1

Changes

• Includes the local Android settings/message-rendering fix that was committed after v0.1.0 was cut.
• Bumps Android app version to 0.1.1 / versionCode 2.

Android APK

Download app-release.apk below.

If Android says "App not installed"

If you previously installed a locally built/debug APK, Android cannot update it with this release APK because the debug build and release build are signed with different keys.

Fix:

1. Uninstall the existing pi remote app from Android.
2. Install this release APK again.
3. Re-pair using /remote-control-qr or /remote-control-pair in Pi.

This removes the app's saved local settings/token, so you will need to reconnect.

Play Protect warning

Google Play Protect may warn that it has not seen this developer before. That is expected for a new GitHub-distributed APK that is not yet distributed through Google Play. Only install APKs downloaded from this official release page.

v0.1.0

π Remote v0.1.0

Android APK

Download app-release.apk below.

If Android says "App not installed"

If you previously installed a locally built/debug APK, Android cannot update it with this release APK because the debug build and release build are signed with different keys.

Fix:

1. Uninstall the existing pi remote app from Android.
2. Install this release APK again.
3. Re-pair using /remote-control-qr or /remote-control-pair in Pi.

This removes the app's saved local settings/token, so you will need to reconnect.

Play Protect warning

Google Play Protect may warn that it has not seen this developer before. That is expected for a new GitHub-distributed APK that is not yet distributed through Google Play. Only install APKs downloaded from this official release page.