I hate using the center button after FF because if I don't hit it dead center it moves ahead more then starts playing.
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Apple Releases Firmware Update for Apple TV Siri Remote
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This is the case with both remotes. I never did this with the previous remote and anyway it’s updated to the latest version.
I like the new remote. I’ve experienced none of the issues reported here. I’ve only needed to charge once since it came out. No lag or issues with buttons or video jogging. Volume adjusts fine on both IR stereo and HomePods.
Only issue I have with the Apple TV in general is apps get corrupted occasionally and need to be deleted then reinstalled. I think with only 64 GB the storage fills up sometimes and corrupts cache or setting files. This issue is much worse since Apple Arcade came out since I have more games installed. I think Apple needs a way for apps to define a free space quota.
Only issue I have with the Apple TV in general is apps get corrupted occasionally and need to be deleted then reinstalled. I think with only 64 GB the storage fills up sometimes and corrupts cache or setting files. This issue is much worse since Apple Arcade came out since I have more games installed. I think Apple needs a way for apps to define a free space quota.
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I use the power button since it also turns off my TV and stereo. I used to use my voice to turn those off with the old version. The old remote ended up under the couch cushions all the time. I haven’t had this issue with the new remote. I like the new remote from a UX perspective. It is easy to know you are holding it in the right direction in the dark. I like having both the dpad and touch pad on the new remote. It is more accessible and is it easier for guests to use it.
I have seen this occasionally. The back button and home button both send you back to the Home Screen. I usually reboot at that point. I think it is a bug in tvOS since game controllers have the same problem when this happens.
Exactly, super annoying, started using my phone and the nimbus controller for a while.
Go into the ATV Settings then select Remote. It is in that area of Settings.
I think that Universal would mean 0-9 numeric keys which you would never see on an apple remote, at least not in this lifetime
Oh that's interesting! 0-9 Required for Cable TV? Perhaps "Universal" was the wrong word choice (or we'd need to redefine "Universal"). Given the rise of streaming services / cord-cutting packages, I personally don't see the necessity for numeric keys. That said, I think the solution for this is having the remote feature a TOUCHSCREEN. It would be fantastic for a new remote to have that level of adaptability - displaying AppleTV app icons, numeric keys, etc.
IT's easy to turn off the ATV and TV with the old button. And your info is inaccurate because the "Sleep" option is the default selection when you long press the Home button. ie you don't have to navigate to it.
yeah I know some people love their mute button. But as I said they could have incorporated mute into the volume button as a 3 way rocker type button. It is funny that they put a big mute button the remote and front and center. Now it has the biggest mute button of any remote. lol. Also even with live events - here's what I do - press the volume button down a few times or hold it for 1 second, go to the previous menu in the streaming app, press pause (works with some apps,) and/or say "hey Siri Mute" to my Homepods. So I feel like I was fine there and that one just needed the mute much less on an ATV. Also they could have let the user mute the tv by saying "mute" while holding down the voice button on the remote. Surprised they don't let a person do that.
And yes they backtracked on their remote of the future and went back in time to a more standard design that the masses are more familiar with. The thing is ...ATV always had such robust support for 3rd party remotes compared to (I believe) every other platform. One was always always to (I think) use a 3rd party remote that was bigger, had a mute and how a power button.
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Some things I hope for:
1. If you press a bunch of buttons the trackpad stops working. Fix it. Anyone with kids should experience that.
2. Make a $&
3. Make the jog wheel feature actually useful. It’s too annoying and never seems to do what I want.
4. Allow more than one remote to be paired to the Apple TV!
you could try a 3rd party remote
You actually have to say something constructive to mean it constructively.
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I quite like using my iPhone as a secondary remote.Just admit that a lot of you want this to be the ATV remote:
I’m not sure if this is related but my Siri Remote stopped Working suddenly on July 4th. I followed what troubleshooting I could find on line to reconnect it but finally gave up and called Apple support. At the time I didn’t know about the remote firmware update.
Apple support ran me through an additional button sequence (TV button, Volume Down button) before trying the one I had used earlier (<, Volume Up button) and, voila, functionality restored. Thank God, I thought my 6 month old 4K Apple TV was the problem. In any case, my firmware version is now 0x0070.
Apple support ran me through an additional button sequence (TV button, Volume Down button) before trying the one I had used earlier (<, Volume Up button) and, voila, functionality restored. Thank God, I thought my 6 month old 4K Apple TV was the problem. In any case, my firmware version is now 0x0070.
What’s with the confusing software and firmware references?
- Software from version 9M6772 to 10M1103
- Firmware will display (under TVOS device information) as 0x0070, up from 0x0061
Apple today released new firmware for the Siri Remote designed for the Apple TV, updating the software from version 9M6772 to 10M1103. The software is for the redesigned Siri Remote that was released in May 2021, aka the gray remote with the updated interface. In the Apple TV settings, the new firmware will display as 0x0070, up from 0x0061.
There is no word on what's new with the Apple TV Siri Remote, but it likely includes minor bug fixes and performance improvements. Apple regularly provides firmware updates for its hardware products, though the company does not typically provide details on what's been refreshed.
Apple also does not provide details on how to update the Siri Remote, but the software will be installed over the air automatically through the Apple TV. The updated Siri Remote is available with the latest-generation Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models, plus it is sold on a standalone basis.
Article Link: Apple Releases Firmware Update for Apple TV Siri Remote
My problem is it continually disconnects and the reconnects, but stays mostly disconnected when I most need it. I like it otherwise.
I looked but couldn’t find a good one at a good price. And it still doesn’t address most of my points.
I wasn't near my Apple TV when I wrote that and couldn't check and I haven't used that method in a while, thus the vague "navigate" rather than specific instructions. It's still multiple operations (long press the home button and then press the center of the clickpad) rather than a single long-press on a button that's clearly marked as a power button. Both of the buttons they added make things simpler, because they're single buttons that people expect and that are labeled with symbols that people will already know or easily figure out (indeed, if you just tap the new power button, you'll get an onscreen overlay saying to hold it down to turn off everything). The old method for powering off was not easily discoverable.
You go on to list a bunch of different ways to accomplish muting, most of which are not universal - they all depend on which app you're using or what you're watching or what kind of system you're listening through (for your HomePods, for instance). That's hardly an Apple way to do things. And it would mean Apple would have to provide a whole page of directions for users who just wanted to mute (who may be calling or chatting with support to ask how to mute), rather than just saying "push the mute button". Personally, I never use the mute button, because I don't watch live sports - I push the pause button instead. But I can totally understand why they added it - and it was, anecdotally, one of the most often requested features here in the forums. Apple probably got a lot of the same feedback from other people.
The "third position rocker switch" approach would have made the volume up/down control have a worse tactile response for the 98% of the time when it's controlling the volume, in order to overload it with a new function for the other 2% of the time. I think that would not be a win.
And I strongly dislike systems that expect one to mute (when muting is necessary) by turning the volume down - I may have gotten the volume to just the place I wanted - if I turn it down and then back up, I have to find that just-right volume setting again. And it's not easily repeatable, because the Apple TV doesn't, say, show a numerical volume readout on the screen. So, if you have an actual need to mute, just running the volume down is an inferior solution.
What it really feels like is, you didn't want a mute button because you don't personally need/use it, and you're proposing a whole bunch of convoluted / inferior solutions you'd rather have other people suffering through, just so you wouldn't have to have a mute button you didn't want. I'm happy enough to just let them have a mute button, even if I won't ever use it.
I don't care about the remote looking futuristic or elegant, I want it to work well. The Apple TV remote is a huge improvement over traditional remotes, because it only includes buttons that are necessary, without having a ton of dedicated buttons that aren't used most of the time or for most of the modes (like a numeric keypad, picture-in-picture controls, fast forward/rewind, aspect ratio controls, hardwired buttons for various streaming services, etc.)... buttons that just end up being in the way most of the time, something you have to carefully reach over to get to the desired controls. None of that applies to the power and mute buttons - you may not use them all the time, but a lot of people do, and expect them on a remote. And it's two buttons, not dozens (and, no, this isn't some slippery slope that will end up with dedicated buttons for streaming services that paid their way onto the remote).
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