Noah Wallach

Q: remote repeats typing

Hi there,

 

I am using apple remote on iOS 8.1.2 on an iphone 5s and interacting with my appleTV via the remote application.

When I have the keyboard I see repeating of some of the characters that I am typing.  It appears both on the remote app and on the appleTV input field

I am trying to use the Youtube search

 

AppleTV software is 7.0.2 (6915)

 

What could be causing this?

 

Cheers.

Posted on Jan 16, 2015 9:48 AM

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  • by sterling r,

    sterling r sterling r Jan 18, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Noah Wallach
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    Jan 18, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Noah Wallach

    Hello there Noah,

     

    If I understand correctly you are using the remote app on the iPhone and it is causing any letters you tap into it to be duplicated. I would start by quitting the Remote app:

     

    iOS: Force an app to close

    Double-click the Home button.

    Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.

    Swipe the app up to close it.

     

    When you have done that restart the device and test the issue again:

     

    iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting

     

    Then before launching the app again on the phone, use the remote that came with the Apple TV to restart the device in this manner:

     

    How to restart your Apple TV

     

    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

    All the best,

    Sterling

  • by Jhrizz,

    Jhrizz Jhrizz Apr 2, 2015 9:57 PM in response to sterling r
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    Apr 2, 2015 9:57 PM in response to sterling r

    Hello,

     

    This is happening in our home as well on multiple AppleTVs (on the same Home Sharing Account) and from all iOS Remote apps... 1 x iPhone 5S, 1 x iPhone 6, 1 x iPad 2 all with slightly different versions of iOS 8.

     

    We have started to type in the note app then paste the text.. If we click any keyboard character the pasted text repeats! Ha!

     

    Any real solutions to this nuisance (besides "rebooting") would be appreciated!

     

    Cheers.

     

    - Josh

  • by dan.m61492,

    dan.m61492 dan.m61492 Apr 21, 2015 5:58 PM in response to Noah Wallach
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    Apr 21, 2015 5:58 PM in response to Noah Wallach

    this is happening to me as well! It is very annoying it makes the remote app on the iPhone useless. I have an Apple TV its up to date and I have restarted it. I have multiple iPhones that are having this issue. One with the latest iOS 8 and on with iOS 7. I also have an AirPort Extreme router. The remote app does the same thing on all devices. It happens on YouTube on the Apple TV, you start typing and it happens when you type quickly. It will start repeating what you typed multiple times and it makes the remote keyboard useless because even if you backspace it still starts copying what your trying to type.

  • by patrickfromwestchester,

    patrickfromwestchester patrickfromwestchester May 31, 2015 9:18 AM in response to Noah Wallach
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    May 31, 2015 9:18 AM in response to Noah Wallach

    Noah, were you able to get any assistance with this issue. It drives me crazy and nothing I do keeps it from coming back. If I reset iPhone and Apple TV it typically stops happening for awhile but always comes back. I typically only see this on the YouTube App