Phone pauses my Apple TV
When I am using headphones and my phone plays an alert or when I am surfing on my phone and I encounter a video ad my Apple TV pauses what it is playing… very annoying!! How do I stop it?
Apple TV 4K, tvOS 16
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MichaelB2019
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Hi BuckCreekTX,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today.
We're not quite understanding the issue you are having. The only way that your iPhone could pause your Apple TV would be using the remote built into Control Center on your iPhone. You can read more about that here: Set up the Apple TV Remote on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Try restarting all of your devices and if the issue is still happening. If it is, let us know more details and we'll proceed from there.
Have a fantastic day!