OMG YES!!!!! I miss the hell out of that too. I use to do the same thing. Leave the tv off.
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Here's the Upcoming Apple TV 'Remote' App
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It was my understanding that the Apple TV was quoted as the future, "center of the household". I too use my current Apple Remote App as my interface between my iTunes music library and 4 AirPlay zones. The original remote app allowed for control of the older version of iTunes with the first generation Apple Radio, etc. With the new version of Apple Remote and Apple Music, I no longer can adjust and distribute Apple Music, via iTunes, throughout my house without having to go to my iMac and change it from there. Its frustrating to say the least. Apple was ALL Music before it was TV, music made Apple into the multi billion dollar company it is today. I find it hard to believe that they don't understand the value of AirPlay and the limited control they have bestowed on us now.
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... to make it easier than ever to control a fourth-generation Apple TV with an iPhone.
I have no faith in Eddy Cue (iWorks) whatsoever to be able to do something like that.
Already I notice there's no microphone button on keyboard, so no dictation.
I would be fine with ATV becoming the 'center of the household', if you could control an ATV remotely and use it to stream to multiple Airplay destinations. No sign of that though....
Great new FREE app to help control the amazing new Apple TV.
And all we hear are the negative nanny's.
This has become a depressing place to visit.
hint: apple owes you NOTHING. If you don't like their products, move on, there is too much value to life to be so miserable over so little.
And all we hear are the negative nanny's.
This has become a depressing place to visit.
hint: apple owes you NOTHING. If you don't like their products, move on, there is too much value to life to be so miserable over so little.
I don't understand what an iPhone remote brings to the table other than keyboard support.
Besides the occasional which way is up/down confusion, I honestly think the ATV4 remote is the best remote I've ever used. I can ff/rewind and navigate the interface with speed and precision that wasn't possible before.
There's also a lot of powerful features like clicking on the right/left side of the remote to ff/rewind by 10 seconds and tapping the top/left/right/bottom of the touchpad to use it like a D-pad.
Besides the occasional which way is up/down confusion, I honestly think the ATV4 remote is the best remote I've ever used. I can ff/rewind and navigate the interface with speed and precision that wasn't possible before.
There's also a lot of powerful features like clicking on the right/left side of the remote to ff/rewind by 10 seconds and tapping the top/left/right/bottom of the touchpad to use it like a D-pad.
That's what I was thinking the whole time I was watching this video. This isn't that complicated, why didn't this get released with the Apple TV?
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It's not a software limitation but a hardware one. The iPhone doesn't have an ir blaster built into it like the Siri Remote does.
FWIW, I'd be pretty sure it's not so much a decision as item #93 on some checklist.
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There's an easy fix for that - don't buy day-of-release. Wait for the reviews, then wait for the second wave of reviews. Then go try it in a store. Don't buy until you're satisfied it meets your needs/requirements.
You don't, you buy a case to fix it like I did
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Its not the fault of the app that the hardware (iOS) doesn't have IR hardware.
Remember how the original and second gen AppleTV had a remote that could turn on the TV And adjust the volume? Steve obviously thought that function was so important that he insisted it was included.
Oh wait. None of the previous AppleTV revs were able to do this and you had to have at least one other remote to turn on the TV and adjust the volume.
I, and I'm guessing most other people, are tired of the "Steve wouldn't like that"/"Steve wouldn't have approved this" rhetoric. He made mistakes too. He's dead now. Let it go.
I do not get the no volume thing either. The excuse that the iPhone can't control the TV because it doesn't have a IR diode is a cop-out.
1. They should have an option for a IR blaster accessory for the Apple TV. It has a usb port on it and they could make a killing on the dongle.
or.....
2. Just adjust the levels digitally on the audio leaving the Apple TV as a work around.
1. They should have an option for a IR blaster accessory for the Apple TV. It has a usb port on it and they could make a killing on the dongle.
or.....
2. Just adjust the levels digitally on the audio leaving the Apple TV as a work around.
I would never base my purchase on that single feature, but the IR blaster on my old HTC One was awful useful.
Wow, really?
You know, they do make a special Siri Remote that works great with the Apple TV and controls the volume as well, right? In fact, they include one in the box with the Apple TV. Or you can have the Apple TV learn the volume up/down codes from pretty much any remote you care to point at it. Maybe they didn't do exactly everything you wanted, but it's hardly a cop-out.You are right, form over functionality. For me, Apple use to be the masters of taking tech tools and making them beautiful. Very few have achieved design and technological excellence, and under Steve Apple did most of the time.
Under Tim Cook, Apple hasn't gotten it right. The remote is just another product that shows is in trouble. Personally, I think the remote is horrible, and I can't believe Timmy actually said it would be good to play games on! Applexit for tim?
First world problems...
Seriously, you can find the orientation by the volume rocker. But only Steve Jobs would figure that out!
I'm pretty sure the volume control on Apple TV is software done. And even then if its not, you could very easily enable that in the software. Furthermore, it controls your TV via HDMI-CEC, which again, is software.
Why can't we have volume control when using AirPlay speakers with the AppleTV?
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Only for compatible TVs.
Wow, really?
Yes,really. No volume control on a remote is sort of a big deal. The idea of a remote app is to be able to replace your existing remote. I think it will be a nice upgrade over what is there already but the lack of volume control makes it a much less elegant solution. I understand why it is like this however but was disappointed to read that this was the case. The volume button is basically the most commonly used feature on any remote used to control a television.
I suppose in the future with newer TV sets this might be fixed? I can't imagine adding an IR to the phone, just for this. First world problems...