Siri remote with a d-pad.

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Siri remote with a d-pad.

Does anyone have a solution b/c the default siri remote is one of the worst engineered items to date. The touchpad is so finicky. We need a real direction pad with the siri voice option. Apps on the apple TV do not work well with the touchpad at all. I've had years trying to get used to this thing and it isn't happening. Anyone that has visited has hated it as much as I do. At this rate I'll be ditching it for the fire tv, and probably ditching the ipad on the next round of upgrades I do. Apple has fallen out of touch with good design choices over simplistic aesthetics.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 13

Posted on Sep 4, 2020 11:16 PM

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Vancouver22

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Sep 5, 2020 1:21 AM in response to Slyrouth

Try changing the touch surface tracking to slow

Change Touch surface tracking

Open Settings on Apple TV.
Go to Remotes and Devices > Touch Surface Tracking.
Set Tracking to Fast to make smaller thumb movements move farther on the Apple TV screen. Set Tracking to Slow to reduce tracking sensitivity.

Control the Touch surface sensitivity on Apple TV - Apple Support

Explore other Settings you might want to change:

Accessibility features on Apple TV - Apple Support

Use your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote with your Apple TV - Apple Support

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Vancouver22

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Sep 6, 2020 12:18 AM in response to Slyrouth

I didn’t like the remote at first either but I got used to it. I bought a silicon case for it from amazon which helped with the accidental touching of the trackpad. It’s not like a slippery fish now lol.

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Slyrouth Author

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Sep 5, 2020 11:47 PM in response to Vancouver22

I'll try this. Whether it works or not, if Apple doesn't come out with a proper remote soon I'll switch to a 4k fire stick. Their remote is spot on in terms of function and doesn't look bad. You'd think with all the $ and cult following Apple has, they could create something instead of backtracking on function, making control terrible if the app you're using doesn't use Siri perfectly.

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Slyrouth Author

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Sep 6, 2020 5:05 PM in response to Vancouver22

I've had the remote for something like 4 years now. I finally got a silicone sheath for it lol. Doesn't help the horrible touchpad, but it does help keep from dropping it or the cat knocking it off the table hahaha

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Siri remote with a d-pad.

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