[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] buggerritt:
I have been in contact with the developer via email since the 9th. They have been very helpful. Here is the content of our emails:

Me: I no longer see Smart IR Remote for Galasy S4 on google play. Is it no longer available. I paid for it just less than a month ago and it was working great.

Them: Hi,

That's a temporary error on Google's side and the app should be back again soon, with a few cool updates!

Thank you for your patience,

Alina

Me: Thanks for replying. I was able to restore the app with titanium backup but Pivos is no longer present in the remote list under media managers. Will the update have it there?

Them: Hi,

We were just in the process of upgrading our database, taking advantage of the downtime caused by Google these days. Can you please try again? Pivos should show now..

Thank you,

Alina

Me: Pivos is now there but the subcategory of AIOS and XIOS is not present. It automatically jumps to the testing screen when clicking on Pivos. It works with the XIOS but not the AIOS system. I have both but prefer the AIOS.

Them: Do you know if that was there when you first used it ?

Me: It was. I had it all setup but, I flashed a new rom today. I was merely trying to set it up as it was. I can restore to the previous rom and it will be in tact.

Them: Sorry about that.. We are adding AIOS again, so can you please check once more in about an hour ?

Me: Hi,

The app is still not on google play. Is there an alternative place to download the apk for paid customers? I ended up restoring the app with titanium but when I did it on the new ROM, there was a problem where the AIOS remote would just continue scrolling through my library even when my finger was removed from the button. It even continued after closing the app. I think I can blame it on the ROM, since it is AOKP and the driver was hacked. I can’t be sure though because titanium is not always the best restore method. I ended up giving up on the ROM until I can test with a fresh clean install of the apk. I settled for just restoring a nandroid of a touchwhiz rom that had everything working properly.

I’ve seen places to download it from warez sites, while googling and I am not willing to perform such downloads. I’d rather go through the proper channels and receive it with permission from the developer.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Them: Hi there,

We just heard back from there and our app will be back live in about 10 business days. We understand this is an inconvenience, so we have made a build for using while the app is not on the Play Store, which you can download at http://bit.ly/18hPmvy

You should be able to install this as an update to your latest version, but if it doesn't, simply uninstall your current version and install this one.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

The Smart IR Remote Team

The drawback is that the version they are offering is 1.2.4 and I have been using 1.2.6. The good news is that they should be back on Play Store in 2 weeks.

I've also read in here that the app will lock on channel or volume up. I have also experienced this but only on AOKP. The ROM developer, who has gotten IR remotes to work on aokp, has explained that the IR blaster driver was in beta stage. I have not had any issues with the app on TW based ROMs.