After spending a couple minutes going through the documentation and setting up the app, I managed to get the Qmote up and running (set up was a breeze, it probably took more time to download the app ). Basically, you can assign functions to specific button presses on the Qmote. Some of the options include: So what am I using the Qmote for? Well I have it setup to do the following so far: Set my phone to silent mode; Set my phone to ringer mode; Snooze on my alarm; Ring my phone so that I can find it; and Controlling the camera shutter As time goes by, I will probably find more uses for it. Is the Qmote essential? Not really, but it does open up so many new ways to interact with your phone. I suspect that it will probably be hard for me to stop using it after a couple weeks.