you prob wont see this after so long but, I can find no video on which way to insert the lightning cable in to this remote. The pins on the cable are on one flat side only. Is the remote wired internally to accept the pins regardless of which way you plug the cable in, or do you need to put the cable in with the pins to the front or back of the remote?. there is no place I can find this out to date after hours of searching.
@@EasyOSX thanks, and I'm glad you feel that way as I do have 2 last questions please. I put the cable in the remote and after watching your vid I knew to watch the screen as I did it, the charging icon came up just as showed but went away after about 5 seconds, wondering if that is normal? Lastly I am using my laptop usb to supply the charging power as I dont see any power specs etc to that end, do you think that is ok?,,,, Thanks for all the help you give it really is appreciated. Regards Warren.
Hey Snad. So long as it is a good quality adapter from a reputable brand, then the remote should be able to “negotiate” the wattage it actually needs & can handle with the adapter. So whether you use a 5w, 12w adapter, etc. you should be fine. Long story short: You can plug it into most USB adapters just fine
Thanks for the video. It helped. Why apple refused to have some kind of charge indicator on the remote itself is unclear. Why have to go through menu after menu when a tiny led light that changed from flashing Orange as in charging to solid orange or green or white or any other damn colour. Pretty stupid if you ask me. Especially if your Apple TV is not in use and you want to charge something that takes according to apple at least 3 hours. Bit odd
Fair point. I’m not so bothered on the 3 hour charge given you can still use the remote while charging. I also rarely have to charge it myself so that also helps. But yeah, some other indicator would be nice. The more I think about it the more I realize most remotes don’t have any indicator on them though so maybe it’s more just a trend than anything.
@@EasyOSX I guess your right but most remotes don’t have a charging feature as far as I know. But yeah. Not something to take away from how good mine is. The Apple TV I mean. It’s my go to media streamer for free and paid content. I also use it as a plex player and it works like a champ
That’s fair. Most others use replaceable batteries I think. At least Roku and Fire do. And yeah, it’s the priciest but the ATV is my favorite and the most reliable and stable. Certainly the most powerful. I do like Roku for flexibility though
Fair question. Ideally in that case you could either plug the remote into the charger and then try to use it. Alternatively you can use the Remote app on an iPhone to navigate to that point.
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A whole video on how to plug in a USB
In the words of Phineas Flynn, "Yes, yes it is"
you prob wont see this after so long but, I can find no video on which way to insert the lightning cable in to this remote. The pins on the cable are on one flat side only. Is the remote wired internally to accept the pins regardless of which way you plug the cable in, or do you need to put the cable in with the pins to the front or back of the remote?. there is no place I can find this out to date after hours of searching.
You can plug it in either way. Lightning cables are meant to be bi-directional, so they should work either way
@@EasyOSX thanks heaps for your reply, Ididnt want to risk doing it wrong.
@warrenfloyd-i9q You’re fine, always better to ask questions
@@EasyOSX thanks, and I'm glad you feel that way as I do have 2 last questions please. I put the cable in the remote and after watching your vid I knew to watch the screen as I did it, the charging icon came up just as showed but went away after about 5 seconds, wondering if that is normal? Lastly I am using my laptop usb to supply the charging power as I dont see any power specs etc to that end, do you think that is ok?,,,, Thanks for all the help you give it really is appreciated. Regards Warren.
Is there any limit on the wattage of the power adapter used to recharge the remote?
Hey Snad. So long as it is a good quality adapter from a reputable brand, then the remote should be able to “negotiate” the wattage it actually needs & can handle with the adapter. So whether you use a 5w, 12w adapter, etc. you should be fine.
Long story short: You can plug it into most USB adapters just fine
If I plug the usb into the back of TV, does it only charge the remote when the tv is switched on? Might be a silly question I know!
You’re fine! It depends on the TV, but typically most TV’s only power the ports when the screen is on
Gracias. Me sirvió perfecto.
De nada!
Thanks for the video. It helped. Why apple refused to have some kind of charge indicator on the remote itself is unclear.
Why have to go through menu after menu when a tiny led light that changed from flashing Orange as in charging to solid orange or green or white or any other damn colour.
Pretty stupid if you ask me. Especially if your Apple TV is not in use and you want to charge something that takes according to apple at least 3 hours.
Bit odd
Fair point. I’m not so bothered on the 3 hour charge given you can still use the remote while charging. I also rarely have to charge it myself so that also helps. But yeah, some other indicator would be nice. The more I think about it the more I realize most remotes don’t have any indicator on them though so maybe it’s more just a trend than anything.
@@EasyOSX I guess your right but most remotes don’t have a charging feature as far as I know. But yeah. Not something to take away from how good mine is. The Apple TV I mean. It’s my go to media streamer for free and paid content. I also use it as a plex player and it works like a champ
That’s fair. Most others use replaceable batteries I think. At least Roku and Fire do. And yeah, it’s the priciest but the ATV is my favorite and the most reliable and stable. Certainly the most powerful. I do like Roku for flexibility though
I don't get remote charging logo?
Hey CM. If you go to the remote settings on the Apple TV, do you see the charge level going up or maintaining?
ok but how do you navigate the Apple TV without the remote to find what the battery level
is lol
Fair question. Ideally in that case you could either plug the remote into the charger and then try to use it. Alternatively you can use the Remote app on an iPhone to navigate to that point.