this is how smart people think. you want to be smarter, go figure. the whole idea of apple design is to be different and that is how they manage to provide smart products for smart people forget about the common people who just wants to use the product.
@@dom1954 I get your humor. But even smart people hate the Siri remote. One of our relatives is the top person at one of the Apple sites -- a very smart person -- and even he agrees that it may be the worst remote he's ever seen. Apple developers and designers never watched a substantial sampling of people use the remote. Or -- even worse -- they did but they ignored the results. I've heard that Apple is coming out with a new one ... but it will be pricey (of course). Our wifi provider has known that the remote is awful for a long time, so they built their own Apple TV remote and have been offering it for $12. I've ordered one, so we'll see. One last thing: Apple thinks everyone loves using a voice interface (a very poor one in the case of the Siri remote) in general. No, a whole lot of us don't.
I was unaware of the last tip and it's something I will often use. Personally I find speaking to Siri to go back, (e.g. "Go back 20 seconds"), when I missed some dialogue really useful.
Seems like Apple took some inspiration for those swipe pads from those that were on second generation Zunes. They worked very well on those but they were also much simpler devices.
Is there a way to slow down or speed up the playback using the Apple TV Remote? This is a feature in Settings when watching a You Tube video and it is priceless.
good tips - have a strange glitch/hiccup that apple service cant fix with my apple tv 4k every once in a while the remote wont turn on the unit and im forced to pull the power cable out to reset the unit - very annoying! any advice?
Hello, could you advise me on how to lock my Apple TV Remote control from other people to use it Also if there is away on how to block or set the language set up with out moving on its own to other language I have to keep on manually manipulating the remote to set it back to English Your advise will be appreciated Thanks
It must be a wonderful remote control, but it comes with absolutely a minimum amount of instructions so be prepared to be driven absolutely crazy. Thankfully there are a few UA-cam videos out there like this one that will keep you from being locked up.
Here’s an added bonus: while viewing a video you can find out what time the show will end by tapping the pad to bring up the duration timeline and then tap again. This will show at what time the show will end.
If I’m watching tv in an app, be it Hulu or UA-cam TV or whatever, it would be nice to have a “back button” to toggle between two TV channels. Most tv remotes have this, but I can’t figure out how to do this on Apple remote.
I learned a tip recently by accident. When in screensaver mode, swiping on the track pad lets you scroll through the different scenes. Tapping the pad bring up the location of the scene.
What is the best source for charging the Apple remote that it is does not come with only a cord (unless I'm missing it)? Is it the standard 5v 1A that most iPhones use or 5v higher Amp around 2.4A or less that the the iPad may use or for quick charging?
You can use any kind of Lightning cable/power adapter combination, or even connect it to a computer. The battery is tiny and will charge from any of them.
Thank you for these tips. My Applet TV unit was continuing to flash and I couldn't see anything on the tv. Once I held down the Menu & the Home button for at least six seconds, three times, then it rebooted and now everything works. This saved me from calling the Geek Squad at Best Buy. Now the remote is charging and know how to reboot if this happens again.
How come in my search bar such as UA-cam or other apps I can’t use the voice over?! I can tell Siri to search UA-cam but in the search bar of the app it self I can only type and not voice search!!!
Unanswered questions: Does it charge from regular USB port or must it be an Apple charger? How long does it take to charge? Is there any way to tell when it is fully charged?
Any USB-A or USB-C to Lightning cable with do. Go to Settings/Remotes and Devices. Shows the battery level there. I do not agree with this video saying to recharge every month. Pretty sure this is using a Li Ion battery and they do not like being 100% charged all the time. Nor do they like a low charge. I'd say try to keep them about 30 - 60%. I have no idea how long charging takes. If battery gets low you get a warning on screen. I just did and the battery was at 16% charge and the last time I charged it was years ago (but we don't use it much, I picked it up used with no documentation, so operation and all it can do has been by trial and error.)
This has to be the worst remote I’ve ever owned. Every time I pick it up it’s like playing “Operation” trying not to accidentally touch the track pad and stop/rewind/ff the show.
That’s because this is another post-Steve Jobs creation. Steve would have vetted these things out and said “we can do better than this.” That’s not happening anymore.
What about when the Apple TV doesn’t respond to the remote any more but it still adjust the volume of the tv and when you try to pair it back to the Apple TV and it won’t pair
@@delio5 yeah i tried that but now its unpaired and wont repair and i think i just need to restore it to factory settings but i dont want to sign in to every thing again haha
My Apple TV in is repeating episodes. Disney stan and Netflix is fine it’s just the Apple TV section is self ... There doesn’t seem to be an option. I’ve rebooted it and restored it and it still does it. 🤷🏼♀️
Can someone please help me learn the keystrokes to turn the TV on? He covered putting Apple TV and the television to sleep/off but not on 😫. I’m so frustrated
There’s prob a setting in your TV. “Control off by HDMI” is probably set to yes. And “control on by HDMI” is prob set to no. Change that and it will work.
I HATE this remote. I can't even go from "Locals" to "Family" on the Spectrum app. This thing is going in the trash. I have watched videos til I am blue in the face, still can't go to other screens within Spectrum. How can you sell something without giving any instructions how to use the darn thing.
Im new but recently learned wiithin Spectrum app, you can say either use the words Play or Watch. Press & hold Siri Microphone: Siri 'Play' ESPN or Siri 'Watch'
Thanks! I have a tile floor. Apple TV Remote is very fragile; thus, remote and hard surface tiles do not mix when gravity is allowed to take its course. Getting a Harmony Elite soon!
This Apple TV is similar to my iPhone so I think it’s easy cuz the features are same with the iOS but this remote has few buttons but in one buttons there’s a lot of features 😶😶😶
Obviously, typing is better done from your iPhone, etc. using the app there! Thank gawd they fixed that, the last time I had to enter an Apple ID password (random) from the AppleTV 'keyboard', OMG. Copy and paste from 1Password to the app, done!
Apple, who once prided themselves, in being more “user-friendly”, has become a company with products, that are extremely pretentious and confusing. Simply put, this remote is bullshit. Why can’t they just come up with something that is functionally straightforward? It’s only a remote control after all.....RIDICULOUS.
After year and years of using iPod click wheels, iPhones, and Mac track pads, I’d argue that this remote is fairly simply and straight forward to operate. Remembering all the button combinations may take some practice but the alternative is having a button for each feature and then you just have every other remote and probably still can’t remember what that bottom does.
Yeah I agree I’m in love with mine it’s very sleek and cute and I personally have no problems with it. They tried something new. Not everyone liked it. But I did! Also it’s not like this is this first Apple TV remote. They have a few others with just industry standard buttons.
Can you help me PLEASE to delete from my apple tv4k this APPS , 1 )Developer (from apple 2)OECFiber tv,3)Meteoearth ,I can remove any other APPS without any problem,but those 3 just can't,QUESTION if I reboote my apple tv4k it will delete all my apps.Hope you can help me THANK YOU
A lot of people don’t like this remote, but I actually really like it. It is a bit slick and hard to find sometimes but other than that it’s really great
@@eldonphukuile Probably comparing it to a conventional remote with a left, right, up and down arrow and an OK center button. Apple should have ditched the track pad and gone with a more Roku type design. Would have been much more user friendly.
Bluebird 1980 If you want to dumb-down your remote capabilities to make it simpler to use, you can use a 3rd generation Apple TV infrared remote instead. $20/USD.
If you are in an app and want to jump back to the home screen quickly, simply hold down the menu button for a few seconds and it will jump back to the home screen.
How can I get rid of the blue box on my TV that says: Still there? Interact with your remote to continue watching. I have recharged the remote and it is still there. It's so annoying!!!
how do I go fast forward/rewind like on the old remote? It does it by itself sometimes but I never see how and I can't recreate it. I'm not talking about 10-second jumps.
80s Guy I have an Apple TV 4K and the latest 1080 model. If I tap the edges on either all that happens is the +10 or -10 icon flashes but nothing changes
@80s Guy I updated a week or two ago. If I touch the edges it shows the timeline and a 10 with an arrow circling it. I know if I click it it'll skip 10 seconds. I want to play at 2x speed forwards and backwards like the old Apple TV did.
I just wanna know how to select something damn it.
The touch pad is also a button. Just click it. Is that what you mean?
@@ChannelZach thank you!!!!
@@ILYTH23 damn mamas you pretty asf, my mom bought pop tarts come over
Whoever designed the remote never thought how it would be for newcomers or elder family members. I mean I swear. Seriously
What’s that saying? Get with the program?
this is how smart people think. you want to be smarter, go figure. the whole idea of apple design is to be different and that is how they manage to provide smart products for smart people forget about the common people who just wants to use the product.
@@dom1954 I get your humor. But even smart people hate the Siri remote. One of our relatives is the top person at one of the Apple sites -- a very smart person -- and even he agrees that it may be the worst remote he's ever seen. Apple developers and designers never watched a substantial sampling of people use the remote. Or -- even worse -- they did but they ignored the results. I've heard that Apple is coming out with a new one ... but it will be pricey (of course). Our wifi provider has known that the remote is awful for a long time, so they built their own Apple TV remote and have been offering it for $12. I've ordered one, so we'll see. One last thing: Apple thinks everyone loves using a voice interface (a very poor one in the case of the Siri remote) in general. No, a whole lot of us don't.
Youth always wins…come on😂 get with it or get lost.
@@philmurray7883 Which WFi provider?
You should start with the simple on and off
Tysm this remote is so confusing.
On god
Agreed, worst remote ever. Unless you are 5 years old it's too small as well.
Frfr
I know then later you will know
This shit so hard 😂
Did not know about the force restart using the remote. My days unplugging an unresponsive Apple TV are over. Thank you!
I was unaware of the last tip and it's something I will often use. Personally I find speaking to Siri to go back, (e.g. "Go back 20 seconds"), when I missed some dialogue really useful.
Where does he mention this with Siri ? I don’t see it in this video
Seems like Apple took some inspiration for those swipe pads from those that were on second generation Zunes. They worked very well on those but they were also much simpler devices.
Didn't know you could "reprogram" the home button. Thanks!
Still haven’t found what I was looking for! So how’s to fast forward faster ?! It’s impossible when I watch something on Amazon prime
Just got this and I literally hate this remote. I like that it’s bigger but hate the swiping it SUCKS.
Tia Nicole I know whenever I try to search up anything it takes me like two hours
Is there a way to slow down or speed up the playback using the Apple TV Remote? This is a feature in Settings when watching a You Tube video and it is priceless.
good tips - have a strange glitch/hiccup that apple service cant fix with my apple tv 4k every once in a while the remote wont turn on the unit and im forced to pull the power cable out to reset the unit - very annoying! any advice?
CoinOpTV Same here! Not good at all.
How do you switch back and forth between one channel and another?
i never owned an apple tv but i somehow was able to know how to use it, but i hope in the future there will be battery identification on there
Hello, could you advise me on how to lock my Apple TV Remote control from other people to use it
Also if there is away on how to block or set the language set up with out moving on its own to other language
I have to keep on manually manipulating the remote to set it back to English
Your advise will be appreciated
Thanks
thank you. I keep my direct tv with a remote control everbody can use. at any time.
I hate the scroll option when putting on my password or looking up a movie to watch. Other then this it's awesome.
Hi please explain How do you fast forward ⏩ or rewind ⏪ on a movie or video?
It must be a wonderful remote control, but it comes with absolutely a minimum amount of instructions so be prepared to be driven absolutely crazy. Thankfully there are a few UA-cam videos out there like this one that will keep you from being locked up.
Is it possible to turn up the volume, when streaming over the ipad, without using the remote control but somehow use the iPad?
Here’s an added bonus: while viewing a video you can find out what time the show will end by tapping the pad to bring up the duration timeline and then tap again. This will show at what time the show will end.
Zamil Mattar if you’re relatively close to the end of the video playing, this doesn’t work as expected
If I’m watching tv in an app, be it Hulu or UA-cam TV or whatever, it would be nice to have a “back button” to toggle between two TV channels. Most tv remotes have this, but I can’t figure out how to do this on Apple remote.
You can rewind or forward video by 10 sec by click on corner of touchpad. Laft or Right manipulate FW or RW.
Yes! Thank you! 😊 I accidentally did that once and had no idea how it happened! I came here to find that out!
Can you download Disney plus on Apple TV gen 4?
I learned a tip recently by accident. When in screensaver mode, swiping on the track pad lets you scroll through the different scenes. Tapping the pad bring up the location of the scene.
Is there a sleep timer on Apple TV? If not on Apple TV, how do I "program" Siri remote to activate sleep timer already available on my tv?
What is the button above the plus key
How about changing the battery?
Another Tip : While the video is playing; double tap on touch pad to zoom in the video and double tap again to zoom out ..
Amazon sells cheap silicone cases for this slippery remote. Also in different colors so that it’s easier to find.
The remote app is really bad? Anyone have the same problem?
Yeah I hate it
Does it work on 3d generation?
What is the best source for charging the Apple remote that it is does not come with only a cord (unless I'm missing it)? Is it the standard 5v 1A that most iPhones use or 5v higher Amp around 2.4A or less that the the iPad may use or for quick charging?
You can use any kind of Lightning cable/power adapter combination, or even connect it to a computer. The battery is tiny and will charge from any of them.
How do I change channels without running down the guide?
How can I back up my movie on this new remote from Apple TV ?
Wow thank you, this is SUPER helpful
how do I check the strength of the battery
Is there any way i could lock my remote senser cz sme time me or my kids accidentally hits the remote and whole trill is gone ?
Thank you for these tips. My Applet TV unit was continuing to flash and I couldn't see anything on the tv.
Once I held down the Menu & the Home button for at least six seconds, three times, then it rebooted and now everything works. This saved me from calling the Geek Squad at Best Buy. Now the remote is charging and know how to reboot if this happens again.
Hello
How do you advance watching a recording on Apple tv remote
How do you change battery
How come in my search bar such as UA-cam or other apps I can’t use the voice over?! I can tell Siri to search UA-cam but in the search bar of the app it self I can only type and not voice search!!!
What’s the little microphone button for?
Siri
Sometimes I can get the time of day to appear-not sure how though. Anybody know how?
i knew some of the tips&tricks , but overall is a very useful video for new users of siri remote!!!!
Unanswered questions: Does it charge from regular USB port or must it be an Apple charger? How long does it take to charge? Is there any way to tell when it is fully charged?
Any USB-A or USB-C to Lightning cable with do. Go to Settings/Remotes and Devices. Shows the battery level there. I do not agree with this video saying to recharge every month. Pretty sure this is using a Li Ion battery and they do not like being 100% charged all the time. Nor do they like a low charge. I'd say try to keep them about 30 - 60%. I have no idea how long charging takes. If battery gets low you get a warning on screen. I just did and the battery was at 16% charge and the last time I charged it was years ago (but we don't use it much, I picked it up used with no documentation, so operation and all it can do has been by trial and error.)
Wow! More then a half of this tips I didn’t know 🙈
Thank you thank you
It’s been driving me crazy!!!! And whatever little info there is is in Spanish; never expected such negligence from Apple!
Is there a mute function on the remote?
Would also like to know this.
Can we charge our iPad with apple remote charger
thanku so much MAC for ur infermation.
This has to be the worst remote I’ve ever owned. Every time I pick it up it’s like playing “Operation” trying not to accidentally touch the track pad and stop/rewind/ff the show.
Matty Bruning I know!! Everytime I watch UA-cam and even touch the remote accidentally it just pauses
That’s because this is another post-Steve Jobs creation. Steve would have vetted these things out and said “we can do better than this.” That’s not happening anymore.
It’s the absolute worse. I’ve ordered a case for it in the hope it will at least mean I pick it up in the right orientation.
I bought a cheap silicone case on Amazon. It’s completely fixed the mishandling problem. The added lanyard helps with orientation too.
U can change the sensitivity on that
Does anybody else hates this remote. You can’t just grab it, buttons get pushed accidental every time.
Only several hundreds of thousands of Siri remote owners. Maybe more.
When typing in letters, how do you move up to the magnifying glass or hit enter?
Is there a mute button??
What about when the Apple TV doesn’t respond to the remote any more but it still adjust the volume of the tv and when you try to pair it back to the Apple TV and it won’t pair
I've had that happen. Hold the Menu and Volume up button for 5 seconds: support.apple.com/en-us/HT203777
@@delio5 yeah i tried that but now its unpaired and wont repair and i think i just need to restore it to factory settings but i dont want to sign in to every thing again haha
How do I check if my remote is fully charged?
how to change to battery
Thanks for the tips!
Why does my UA-cam app freeze with my remote? I can use my phone and access it but often (not always) the UA-cam app just freezes.
Same. It’s so annoying especially when I’m working out.
My Apple TV in is repeating episodes. Disney stan and Netflix is fine it’s just the Apple TV section is self ... There doesn’t seem to be an option. I’ve rebooted it and restored it and it still does it. 🤷🏼♀️
Hello nice to meet you
How to go back in Apple TV remote
Could you please tell me How to delete a song from a Playlist. TIA
Can someone please help me learn the keystrokes to turn the TV on? He covered putting Apple TV and the television to sleep/off but not on 😫. I’m so frustrated
There’s prob a setting in your TV. “Control off by HDMI” is probably set to yes. And “control on by HDMI” is prob set to no. Change that and it will work.
How to change from 1 esp to the next one
I HATE this remote. I can't even go from "Locals" to "Family" on the Spectrum app. This thing is going in the trash. I have watched videos til I am blue in the face, still can't go to other screens within Spectrum. How can you sell something without giving any instructions how to use the darn thing.
Im new but recently learned wiithin Spectrum app, you can say either use the words Play or Watch. Press & hold Siri Microphone: Siri 'Play' ESPN or Siri 'Watch'
Here’s a tip: as soon as feasible, put the Apple remote down, never touch it again and use a Harmony Elite instead.
John Bell how?
Thanks! I have a tile floor. Apple TV Remote is very fragile; thus, remote and hard surface tiles do not mix when gravity is allowed to take its course. Getting a Harmony Elite soon!
This Apple TV is similar to my iPhone so I think it’s easy cuz the features are same with the iOS but this remote has few buttons but in one buttons there’s a lot of features 😶😶😶
Pretty sad there’s actual videos on how to use a remote by a supposedly genius company.
What's the song?
What if im trying to scroll but nothing happenes, however every other button works
I only just found out about the last tip like last week 😐
This has gotta be the worst remote ever made. This technology has been perfected for decades how did Apple manage to fuck it up so bad
Apple remote is the main reason I use a Fire Cube.
Can Apple TV do slowmo?
I put the remote on a table and used a Q Tip to navigate. I still couldn’t activate the football game.
Hi thanks guys for this tips, just wondering if i can use my earplugs with the apple tv remote?
It is possible
Your blue tooth ear buds will work with Apple TV.
How TF, do I make the video loop in UA-cam on Apple TV.?
The most complicated remote ever, there is nothing intuitive about it. Spent the last hour trying to play something .HATE IT.
Obviously, typing is better done from your iPhone, etc. using the app there! Thank gawd they fixed that, the last time I had to enter an Apple ID password (random) from the AppleTV 'keyboard', OMG. Copy and paste from 1Password to the app, done!
How do you get the last tip to work? I hold play/pause and nothing happens
Uhmmm and how was I supposed to know this if I didn’t want this video?
To You: Thank you so much for the tips! 😄
To Apple: What in the world?!!!!!😖
Apple, who once prided themselves, in being more “user-friendly”, has become a company with products, that are extremely pretentious and confusing. Simply put, this remote is bullshit. Why can’t they just come up with something that is functionally straightforward? It’s only a remote control after all.....RIDICULOUS.
After year and years of using iPod click wheels, iPhones, and Mac track pads, I’d argue that this remote is fairly simply and straight forward to operate. Remembering all the button combinations may take some practice but the alternative is having a button for each feature and then you just have every other remote and probably still can’t remember what that bottom does.
I hate this POS.
Yeah I agree I’m in love with mine it’s very sleek and cute and I personally have no problems with it. They tried something new. Not everyone liked it. But I did!
Also it’s not like this is this first Apple TV remote. They have a few others with just industry standard buttons.
Great video thanks for the info 👍🏻✌️
Can you help me PLEASE to delete from my apple tv4k this APPS , 1 )Developer (from apple 2)OECFiber tv,3)Meteoearth ,I can remove any other APPS without any problem,but those 3 just can't,QUESTION if I reboote my apple tv4k it will delete all my apps.Hope you can help me THANK YOU
A lot of people don’t like this remote, but I actually really like it. It is a bit slick and hard to find sometimes but other than that it’s really great
How do I reset my settings. Unable to connect
This is the most screwed up remote ever....
Agree. What the hell was Apple thinking
@@eldonphukuile Probably comparing it to a conventional remote with a left, right, up and down arrow and an OK center button. Apple should have ditched the track pad and gone with a more Roku type design. Would have been much more user friendly.
Bluebird 1980
If you want to dumb-down your remote capabilities to make it simpler to use, you can use a 3rd generation Apple TV infrared remote instead. $20/USD.
The best feature of the remote is
It cracks when you drop it on the black part!
Any way to ffwd more than just a few seconds at a time while watching something?
my remote is way too sensitive
Go to Settings on the apple TV. there will be an opyion
Hi nice video , you know how doest work microphone to search video on you tube? Since update,
If you are in an app and want to jump back to the home screen quickly, simply hold down the menu button for a few seconds and it will jump back to the home screen.
How can I get rid of the blue box on my TV that says: Still there? Interact with your remote to continue watching. I have recharged the remote and it is still there. It's so annoying!!!
A simple how to turn the remote on and off. Speak up h slower would help alot
Close an app?
how do I go fast forward/rewind like on the old remote? It does it by itself sometimes but I never see how and I can't recreate it. I'm not talking about 10-second jumps.
80s Guy I’ve tried that countless times and countless variations.
80s Guy I have an Apple TV 4K and the latest 1080 model. If I tap the edges on either all that happens is the +10 or -10 icon flashes but nothing changes
@80s Guy I updated a week or two ago. If I touch the edges it shows the timeline and a 10 with an arrow circling it. I know if I click it it'll skip 10 seconds. I want to play at 2x speed forwards and backwards like the old Apple TV did.
@@jeffflowers5489 p
This is device is the BEST!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
WHY THAT FORCE QUIT APP WONT WORK FOR ME. I KEEP SWIPING UP BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
These are great tricks! 😁👍