Not everyone needs to go through this process, however. RELATED: How to Enable HDMI-CEC on Your TV, and Why You Should
And, hidden away in the settings, there’s an easy way to teach your Apple TV to recognize input from any IR-based remote. Your Apple TV there can learn to accept input from your TV, receiver, cable box or other remote control.Įven though the fourth generation Apple TV uses Bluetooth for communicating with the base unit, both the remote and the base unit support traditional infrared (IR) communication, like more traditional remotes.
If you’re one of those people you’re in luck. The Apple TV remote works well enough but many people detest having multiple remote controls and prefer to control their entire media center experience from a single input.
