The phone remote stays connected after the Mac sleeps
- Scan once, stay paired: the Same Wi-Fi QR code now opens your Mac by its name (like
macbook-pro.local) instead of its network address, which can change while the Mac sleeps. Your phone's saved remote keeps working after the Mac wakes, with no getting up to pair again. Scan the new code once in Settings › Remotes and Devices › Show QR Code. - Finds the Mac again: if the Mac's address changes while the remote is open, the remote looks for it at its other addresses and carries on, still paired.
- Same address every time: the remote comes back on the same port after sleep.
- If your phone can't open the name (some older Android phones), type the address shown under the QR code.
- When the remote can't reach the Mac at all, it says the Mac may be asleep. A sleeping Mac can't be woken from the phone, so wake it with its keyboard or lid.
A cleaner Settings on the phone
- Tap the gear on the remote for Settings. It now uses grouped rows with even spacing and much less text.
- The sleep timer is a single control: Off, 15m, 30m, 1h or 1½h.
- Website player and Display open a list to pick from, with a checkmark, instead of a dropdown.
- Network shares, Jellyfin and paired devices each have their own page.
Fixes
- The pairing QR codes stay level with each other.