What is the Freebox Companion What can you do with the Freebox Companion? Getting started with the Freebox Companion
With the new version of its Freebox Compagnon application, the internet service provider Free offers its customers a simple and quick solution to manage their accounts and access the contents of their multimedia boxes remotely. You will discover in the article below all the possibilities offered by this application for Android mobile..
What is the Freebox Companion
Who has never dreamed of being able to benefit from their Freebox subscription directly from their smartphone? With Freebox Compagnon it is now possible. The free application for Android smartphone and tablet allows you to interact remotely with your internet box and access most of its content directly from your mobile terminal.
Launched discreetly by the French operator, Freebox Compagnon has been enriched over the months with new features. Practical, efficient, the service works wherever you are on the planet. It will obviously just have an internet connection (3G, 4G or Wifi)..
If you are the proud owner of a Freebox Revolution, it is in your best interest to install it on your smartphone. Finally important detail, this application is completely free. All the features offered by the Freebox Companion are included in your subscription.
What can you do with the Freebox Companion?
It's very simple, you can practically control all the functions of your Freebox Revolution from your smartphone. Free fully understood the potential of mobile in terms of connectivity. Here's a quick overview of everything you can do with the Freebox Companion..
- Schedule your TV recordings
- Start downloads
- Automatically copy photos and videos taken with your mobile to the Freebox hard drive
- Consult the TV program
- Play movies saved on the Freebox Server on your phone
- Manage the files you have downloaded to your Freebox
- View calls received and sent from your Free line
- Watch TV on your phone
- Remote access to nas to listen to music or watch videos
- Possibility to open or close the WiFi connection of your box (parental control)
- Transform your mobile into a remote control for Freebox
- Monitor the condition of the box
- Consult the answering machine
Getting started with the Freebox Companion
The use of the Freebox Compagnon does not present any particular difficulty. Just make sure to pair the app with your Freebox the first time you launch it. This step is essential for the proper functioning of the service
- Download the Freebox Compagnon app from the Google Play Store
- Click on the icon to launch the remote control system of your internet box
- Make sure that your smartphone is well connected to the Wifi network of your Freebox and not on FreeWifi Secure
- Then stand in front of your Freebox Server. A message will automatically appear on its screen
- Allow the application to connect to your internet box using the touch buttons