I can pair my watch with Apple TV- I can see it listed but I don't get any controls on watch. It just shows the add device button after I have entered in the code.
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Pairing with apple tv
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I also experienced this with our bedroom Apple TV. It works great with the living Apple TV. Out of curiosity, is yours an ATV 2? I THINK the one in the bedroom might be. I was wondering if that was the reason.
does the ATV1 work with the Apple Watch?
Haven't received mine yet (coming soon) but was just wondering.. I already have an iPhone 6 paired up to it.
Haven't received mine yet (coming soon) but was just wondering.. I already have an iPhone 6 paired up to it.
Same here
I am experiencing the exact same thing, latest gen Apple TV, enter the code, shows up on the screen , but watch stays at the add device screen.
Did it 10 times then gave up. Anybody figure it out?
Cheers
I am experiencing the exact same thing, latest gen Apple TV, enter the code, shows up on the screen , but watch stays at the add device screen.
Did it 10 times then gave up. Anybody figure it out?
Cheers
I had same problem but then made sure my iPhone and Apple TV were on the same network and worked fine.
I didn't have to do it via 'Add Device', it showed up below that straight away, as it's one the same network as my phone.
I have Apple TV that purchased in November. Not sure what number..
Apple TV is hard wired to my network.
If it helps my remote app on my phone not longer connects either, and I have home sharing enabled.
I'm going to get on with Apple support later.
Apple TV is hard wired to my network.
If it helps my remote app on my phone not longer connects either, and I have home sharing enabled.
I'm going to get on with Apple support later.
ATV2 watch remote works for me. Day one it didn't show up. I assumed it wasn't supported as I don't have the latest ATV2 firmware(jail broken) but today I checked again and it works with no setup at all. Possible a reboot would help. If you previously had the iPhone remote app setup I don't think there is any setup required for the watch app.
I got it to work! I did a few different things so I'm not exactly sure what got it to work!
I deleted the remote app on my phone and re downloaded
I logged Out of home share on all devices
I restarted all devices including iMac
Re logged into home sharing on iPhone iMac and Apple tv
Then I set up remote app on iPhone then on Apple watch.
I deleted the remote app on my phone and re downloaded
I logged Out of home share on all devices
I restarted all devices including iMac
Re logged into home sharing on iPhone iMac and Apple tv
Then I set up remote app on iPhone then on Apple watch.
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I didn't even enter a code. I turned my Apple TV on and clicked add device on my watch and the Apple TV showed up. gestures and such work fine.
Both my ATVs showed up on the watch Remote app automatically (both were already on the Remote app on the phone, which may have helped!).
This is one of the great AW uses: not using the phone remote app or the ATV remote. Works great!
This is one of the great AW uses: not using the phone remote app or the ATV remote. Works great!
I had this issue and restarted my Airport Extreme via the Airport Utility and that solved the problem with my 2nd Generation Apple TV. I had been getting the message "Could Not Connect. Make sure 'Apple TV' is in range and powered on" in the Remote app on the Watch. Hope this helps.
