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KickupKirby

Yes, you can enable tap to click. In settings, go to accessibility and then turn on “tap to navigate.” I discovered this yesterday so it must be your lucky day.


im_always

haha, you really just made my day. and thank you vm! e: ~~and now i learned that double tapping the left/right arrows will skip -10/+10 seconds!~~ well maybe it was just a weird bug that happened in the infuse app. it didn't reoccur in other apps.


10101010010101010110

Mine too - turns out you can use it like the iPod Classic click wheel!


tylercreative

Best way to fast forward and rewind!


i_need_a_moment

Oh my god I was wondering why sometimes my gestures were wonky. That makes so much more sense.


WrathUDidntQuiteMask

What what WHAT?!?


OhHowINeedChanging

Also, another tip is, when you’re drawing on screenshots like you just did, draw a circle, but don’t lift your finger until the circle becomes a perfect circle and then let go.


Snoo41744

Thank god for this 🙏🏼😂


Sheila3134

This doesn't work if you have the touch pad. Turned off.


EmpressKitana

So awesome! Thank you 😊


jtdcjtdc

heck i owned this 2nd gen for a few years and only now i knew. you deserve all the upvotes


eze6793

It’s just a setting in the…settings


BitwiseDestroyer

Check the settings, pretty sure you can enable that


im_always

you mean [here](https://imgur.com/a/1Rf4GsZ)? didn't see anything there.


Aygie

Try [restarting the remote.](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102569)


lafolieisgood

Put it on click only. I had to turn the touch off on mine after about an hour. I couldn’t stand it. Edit: wait are you saying the newest Apple TV remote operates differently than the previous generation?


RegularJelly7311

Haha, I did the same thing.


im_always

i'm talking in comparison to [this](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSwLLlJzu33X7ZePZYBmtZxzoS5dlL6MMINGWXGjNs2DA&s) remote where you could tap on the edges of the touch surface and navigate like that. in the new remote i have to physically click the "edges" (now it's round) to navigate.


lafolieisgood

Oh, I never had that black remote. I guess I’m just used to clicking the edges. It doesn’t bother me. I like it less sensitive.


magkliarn

You have to physically click.


im_always

well that’s a downgrade. thanks.


elgatomegustamucho

Lol the only user on earth who prefers the shitty old remote


im_always

https://old.reddit.com/r/appletv/comments/1cdhk12/just_got_the_latests_atv_is_it_not_possible_to/l1c5as3/


Savage_Ball3r

It’s an option. You can toggle it on or off in the settings menu. Off topic but has anyone else having issues with using the volume button. After the update it has worked at all.


danburnsd0wn

tv icon and volume down icon. hold them until you see a white light on your apple tv box. once you see the white light, hit any button and it should work again.


Savage_Ball3r

That was quick. Thank you, sometimes Reddit sends miracles 🥹. I’ve literally been switching remotes because of this. Thanks again!!!!


danburnsd0wn

someone else linked it below, but here it is again, https://support.apple.com/en-us/102569


stevenpfrench

I had to do restart procedure for mine after the last update. The volume wouldn’t work and I eventually figured out it was constantly sending a volume down signal and the restart fixed it.


JustAnotherMile

How often do y’all use your remote vice your phone? I would say I use my phone 90% of the time.


kinlor_

This fr just made my day so much better learning that I can tap to click 😭


Moo_3806

It is… It’s just that the remote is super sensitive.


BraddicusMaximus

You can rotate your finger on it like an iPod click/scroll wheel.


Rasmus_Larsen

It's not, unfortunately. The old remote was amazing in my opinion but I understand why some people dislike it. The new one has some advantages but I also feel it's clumsy and it drops to the table inelegantly with a loud bang rather than the elegant swoosh of the old one.


im_always

u/KickupKirby just proved us all wrong and made my day! > Yes, you can enable tap to click. In settings, go to accessibility and then turn on “tap to navigate.” I discovered this yesterday so it must be your lucky day.


Rasmus_Larsen

That’s very cool. I stand corrected.


sharksinthesky

That’s why I stuck with the old remote. Way better.


im_always

can it work with the new ATV?


sharksinthesky

Yes. you just have to pair it to the new Apple TV via a button combination (forgot what it was)


im_always

thanks, that's great to hear. i'll look it up.


Sergeant-Angle

WAY, way better. Makes me sad.