Swiping on the Apple TV remote app doesn’t work

IOS 17.1 and Apple TV also fresh on 17.1. Both restarted.


With the remote app I can’t swipe anymore. Nothing happens.

I can switch to directionkeys and it works just fine.


My wife can swipe, she’s still on 17.0.1, so my wild guess is 17.1.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 28, 2023 11:48 PM

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Mar 20, 2024 11:51 AM in response to Richard_Weg

Hey Richard_Weg,

I was able to fix this by turning off the Directional Buttons which allows it to go back to swipe gestures instead.

To change this, I went into

Settings -> Accessibility -> Apple TV Remote

Then toggle off "Directional Buttons" if it's on

Should look like this now:


Here's what my Apple TV Remote App looked like before the change:

Here's what my Apple TV Remote App looks like after the change:


Hope that helps! Good luck!

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