Scroll wheel on the new remote not really working

[Goodeye]

Anyone else running into this? Trying to use the “scroll wheel” functionality on the new remote and it jumps back and forth, instead of properly scrolling. Like it seeing touch elsewhere on it or something. Normal touch use with it works like normal as does click button functionality.

 

[waw74]

How to use Jog wheel on new remote

Does anyone know? I was surprised it didn’t just work as expected. But none of the video reviews show it in action. The closest I’ve found to instructions is from a written review that says.. “I must confess something: I had an embarrassing few hours where I couldn’t figure out how to make...

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[outis16]

Right--I noticed that too. It doesn't work the way the one on the old iPod did. I haven't got it in front of me, but as I remember it goes forward from 9-3 o'clock (l. to r.) and starts going backward again once you pass 3. Annoying and counter-intuitive.

 

[Goodeye]

Right--I noticed that too. It doesn't work the way the one on the old iPod did. I haven't got it in front of me, but as I remember it goes forward from 9-3 o'clock (l. to r.) and starts going backward again once you pass 3. Annoying and counter-intuitive.

Exactly and nothing like they showed during the event last month.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I noticed the same thing during first use.

 

[outis16]

And nothing like what they show online. I wonder if it's a bug?

 

[Goodeye]

I noticed the same thing during first use.

Yep. Still doing it today over various apps including apples own. I’m hoping it’s a bug they didn’t get patched quick enough and will be fixed soon.

 

[outis16]

Here we go, guys: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252788906

Not really what I was hoping to hear. I'd rather the wheel was permanently engaged, as the iPod wheel was. Software fix?