Shutdown Pi from SmartPhone

dudleydes

I have the free Android app Raspi Check installed on my phone in case I need to reboot my Pi. It is a system monitoring app but does include the shutdown options to Halt as well as Reboot.

Checking the source code, it appears the Halt option runs the command sudo -S /sbin/shutdown -h now.

backstander

I've just been using Mobile SSH but I think I'll give the ones that @herb_fargus and @dudleydes mentioned above a try!

AlexMurphy

@backstander ConnectBot is also worth checking out.

backstander

@AlexMurphy

ConnectBot is also worth checking out.

I'll give that one a try as well!

AlexMurphy

@backstander It works great for me. Another tip is to set up bash aliases. This means when I type reboot the system gets the command sudo reboot -h now I have done this for quite a few commands as it makes it easier typing on a phone or tablet to keep it as short as possible. Here's some reading. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/bashrc.md

A Former User

Hey, something unrelated, but kinda on topic.

Is there a way to use a phone as a controller for the Pi somehow?

AlexMurphy

@itsnitro There are Apps for Kodi that you can use your phone with. RetroPie doesn't deal with html control or CEC, afaik.

A Former User

Aww. :(
I would like to see a way to do this using Bluetooth or something.

A Former User

HOLD UP.
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Virtual-Gamepad

AlexMurphy

@itsnitro Try it. I heard it was buggy as hell and a pain to remove...

Let me know how you get on.

A Former User

What happened to AlexMurphy?

UDb23

@itsnitro used "aggressive language" with another user.

cyperghost

Give Unified Remote a chance
The server package for Rpi ARM6 is available here >> https://www.unifiedremote.com/download/other#linux

Then download the android app und you can control the server

But I'm not sure if this works with RetroPie and ES behind :)