Pair your remote
Apple TV 4K first gen (A1842).
Every other day or so. Remote stops working, message on tv is pair your remote, bring your remote closer to your Apple TV.
Apple TV and remote updated, remote charged, nothing in our household and tv setup has changed in years. No new electronics or moving anything.
Sometimes setting the remote right on top of the Apple TV and holding volume down and the tv button for a while a couple times fixes it. Sometimes it’s the back button and volume up that does it, sometimes it’s the play/pause button with the volume up. Sometimes it’s an unplug re-plug maybe combined with one of the previous. Sometimes it’s a full 15 minutes of trying things. Sometimes it’s give up and use the phone as a remote. Occasionally it’s give up until tomorrow.
Sometimes it’s give up and read a book for a couple hours and it fixes itself.
Sometimes the remote connects, but swipe doesn’t work so I have to start over.
It knows I’m pressing buttons on the remote, because the message only comes up when I’m pressing buttons..
I need a solid solution to this. Do I need to scrap it for a new one?
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u/sabertooth_990fx 2d ago
My remote just died, using one on the phone is painful. Waiting on a new Apple TV release. If they don't, I'm stuck paying up for a replacement remote.
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u/Background-House9795 2d ago
One of ours keeps connecting to an Apple TV on the other side of the house. Royal PITA!