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What? No mention of the Apple TV remote, the Apple TV Siri remote, the Apple TV remote app, or the iOS Apple TV remote app shortcut feature on iOS? The physica

What? No mention of the Apple TV remote, the Apple TV Siri remote, the Apple TV remote app, or the iOS Apple TV remote app shortcut feature on iOS? The physical Apple remotes are so terrible, I've stopped using Apple TV (all of them). The Apple remote app is better, but is useless for when you need to hit pause, as your phone has gone to sleep.

js2 7y ago
The awful remote is tolerable with one of these cases: https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Protective-Case-Apple-Remote/dp/B01K6LO5SK https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Protective-Case-Apple-Remote/d...
- tonyedgecombe 7y ago
  I'm not sure it solves the main problem which is scrolling on the remote is almost unusable. They would have been better sticking with the remote that came with the early versions.
  - 2rsf 7y ago
    what do you mean by scrolling being unusable ? it's not a mouse wheel with steady scroll rate but something similar to flicking a finger. It's not great for long lists but it's far from being terrible, also part of the problem lies on the UI design for example having too long lists
    - tonyedgecombe 7y ago
      It is terrible, it regularly fails to scroll or scrolls too far.
      - 2rsf 7y ago
        cannot reproduce on my machine
        tonyedgecombe 7y ago
        That's nice for you, do you work for Apple?
        pwinnski 7y ago
        Without getting into the reductive "Do you work for a competitor to Apple" counter-argument, I also don't have any trouble scrolling with a Apple TV remote. It's possible for people to have different experiences or standards without being paid trolls, but I guess I'm graciously assuming you're not a paid troll. Which, by the way, is the rule around here: be gracious.
- kalleboo 7y ago
  We just use our TVs remote, which passes through to the Apple TV over HDMI-CEC
arethuza 7y ago
The more recent Apple TV remote with the touch pad rather than the scroll wheel is probably the best remote I've ever used - only problem I've had with it is as it is so small it is easy to lose.
notvplez 7y ago
I use the remote control you can add to the Control Center. It can be used without unlocking the phone, and some time ago they finally added a feature that makes the remote controls available immediately (if the phone has gone to sleep while the remote was active) just by raising the phone to wake it. Feels like an actual remote now, to the point that I no longer bother searching for the real remote and just use my phone all the time. The pop up-keyboard and keychain access to automatically input passwords are also nice.
Terretta 7y ago
Assuming you also have any other component besides only an Apple TV, I recommend a Logitech Harmony “Companion”: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-companion?crid=60 https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-companion?cri... The smart home integration buttons are nice, as is not having a screen that changes what buttons do.

js2 7y ago

The awful remote is tolerable with one of these cases: https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Protective-Case-Apple-Remote/dp/B01K6LO5SK https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Protective-Case-Apple-Remote/d...

tonyedgecombe 7y ago
I'm not sure it solves the main problem which is scrolling on the remote is almost unusable. They would have been better sticking with the remote that came with the early versions.
- 2rsf 7y ago
  what do you mean by scrolling being unusable ? it's not a mouse wheel with steady scroll rate but something similar to flicking a finger. It's not great for long lists but it's far from being terrible, also part of the problem lies on the UI design for example having too long lists
  - tonyedgecombe 7y ago
    It is terrible, it regularly fails to scroll or scrolls too far.
    - 2rsf 7y ago
      cannot reproduce on my machine
      - tonyedgecombe 7y ago
        That's nice for you, do you work for Apple?
        pwinnski 7y ago
        Without getting into the reductive "Do you work for a competitor to Apple" counter-argument, I also don't have any trouble scrolling with a Apple TV remote. It's possible for people to have different experiences or standards without being paid trolls, but I guess I'm graciously assuming you're not a paid troll. Which, by the way, is the rule around here: be gracious.
kalleboo 7y ago
We just use our TVs remote, which passes through to the Apple TV over HDMI-CEC

arethuza 7y ago

The more recent Apple TV remote with the touch pad rather than the scroll wheel is probably the best remote I've ever used - only problem I've had with it is as it is so small it is easy to lose.

notvplez 7y ago

I use the remote control you can add to the Control Center. It can be used without unlocking the phone, and some time ago they finally added a feature that makes the remote controls available immediately (if the phone has gone to sleep while the remote was active) just by raising the phone to wake it. Feels like an actual remote now, to the point that I no longer bother searching for the real remote and just use my phone all the time. The pop up-keyboard and keychain access to automatically input passwords are also nice.

Terretta 7y ago

Assuming you also have any other component besides only an Apple TV, I recommend a Logitech Harmony “Companion”: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-companion?crid=60 https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-companion?cri... The smart home integration buttons are nice, as is not having a screen that changes what buttons do.