Useless without a CC button. It'd spend good money on a CC button, wife loves them and I can't stand them. Constantly getting toggled.
Until Apple locks out 3rd party remotes and also releases a new remote for gen 6 Apple TV Pro.
The Apple TV remote is honestly the worst invention Apple invented. Seriously bad user experience design. Too much overthinking, not enough practicality.
Hey Apple: Buttons were invented for a reason. USE THEM.
I never use the physical remote. I use the remote app on my phone. It doesn’t have volume controls. I use my TV remote for that.
You can use the iPhone volume buttons while the Apple TV remote app is open to change volume.
The Apple TV remote is honestly the worst invention Apple invented. Seriously bad user experience design. Too much overthinking, not enough practicality.
Hey Apple: Buttons were invented for a reason. USE THEM.
Why in the world does someone have to like both? That makes zero sense.So... I take it you’re a fan of the MBP Touchbar as well?
The Apple TV remote is perhaps the best example I can think of as far as Apple choosing form over function. It really is trash and I hope they revamp it with the next revision of ATV.
The Appletv remote is the greatest ever. Simple, easy to operate, gets it done. I hate those legacy remotes with all the buttons that you can't see in the dark, and practically have to study just to find a function. It is nice that you can use a conventional remote with AppleTV, I guess, for those who don't like the easy to use one
Get a caseWhy in the world does someone have to like both? That makes zero sense.
Not poo-pooing on others experiences just a take on my own... but I absolutely love the Apple TV remote, it has spoiled me for all other remotes. My only complaint is its fragility... which is a pretty big complaint. You should be able to drop any remote from a meter at least and not even give a second thought about if it will be OK. Not so with the Apple remote, it bothers me a little that I have to be careful not to dop it.
Useless without a CC button. It'd spend good money on a CC button, wife loves them and I can't stand them. Constantly getting toggled.
They have those?Get a case
Exactly how I feel.The Appletv remote is the greatest ever. Simple, easy to operate, gets it done. I hate those legacy remotes with all the buttons that you can't see in the dark, and practically have to study just to find a function.
Really, the Apple Remote has two major issues:
1 - It gets lost all the time. If it had a little speaker and other Apple devices had a "find my remote" function, this wouldn't be as much of a problem.
2 - In the dark, you can't tell if you're touching the touch sensitive top of the remote or you're holding it upside down and you're touching the in-sensitive bottom. This could be fixed by either adding something that faintly glows in the dark or feels different when you're holding it one way or the other. Or make both ends touch sensitive and use an accelerometer or other heuristics to know which end to accept touches on and which side is in the palm and to reject touches from.
Making a remote with so many buttons seems like a step sideways, not forward.