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IR Blaster Demo on Windows Pc

Developed By: Mike B. Hill

License: Free

Rating: 2,1/5 - 157 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.10
Size 211.7 KB
Release Date April 06, 15
Category Entertainment Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Add support for newer Samsung and other devices. Select device type Generic IR Device for newer devices [see more]

Description from Developer:
Demo version of IR Blaster. Use this demo to determine if IR Blaster is compatible with your devices and apps.
Contains all the same functionality as IR Blaster but will stop liste... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download IR Blaster Demo and install on Windows PC. IR Blaster Demo is free Entertainment app, developed by Mike B. Hill. Latest version of IR Blaster Demo is 1.10, was released on 2015-04-06 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of IR Blaster Demo is 2,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 157 users, 104 users had rated it 5*, 35 users had rated it 1*.

How to install IR Blaster Demo on Windows?

Instruction on how to install IR Blaster Demo on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install IR Blaster Demo on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install IR Blaster Demo using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "IR Blaster Demo" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install IR Blaster Demo on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "IR Blaster Demo" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.10.

Download IR Blaster Demo 1.10 on Windows PC – 211.7 KB

Demo version of IR Blaster. Use this demo to determine if IR Blaster is compatible with your devices and apps.
Contains all the same functionality as IR Blaster but will stop listening for incoming requests after 20 requests are received.

This app is not yet mature and has not been tested on many devices. Please report any positive or negative feedback to MikeHillAndroid@gmail.com so issues can be addressed. Thanks!

There are 2 reasons you may want to use IR Blaster.
1 - Your remote control app does not have the ability to control your built in IR blaster
2 - You want to control 1 device's built in IR blaster from a 2nd device

Example usage scenario with 1 device:
- Your favorite remote control app has the ability to control an iTach but can't control your built in IR Blaster
- Install IR Blaster on your device
- Start IR Blaster, create an iTach IR emulator and start the emulator
- In your remote app, configure a new iTach device at ip address 127.0.0.1 (the loopback to self ip address)
- Your remote app can now control your internal IR Blaster

Example usage scenario with 2 devices:
- Install this app on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 device
- Start the app, add an iTach IR emulator and start the emulator
- Note the ip address and port the emulator is listening on. The ip address and port are separated by a colon.
- From a 2nd device, install any app capable of controlling an iTach IR device (mbhRemote for example)
- Configure the 2nd device to communicate with the ip address and port the 1st device is listening on
- The 2nd device can now control the IR Blaster on the 1st device

Requires a hardware device with a built in IR Blaster.

When using the iTach IR emulator, configure your remote app to send commands to channel 3.

Supported Devices:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5 (use device type 'Generic IR Device')
Samsung Galaxy Note
Htc One

Emulators:
Global Cache' iTach IR

Supported apps:
Any app that can communicate with an iTach IR device should be able to communicate with IR Blaster
Add support for newer Samsung and other devices. Select device type Generic IR Device for newer devices
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using the device's IR transmitter, if available.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.