Why does my Apple TV remote not move across the screen and activate the icons? The remote is working fine and the Apple TV light flashes to show activation

My Apple TV box is unresponsive to my remote and will not move the icons across the screen and activate the icon selected

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 1:09 AM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2022 4:14 AM

the Apple TV light flashes to show activation

The Apple TV box will shorty flash the status light to acknowledge receiving a signal. It would even do that for an unpaired remote, or for a signal that is not executable.

Try pairing the remote again. If your Apple TV remote isn't working - Apple Support

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Why does my Apple TV remote not move across the screen and activate the icons? The remote is working fine and the Apple TV light flashes to show activation

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