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Man, I completely feel the other way. I've played with Fire Sticks and Rokus and other devices, and they all seem like UX nightmares compared to the AppleTV pla

Man, I completely feel the other way. I've played with Fire Sticks and Rokus and other devices, and they all seem like UX nightmares compared to the AppleTV platform.

nawgz 6y ago
That's super interesting. Can you tell me this, no snark: how the hell do you fast forward or rewind on Apple TV?
- vulcan01 6y ago
  You don't! Watch the whole movie, mate! In any case, here's an article on how to do it: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fast-forward-on-apple-tv?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fast-forward-on-apple... (as a side note: isn't it sad that you had to ask this question? why isn't the button on the remote? or at least discoverable? or at the bare minimum part of an on-screen tutorial when you turn on Apple TV for the first time?)
- ubermonkey 6y ago
  With the touchy part of the remote, on top? Also, fwiw, UX isn't the only reason I prefer the ATV. E.g.: - Doesn't Roku track usage for ads and whatnot, or is that just a rumor? - There's also how well it integrates with everything else. When I go to a search screen, I can use my phone's keyboard to type. AppleMusic is right there, plus I can easily stream from my in-house library (which, admittedly, I almost never bother doing since signing up for Apple Music). I can throw my laptop screen on the TV if I want. Of course, all of this requires being in the Apple ecosystem, but I happen to be in that ecosystem.
  - nawgz 6y ago
    >With the touchy part Yeah, I get that, but like... What swipe gesture do I use? Maybe the apps I've used that on somehow implemented it badly but I completely fail to scrub thru > Roku track usage for ads Probably true, I'm a bit defeated in this domain > Apple integrations Yeah, I do like to stream my laptop to my TV sometimes, but once I realized that Roku natively could handle Twitch, sports apps, and streaming apps I have almost never had a use case for doing that
- m463 6y ago
  I suspect you make it learn a 3rd party remote with those buttons.
- leesalminen 6y ago
  Click and then swipe right, IIRC.
- giobox 6y ago
  I own two of them, I know how it is supposed to be done and I _still_ struggle at times to do it reliably with the bundled remote. I recently discovered my TV's "crappy" IR remote can control the Apple TV, avoiding the touch pad altogether. It even supports extra buttons the normal remote doesn't have, such as a dedicated FFW key. I think I've seen this work via HDMI-CEC as well on mines. > https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/use-other-remotes-atvb0410f604/tvos https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/use-other-remotes-atvb041...
- brundolf 6y ago
  You pause it, and then you can scroll left and right and then unpause You can also click while your finger is on one side or the other to skip a few seconds forward or back (this gesture is a little finicky) The current Apple TV remote definitely has some downsides - I'm not a huge fan of it - but I still love my Apple TV overall compared to all other options
- dev_tty01 6y ago
  Click the right edge of the touch area, advance 10 seconds. Click and hold the right edge, fast forward until you release. Left edge similar but rewind. You can also click in the middle and then swipe left or right to move the slider.

Man, I completely feel the other way. I've played with Fire Sticks and Rokus and other devices, and they all seem like UX nightmares compared to the AppleTV platform.

nawgz 6y ago

That's super interesting. Can you tell me this, no snark: how the hell do you fast forward or rewind on Apple TV?

vulcan01 6y ago
You don't! Watch the whole movie, mate! In any case, here's an article on how to do it: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fast-forward-on-apple-tv?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fast-forward-on-apple... (as a side note: isn't it sad that you had to ask this question? why isn't the button on the remote? or at least discoverable? or at the bare minimum part of an on-screen tutorial when you turn on Apple TV for the first time?)
ubermonkey 6y ago
With the touchy part of the remote, on top? Also, fwiw, UX isn't the only reason I prefer the ATV. E.g.: - Doesn't Roku track usage for ads and whatnot, or is that just a rumor? - There's also how well it integrates with everything else. When I go to a search screen, I can use my phone's keyboard to type. AppleMusic is right there, plus I can easily stream from my in-house library (which, admittedly, I almost never bother doing since signing up for Apple Music). I can throw my laptop screen on the TV if I want. Of course, all of this requires being in the Apple ecosystem, but I happen to be in that ecosystem.
- nawgz 6y ago
  >With the touchy part Yeah, I get that, but like... What swipe gesture do I use? Maybe the apps I've used that on somehow implemented it badly but I completely fail to scrub thru > Roku track usage for ads Probably true, I'm a bit defeated in this domain > Apple integrations Yeah, I do like to stream my laptop to my TV sometimes, but once I realized that Roku natively could handle Twitch, sports apps, and streaming apps I have almost never had a use case for doing that
m463 6y ago
I suspect you make it learn a 3rd party remote with those buttons.
leesalminen 6y ago
Click and then swipe right, IIRC.
giobox 6y ago
I own two of them, I know how it is supposed to be done and I _still_ struggle at times to do it reliably with the bundled remote. I recently discovered my TV's "crappy" IR remote can control the Apple TV, avoiding the touch pad altogether. It even supports extra buttons the normal remote doesn't have, such as a dedicated FFW key. I think I've seen this work via HDMI-CEC as well on mines. > https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/use-other-remotes-atvb0410f604/tvos https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/use-other-remotes-atvb041...
brundolf 6y ago
You pause it, and then you can scroll left and right and then unpause You can also click while your finger is on one side or the other to skip a few seconds forward or back (this gesture is a little finicky) The current Apple TV remote definitely has some downsides - I'm not a huge fan of it - but I still love my Apple TV overall compared to all other options
dev_tty01 6y ago
Click the right edge of the touch area, advance 10 seconds. Click and hold the right edge, fast forward until you release. Left edge similar but rewind. You can also click in the middle and then swipe left or right to move the slider.