Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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Q: No Volume Control on new Apple TV

Just bought a new Apple TV, but one thing is realllllllyyy bothering me. I noticed i can't control the volume of it via, apple remote that comes with the product or via Remote app for my iphone and ipad... Really *****.... I have to use my TV remote for that. Am I missing something here or did they take that feature out, cause I was able to on my old apple tv. Also If i stream music to it from my mac i can't stop the music using regular remote.. Just pain in the butt and inconsistencies...

Anyone ?

15' 2.5 MacBook Pro & 20' 2.4 iMac, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 6:33 PM

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Q: No Volume Control on new Apple TV

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  • by txzone,

    txzone txzone Dec 25, 2010 11:51 AM in response to solsun
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    Dec 25, 2010 11:51 AM in response to solsun
    Just got the new Apple TV for Christmas and have the same problem.

    I like to sit on the back porch and control my music (with volume) from there. Used to do it with the iphone remote controlling the AppleTV library. Now, as users have pointed out, the only way to do that is to control your mac library and use the Apple TV as the output for Airplay. It works, but it's annoying. You don't have the "Control" feature available like you do when controlling the actual Apple TV. Also, you sometime end up not seeing the album art on the TV (which again, I like).

    Stuff like this is where Apple aggravates me. It's some principle that they believe in (a la no flash on ipad) that makes the users suffer. Yes, I know it makes more technical sense to change the volume at the source, but for crying out loud, this is a simple fix. 99% of the people who use Apple TV to listen to their music will not notice the sound difference. If you're a real gear head, you would never listen to music or watch a movie through Apple TV.

  • by Pinewold,

    Pinewold Pinewold Jan 1, 2011 6:55 PM in response to txzone
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    Jan 1, 2011 6:55 PM in response to txzone
    The same problem on the new mac mini with my receiver. works fine when connected to a samsung tv, does not work with receiver Sony DA4400es.

  • by Creswell,

    Creswell Creswell Jan 13, 2011 11:36 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Jan 13, 2011 11:36 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
    Dear Apple,
    Please give us the option of volume control. My amp has no remote which means I have to get up if I get a call or if a loud song comes on (despite volume equalisation in itunes). Even if the signal quality is lower- it would still be a useful option.

    Just set the default volume control to OFF. This would avoid confusion at low signal levels because the user had to enable it themselves. This avoiding all the apple support issues highlighted above.
    Many thanks, Cres

  • by vazandrew,

    vazandrew vazandrew Jan 13, 2011 11:39 AM in response to Creswell
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    Jan 13, 2011 11:39 AM in response to Creswell
    Apple doesn't read these forums. If you have feedback you can do so directly

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/

  • by Lemmon314,

    Lemmon314 Lemmon314 Mar 3, 2011 9:03 PM in response to solsun
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    Mar 3, 2011 9:03 PM in response to solsun
    Because this is 2011.
    The iPhone and iOS are capable of so much, it could not be that difficult to implement volume control in the remote app.

  • by Andy Abernathy,

    Andy Abernathy Andy Abernathy Jun 5, 2011 10:08 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Jun 5, 2011 10:08 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1

    Wow, such a bummer. I kept thinking I just had a problem with my setup. Volume control is actually the MAIN feature we use the Remote app for - no other way for us to control music volume when we're outside on the patio. Would this be a reason to switch to Sonos? Or maybe just back to the Airport Express?

     

    If Remote can control iTunes to switch songs on my Mac, why can't it control the volume slider?

  • by craigfromcoquitlam,

    craigfromcoquitlam craigfromcoquitlam Oct 22, 2011 12:43 AM in response to Andy Abernathy
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    Oct 22, 2011 12:43 AM in response to Andy Abernathy

    Read the first part of the thread Andy.  There is no technical reason.  The app does have a volume slider when controlling a 1st gen AppleTV, as it does when controlling iTunes.

     

    The only way to hope for it to come back is to use http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and make the lack of volume control more of a support issue than having it was.

     

    An "Occupy Feedback" as it were.

     

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    I'm generally pretty stalwart in favor of most of the decisions Apple makes.  They generally think things through and chart a conservative course.

     

    But in this case, if the thread had an additional icon beside the Like button with a middle finger instead of a thumbs up, you can consider it clicked Apple.

  • by GaryFL1,

    GaryFL1 GaryFL1 Dec 8, 2011 5:51 PM in response to craigfromcoquitlam
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    Dec 8, 2011 5:51 PM in response to craigfromcoquitlam

    I'm failing to understand what the big deal is.  And I don't mean that in a sarcastic way.  I had a Gen 1 ATV, and enjoyed the volume control.  Now I have the latest ATV, and we're running 5 iOS devices and several Macs in my home.  I was confused when I went into the Remote App and select ATV control, and have no volume slider.  But now I understand that if I go back into the App and select the associated iTunes library, instead of the ATV (viewing the same content, but through another means), then of course I have my slider back.  So, Apple is clearly pushing everything towards Airplay (but this is confusing if you didn't know any better).  But, is there something missing when you go in via the iTunes method in the Remote app vs. the ATV?? I know individual zone volume control works.  Just wondering if I am missing something...?

  • by iwelton,

    iwelton iwelton Dec 28, 2011 12:42 PM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Dec 28, 2011 12:42 PM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1

    I recently purchased the AppleTV and was very upset when I wasn't able to control the volume.  I love my iPad and AppleTV but not having the volume option through the remote app is rediculous.  Ugh ummm, I am a droid user (sorry folks), and I just downloaded the droid iTunes Remote app in the droid market.  I can go anwhere in my house, search through my iTunes library, and control the volume of all my AppleTV's directly from my DROID device.  It works like a charm.  Go figure.   Well done Apple.

  • by aringejuice,

    aringejuice aringejuice Jan 22, 2012 10:25 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Jan 22, 2012 10:25 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1

    Seriously.  Come on Apple.  How do you get rid of a function that is so crucial to wireless functionality?

  • by MinasPetterson,

    MinasPetterson MinasPetterson Feb 18, 2012 5:47 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Feb 18, 2012 5:47 AM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1

    The volume control appears if you select the shared library in itunes remote app instead of selecting the appletv.

  • by craigfromcoquitlam,

    craigfromcoquitlam craigfromcoquitlam Feb 18, 2012 3:03 PM in response to MinasPetterson
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    Feb 18, 2012 3:03 PM in response to MinasPetterson

    We know. That's not the point.

    It used to be doable on the Apple TV. Especially now with iTunes match turned on and playing directly from iCloud, this is a silly ommission.

  • by yashrgupta,

    yashrgupta yashrgupta Feb 26, 2012 1:33 PM in response to vazandrew
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    Feb 26, 2012 1:33 PM in response to vazandrew

    Feedback submitted. I hope they do something about it!

  • by fuquam,

    fuquam fuquam Feb 28, 2012 7:07 AM in response to yashrgupta
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    Feb 28, 2012 7:07 AM in response to yashrgupta

    Feedback submitted. I hope they do something about it!

    They will. It's called Apple TV3 and we'll all have to shell out more $$.

  • by Macaby,

    Macaby Macaby Feb 28, 2012 5:17 PM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1
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    Feb 28, 2012 5:17 PM in response to Darko Ibrahimpasic1

    OMG!!!  I've been using the ATV and the ATV2 since they came out and NEVER noticed that I HAD to control the volume with my TV remote.  IT'S the same remote that I have to use to turn the TV on to switch to the ATV HDMI input.  I guess I would be out of luck if at that point, my cat ran off with the TV remote, leaving me with NO way to control the volume.

     

    For some reason, I don't find this ANNOYING in the least.  Am I missing something here?  Any Apple engineers reading this thread must be rolling in the aisles.

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