this remote work as advertise , and will control volume and ipod function . I buy it to control my music as I ride on my motorcycle . the iPhone be on a handlebar mount , and this be plug into the headphone jack . it be not all that easy to operate with glove on as the button be tiny and close together , but it can be do . it seem a little flimsy for the way I use it , but for most home application , it should work great .