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Apple TV 4K remote not working.

Can’t get into settings to change or check on anything. I’ve tried restarting (Menu +Home) re-pairing the remote (Menu+Vol Up) but the latter just made it worse. It seems the buttons work but not the trackpad. iPhone can’t find the Apple TV either so I can’t even use that. iPhone mirroring works for most things but Netflix requires me to use Apple TV app.

Apple TV 4, tvOS 12

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 7:53 PM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2019 8:44 PM

Figured it out. My AppleTV was connected to a different WiFi network than my iPhone. Once I connected my iPhone to the same network I was able to access Settings, update the AppleTV software, and reset the system in order for the remote to finally pair up properly.

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Apple TV 4K remote not working.

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