MusicBee Remote

MusicBee Remote is a remote control application for use with MusicBee player.

Konstantinos Paparas · com.kelsos.mbrc

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v1.7.0 9.3 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.7.0 (132)
Updated: Oct 2, 2026 (6 days ago)
APK size: 9.3 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Music & Audio (app)
Permissions: 17 (1 sensitive)
Website: kelsos.net/musicbeeremote
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

MusicBee Remote is an app by Konstantinos Paparas in the Music & Audio category. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 17 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity. Compared with version 1.6.1, it adds 1 new permission: “Access local network”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.7.0

This release is focused on stability and fixes several crashes reported in 1.6.0. - Fixed out-of-memory issues that could occur while syncing the now-playing queue - Fixed crashes caused by duplicate entries in the now-playing list - Fixed a crash on Android 12+ when starting the background service - Home screen widgets now rebuild correctly after an app update, clearing stale controls - A progress bar now shows while the now-playing queue is syncing so you know what's happening

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

MusicBee Remote lets you control MusicBee on your computer over Wi-Fi from your Android device. This is a third-party application and is not affiliated in any way with MusicBee or Steven Mayall. The store listing uses artwork by ProleteR (http://dustedwax.org/dwk123.html), licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Help, setup instructions, and the companion plugin are available at https://mbrc.kelsos.net. Both the app and the plugin are open source under the GPLv3 License: • App: https://github.com/musicbeeremote/mbrc • Plugin: https://github.com/musicbeeremote/mbrc-plugin Logo concept by Jordan Georgiadis. Logo refinement, promotional graphics, and a large part of the UI and assets by Tasos Papazoglou-Chalikias. The companion plugin requires MusicBee v3.0 or later. MusicBee Remote requires Android 6.0 or later and a Wi-Fi connection to your computer. Features • Modern Jetpack Compose UI with light and dark themes • Play, pause, skip, seek, and volume control, including hardware buttons • Now Playing screen with album art, progress, and composer info • Track details panel with extended metadata (genre, bitrate, file info, play stats) • Queue management: reorder, remove, search, and jump to any track • Library browsing by genres, artists, albums, and tracks, with sorting and album grid • Play all / shuffle all for any library selection • Go to album / go to artist from the player and queue • Playlist browsing with folder navigation • Radio station playback • Lyrics display with composer header • Star ratings with half-star and bomb support, plus Last.fm love/ban and scrobble toggle • Resizable home screen widgets • Lock screen and headset media controls • Auto pause or volume reduction on incoming calls • Library metadata sync in the background with progress notifications

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.5.1.

v1.7.0 LATEST Oct 2, 2026 9.3 MB TRUSTED v1.6.1 Sep 28, 2026 9.2 MB TRUSTED v1.5.1 Apr 23, 2026 6.1 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 2, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Konstantinos Paparas” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Oct 2, 2026
Validated against Google Play Oct 2, 2026
Signed byCN=Konstantinos Paparas, L=Thessaloniki, ST=Thessaloniki, C=GR
Signing certificate (SHA-1)7E:6B:52:6F:50:36:90:74:AB:37:36:F7:8B:6D:97:0E:D5:1B:AF:01
File MD5b6dc6f8991836ec21640827fbf33a9a1
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (17)

MusicBee Remote requests 17 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access local network android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Change wifi multicast state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
Foreground service connected device android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.kelsos.mbrc.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

MusicBee Remote APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the MusicBee Remote APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b6dc6f8991836ec21640827fbf33a9a1.