How To Use
READYWARE
Everything you need to get the most out of your setup — live wallpapers, overlays, IR learning, and the full canvas experience.
Run Mode vs Edit Mode
READYWARE has two modes. Understanding the difference unlocks everything.
🔒 Locked
Tap buttons to fire IR/RF commands. Live wallpapers play. The overlay works. Everything responds instantly. This is the everyday experience.
🔓 Unlocked
Drag buttons, change colors, program IR signals, set wallpapers, add folders. The canvas is fully editable. Live wallpapers pause to let you work.
Go to Settings → Preferences → Edit Mode and toggle it on to unlock. Toggle it off to lock. You can also tap the lock icon in the top toolbar of any remote screen.
Live Wallpaper Setup
Your desktop, folders, and remotes each support their own live wallpaper — a camera feed, website, video stream, or custom image playing behind your buttons.
Settings → Preferences → Edit Mode → ON. The Appearance section will appear in Settings.
In Settings, scroll to Appearance → Live Video / Stream Wallpaper. Tap to expand it. For per-remote or per-folder wallpapers, open that remote or folder in edit mode and tap the wallpaper section there.
Paste any camera URL, HLS stream, or website address. Or tap Browse Local Video File to pick a video from your device. Use the quick-example chips to try YouTube, Google Maps, NASA Live, and more instantly.
This is the step that makes it stick. The wallpaper won't activate until you tap the button. After setting it, restart the app or navigate away and back to see it playing.
Switch back to Run Mode. Your live wallpaper plays full screen with your buttons floating on top.
System Overlay
The overlay floats READYWARE on top of every other app on your device. Netflix plays in Netflix. YouTube plays in YouTube. Your buttons are always there.
Settings → Preferences → Edit Mode → ON. The System Overlay section appears in Settings.
Tap Grant Permission. Your device opens a system settings screen. Find READYWARE in the list and enable "Allow display over other apps." This is a one-time setup.
Back in READYWARE Settings, tap Enable Overlay. You'll see a green ● LIVE badge confirming it's active.
Tap Save in the top right. Now press your device's home button. READYWARE floats over whatever app you open next.
Settings → Preferences → Overlay Timeout controls how long before buttons fade out automatically — just like a TV volume bar. Set it to Always On to keep buttons visible permanently, or choose a timer from 3 seconds to 60 seconds. Tap anywhere on the canvas to wake buttons back up instantly.
Learning IR & RF Signals
READYWARE learns IR and RF signals directly from your existing remotes using a BroadLink RM4 device on your WiFi network.
A BroadLink RM4 Mini (IR) or BroadLink RM4 Pro (IR + RF) connected to the same WiFi network as your phone or tablet. Set it up once in Settings → Device Setup.
Tap any remote, make sure Edit Mode is on. Tap a button, then tap Edit Button → Signal tab.
The device enters learning mode. Point your original remote directly at the hardware — not at the phone. Press the button you want to learn. The signal is captured in seconds.
Tap Learn RF. Step 1: hold your RF remote button near the device until it detects the frequency. Step 2: release, then press the button once more to capture the signal. The app guides you through each step.
The signal is saved to that button. Tap it to test — your device responds instantly.
Smart IR — Auto-Program Buttons
Don't have the original remote? No problem. READYWARE's 470,000+ signal database programs your buttons automatically — no learning needed.
Tap the gear icon → Add Button → Easy Setup Wizard.
Choose TV, AC, cable box, satellite, etc. Then search for your brand. READYWARE finds every signal for that device.
READYWARE matches signals to your existing buttons by label — Power matches Power, Vol+ matches Vol+, etc. Unmatched signals are added as new buttons. Tap Apply and it's done.
Organizing With Folders
Group your remotes by room, activity, or device type. Each folder has its own wallpaper and icon on the desktop.
In Edit Mode, tap the + button on the desktop → Folder. Name it, pick an icon and color. Drag remotes into it by long-pressing them and selecting Move to Folder.
Each folder supports its own live wallpaper, independent of the desktop wallpaper. Open the folder in Edit Mode and set a video stream or image. When you open that folder, its wallpaper loads automatically.
Folders support buttons too — not just remotes. Add a macro button to a folder that sets the room's lights, fires IR commands, and changes the wallpaper all in one tap.
Pro Tips
Use Chromecast or screen mirror to cast your READYWARE canvas to the big screen. Your live wallpaper and buttons appear at full size on a 65" display.
Add a pointer control device — an air mouse, a presentation clicker, or your phone's gyroscope as a wireless pointer — and now you can point and click graphical buttons from across the room. One device replaces every remote in the room. TV, lights, fan, AC, blinds, gate — all of it, from one screen, with one pointer.
You're clicking graphical components floating over live video on the largest screen you own. Your eyes never leave the content. You never look down at a handheld remote. This is Electronic Personification.
The Remote Web Viewer gives anyone a browser-based version of your remote — real wallpapers, real icons, real buttons — accessible from any phone, tablet, or computer anywhere on the planet. Here's the full setup:
Settings → Remote Web Viewer → toggle ON. The first time you enable it, READYWARE registers your device with the server. This takes a few seconds — wait for the green ● ON badge to appear.
Your unique URL appears in the settings panel. Tap Copy Link to copy it to your clipboard, or tap QR to generate a QR code you can screenshot and share.
Send the link to anyone — family, friends, anyone you want to have access. Tap PIN to see your 4-digit PIN. Anyone opening the link will be asked to enter it first. Share both the link and PIN together.
By default the web remote shows your button layout. To also send your real wallpapers and custom icons to the web remote, tap ⬆ Sync Web Remote. This pushes your current desktop, wallpapers, and icons to the server. Anyone opening the link after a sync sees your exact visual setup — not just the buttons.
They visit the URL in any browser. They enter the PIN. Your full remote appears — tap any button and the IR fires on your device at home in under a second. No app required on their end.
This is bigger than it sounds. The Web Remote doesn't just work on phones. It works on everything with a browser — and it fires real IR and RF signals through the hardware on your home network in real time.
- 💻Windows PC or laptop — open the link in any browser. Click a button. IR fires across the room. No Android emulator. No driver. No install. Your Windows machine just became an IR and RF blaster.
- 🍎Mac — same. Safari, Chrome, Firefox, any of them.
- 📺Smart TV with a browser — open the link on your TV's built-in browser. Use the TV remote's pointer to click buttons. Your TV is now controlling your other devices.
- 🖥️Wall-mounted touchscreen — any screen with a browser becomes a dedicated room control panel. No app, no setup beyond the link.
- 🌍Anyone, anywhere — share the link with family. They open it on whatever device they have and control your home from across the house or across the world.
The IR and RF signals still fire through the hardware on your home network. READYWARE on your phone or tablet bridges the browser command to the blaster in real time. Sub-second response.
One button can fire multiple IR commands in sequence, change wallpapers, launch apps, and more. Edit any button → Macro tab. Add steps. Set delays between them. Perfect for "watch TV" sequences that turn on the TV, switch input, and dim the lights in one tap.
Settings → Advanced → Save Profile saves your entire setup as a .ircprofile file — every remote, every button, every signal, every wallpaper. Restore it on any device, share it with anyone. Your setup is yours forever.