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There is one thing Apple TV has so backwards that I can't even. Text input. All the letters lined alphabetically with only left-right movement allowed. Takes
by Swenrekcah 6y ago
There is one thing Apple TV has so backwards that I can't even.
Text input.
All the letters lined alphabetically with only left-right movement allowed. Takes ages to input anything.
Also no corrections allowed.
I actually exit appleTV and use the built in TV apps for when I need youtube and the like, because their input mechanism is not insane.
I know there is a remote app for iPhones, but you do provide an actual remote, make it work ffs.
- remote_phone 6y agoUse voice dictation. It works remarkably well for entering text
- Swenrekcah 6y agoWell, thanks for the suggestion, I didn't know it was an option. But what if I need to input a language that's not supported or I just don't want to yell at my TV to search a video?
- quickthrowman 6y agoIf you have an iPhone, you should get a prompt to enter text on your phone when you’re in an Apple TV search field.
- piva00 6y agoThen my iPhone pops up a "Keyboard Input" notification with a text input that I can type from the phone without unlocking it. Of course, if you don't have your phone nearby it might suck but let's be realistic, how often you don't have your phone close by when watching TV? P.S.: Yes, I know, if you are an Android user there is no way out and Apple sucks for that, not defending them at all.
- Swenrekcah 6y agoThis is a company supposedly famous for great user interfaces and usability. Why not try to live up to it? There are actually many times I don't have my phone with me while watching TV. I carry it with me everywhere all day, but I try to keep it on the table most of the time when at home.
- auggierose 6y agoApple TV has bluetooth, so if this is really an issue for you, why not get a dedicated TV keyboard?
- Swenrekcah 6y agoWhy can't they just fix their user interface? Nobody in the world I have talked to thinks this is the best choice of interfaces. I don't need a dedicated TV keyboard. As I said, I work around it by using the TV apps, but it's annoying, and the most annoying part is that it's probably annoying on purpose to get people more on their phone.
- auggierose 6y agoI don't think it is on purpose to get people on their phone. Most people just don't use the keyboard much, I would guess. I never do, except for signing up for new apps. So I would agree with their design decision: make an elegant remote, use voice dictation for search and the like, if you need a keyboard, use your iPhone, and if you are not happy with that, get a dedicated keyboard. If you are not happy with THAT, well ...
- Swenrekcah 6y agoI am spending way more energy on this thread than is healthy :D But I can understand where you're coming from, I am just very frustrated that this user-interface-design-genius trillion dollar company can not change the input mechanism of one of their most used product from the: a b c d e [f] g h i j k etc... Backspace model with only <-> movement and no way to make an input correction other than backspace, to something like: a b c d Backspace e f [g] h forward i j k l backward m n o p Which is the way almost all other TV-centered apps I use function and works much better.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoTry entering something like 'Les Misérables' or "into to Kubernetes"
- bobbylarrybobby 6y agoAlthough inconvenient, it does let you dictate individual letters. Which is almost as fast as tap-typing on a phone.
- wil421 6y agoDoes the first one work when a French person pronounces it?
- cyberdrunk 6y ago> "into to Kubernetes" That could be a movie about absurdity and meaninglessness of life...
- bouke 6y agoExcept it doesn't. Maybe it works in English speaking countries watching only English titles. But in the other 90% of the bi-lingual world it doesn't. Set it to non-English (e.g. Dutch) and you cannot dictate English titles, or the other way around. Very annoying and frustrating.
- jmiserez 6y agoJust FYI the remote app is baked into iOS. Whenever there's text input on the AppleTV the iPhone will show a notification in the drawer that can be used for text input. It's very convenient and works well.
- mikestew 6y agoGood thing to point out and the Remote app is worlds better than the hardware remote, but...not everyone that buys an AppleTV owns an iPhone. When I watch TV, I want to leave my phone on the desk. But most of all, Apple can make the fucking remote UI work properly rather than rely on me having a $400 device lying around. Especially if Apple is going to make me use that crap piece of hardware they call a "remote".
- entropicdrifter 6y agoRoku has this as well, at least with their Android app
- ssully 6y agoI assume they made the letters one row because of how sensitive the touch pad is on the remote. For example, when picking a show on Netflix I constantly go down a row when I am just trying to go right on a column. I assume keeping the letters on one axis is a not so great work around.
- mthoms 6y agoJust FYI, there's an option to adjust the sensitivity of the remote. (Even so, what you describe still happens on occasion for me, but it helps)
- adamparsons 6y agoVery strangely enough, the original 2D keyboard still exists in the OS. If you have one of those old silver Apple remotes from the Apple TV 1/2/3, clicking anywhere replaces the crappy long keyboard with the nicer grid one. Very bizarre Easter egg
- AgloeDreams 6y agoEhhh, I don't agree. Like at all. If they had a 2D text input they wouldn't be able to do momentum in swiping as well as horizontal (side effect of the horrible remote), but more importantly, the primary text input on Apple TV is voice, in the moment just hold the Siri button. It takes in letters over voice too. Worlds faster than any other input on tv. No wonder they prioritized on it.
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- thewebcount 6y ago> Also no corrections allowed. The last glyph in the row of letters is the delete key.
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