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Anyone train a Universal Remote yet?

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digduggler

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This indicates you can. But when I try nothing happens (I never get the up screen to do anything). This is a Logitech One and I'm using the same profile I had for the AT3....
 
I upgraded from an Apple TV 2 and didn't do a thing to my Harmony remote and it works fine with the new Apple TV. Even the old remote from my ATV2 works with the new one.
 
Using the same Logitech harmony setup I had for Atv3. Unfortunately, that kills Siri and gaming functionality, so my Atv4 is basically an Atv3 with a UI refresh and a remote app that doesn't work. Sweet.
 
i tried but failed. i get to the "press up" but when i press nothing happens. i'm using a logitech too. i think its a harmony 650 but not sure. i don't care about siri really, i can holler for that across the room. i'm more interested in having one remote that controls everything like i did with my appletv 3
 
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davideotape said:
i tried but failed. i get to the "press up" but when i press nothing happens. i'm using a logitech too. i think its a harmony 650 but not sure. i don't care about siri really, i can holler for that across the room. i'm more interested in having one remote that controls everything like i did with my appletv 3
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Same here. Harmony One using my existing ATV 3 profile.
 
All buttons from old ATV 3 works except Select button can only select in Netflix. It can't play.

Hopefully Apple releases IR commands for home button so that we can
1) switch apps
2) put it to sleep
 
It won't pick up anything from the directional pad(which adjusted the Atv3). If I use volume (which controls the receiver) in training it picks that up. Weird. Something about the ATV3 commands on that remote I guess. Controlled the old Apple TV fine though.
 
yeah me too. only reads the volume buttons.
digduggler said:
It won't pick up anything from the directional pad(which adjusted the Atv3). If I use volume (which controls the receiver) in training it picks that up. Weird. Something about the ATV3 commands on that remote I guess. Controlled the old Apple TV fine though.
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So I was using whatever was in the Logitech DB for Apple TV. That worked on ATV3 but not 4. I just trained the Logitech remote using the ATV3 remote on up/down etc and now it works (no training required). However:

normanfox said:
All buttons from old ATV 3 works except Select button can only select in Netflix. It can't play.

Hopefully Apple releases IR commands for home button so that we can
1) switch apps
2) put it to sleep
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I seem to be able to play Netflix too.
 
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Does anyone's play/pause button work in Netflix/plex etc?

Curiously my ATV2 remote works except for this too.
 
Any way to add the 10-sec skip ahead and back to the Harmony? (I have Harmony One)
 
Harmony added the ATV4 model to their library, just installed it and it works great. my previous ATV3 settings didn't work.
 
davideotape said:
Harmony added the ATV4 model to their library, just installed it and it works great. my previous ATV3 settings didn't work.
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I didn't see it on my Harmony One software, but I'm on the older version.

I have HDMI CEC set up so I just gave up and programmed the TV play/pause in, since that works in this scenario.
 
Upgraded to Harmony Elite at the same time I bought the ATV4, copied settings from Harmony One and it all works fine.
 
normanfox said:
All buttons from old ATV 3 works except Select button can only select in Netflix. It can't play.

Hopefully Apple releases IR commands for home button so that we can
1) switch apps
2) put it to sleep
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Having the same issue with my harmony ultimate home remote. I can only use the play/pause button to pause playback, select doesn't do anything. Select works when browsing around Netflix but it doesn't do anything during playback. Select can pause playback when streaming an iTunes movie or home sharing... it just seems to not work in the Netflix and Hulu apps.

Also, when I press up during playback, it pauses the video. On my ATV3, doing this brings up an on-screen menu, and pressing it again closes the menu, but doesn't affect playback. My harmony was recently updated for the ATV4 support, and I've tried removing/re-adding the ATV4 with no luck.
 
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