You can turn off swipe and if your ring buttons are malfunctioning then you have a bad unit and should try to get it replaced. Any other issues with it?
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why is the apple tv remote the worst thing ever designed?
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I have used this functionality before and it's pretty good. Unfortunately for me, my TV is not the absolute latest so it doesn't support HDMI-CEC to allow for control of the volume. So I have to keep using the Apple TV remote for volume.
A cheap harmony (520) will solve all of these problems and more. CEC is terrible.
It’s unreliable, depends on individual manufacture/device support, and can easily get confused or rendered inoperable if another HDMI device in the chain ain’t having it. It also only supports a limited number of buttons. Take the post I commented on as an example.
CEC also doesn’t support complex macros, or conditional operations. The harmony or other macro-based systems capable of discrete commands and activities/scenes are far superior and work with anything that accepts IR commands.
CEC is a black box, doesn’t scale, requires HDMI to function, and only (sometimes) works how you expect. Probably fine for most people who have a TV and one device. Terrible if you actually want full control of all your devices beyond power on/volume/navigation buttons.
Please don't tell me the lasagna is real. 🤢 Also, a throne made of swords is pretty metal (pun intended).
I am pretty happy with my older ATV remote and I think I would like the current one.
Yes, of course. I use a Harmony remote as well. But for someone who doesn’t have a programmable remote and dislikes the ATV remote, the iPhone remote is something to consider.
I believe the new one is a good combination of this solid aluminum design with the addition of newer features. And if you don't like the swiping the wheel as the OP complains about (or your thumb grows tired from spending 30 minutes swiping through 1000 unwatchable Netflix titles), you do have the option of simply clicking up down left or right. Never had a malfunction either. Perhaps the OP has a defective remote? (a low or defective battery would cause problems)
it should just know how to make me happy. i don't need to turn off anything. it should turn itself off. it should even mold itself to cup my palm just like a tit feels in my hand. everything should feel perfect. sorry. it ain't it. again i dont like it feeling ice cold in the winter.
Yes, scrolling let/right/up and down works well. But searching for a show and then typing the title or something similar is a pain in the neck. What has made it easier for me, in addition to the remote, is a bluetooth keyboard that uses AA battery cells, since I don't like to depend on rechargeable keyboards. I am using an older Apple keyboard that I kept from a previous iMac, which I find more useful than tapping the iPhones keyboard.
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For typing it is much faster to use Siri button for dictation. It's a bit hit & miss on something like YouTube, but I guess not quite painful enough of an experience to make me get my phone out or use the bluetooth keyboard collecting dust on the end table. Lol
That is true, but I find a tactile keyboard more useful, specially when signing in/out of Netflix, Apple TV, and so on. The same for searching movie titles, etc. This keyboard is next to the TV.
I dislike Siri, specially for texting family members with names such as Cathryn, Katelin, Katherine. Siri has no idea which name is the correct one, even when the contact text screen is open already, so I seldom use Siri in any of my devices. I feel the same way about Alexa. Maybe I am old fashioned or something 😇
I hear you. Siri has little grasp of context so I mostly just use it for dictation rather than computer-related tasks (is dictation even considered Siri, though?) Anyway, Siri on tvOS is actually pretty good about catching titles, actors and such that you dictate into the remote. At least, I've found so in my experience.
I think the Magic Mouse wants you to hold its beer….
