How to use iPhone as remote with 2nd gen Apple TV...

...when there's no way to enter the four digit passcode on the Apple TV?


all my remotes are broken. iPhone is only solution.


any solution?

Apple TV HD, tvOS 12

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 02:34 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2021 02:41 PM

pcpclafferty wrote:

iPhone is only solution.

No it is not!


Here is a much better solution.

Apple Remote - Apple

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Apr 26, 2021 08:16 AM in response to pcpclafferty

pcpclafferty wrote:

I apologize for my obtuseness, but how do you follow this instruction if you don't have the original ATV remote (since it envisions a scenario in which you've lost that device?


"When asked, follow the onscreen instructions to enter a four-digit passcode into your Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch."


As I said: "Your only option is to borrow one from a friend or relative just to navigate to the remote settings on the Apple TV and set up the App on the iPhone. "


Or as Sberman suggested, you can always buy one.

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