Within the past month we have officially "cut the cable" (or satellite). We dropped DirecTV in favor of the AppleTV boxes and a rotating list of streaming services.
Part of the cleanup included removing the satellite box, and the 8 year old soundbar in favor of a pair of HomePod minis configured as a stereo pair.
The issue that we're struggling with is the two of us (wife and myself) controlling the AppleTV and HomePod audio levels. My wife usually has control of the ATV Siri remote, and I have no issue with that. I have a gen 2 (silver) remote on the end table next to my chair and it works for things like changing apps, selecting a show, pausing/starting playback etc. However, in our experience, only the ATV Siri remote allows us to adjust volume via the HomePods. You can only pair one ATV Siri remote with the AppleTV, and none of the older remotes (white plastic OG remote or the silver gen2 remote) allow volume control.
I have an older SideClick remote with programmable buttons, but I have been unable to program the VOL UP/VOL DOWN ATV buttons onto the SideClick.
I am looking for something that will control the playback volume through the HomePod setup.
Anybody have a solution?
Part of the cleanup included removing the satellite box, and the 8 year old soundbar in favor of a pair of HomePod minis configured as a stereo pair.
The issue that we're struggling with is the two of us (wife and myself) controlling the AppleTV and HomePod audio levels. My wife usually has control of the ATV Siri remote, and I have no issue with that. I have a gen 2 (silver) remote on the end table next to my chair and it works for things like changing apps, selecting a show, pausing/starting playback etc. However, in our experience, only the ATV Siri remote allows us to adjust volume via the HomePods. You can only pair one ATV Siri remote with the AppleTV, and none of the older remotes (white plastic OG remote or the silver gen2 remote) allow volume control.
I have an older SideClick remote with programmable buttons, but I have been unable to program the VOL UP/VOL DOWN ATV buttons onto the SideClick.
I am looking for something that will control the playback volume through the HomePod setup.
Anybody have a solution?
