iOS 17.0 Apple Remote on iPhone no longer works

Same for me. After I upgraded to iOS 17.0.1 on my iphone 14 pro and tvOS17 on my apple TV I can not connect the remote control app on my iphone to apple TV. In the control center there is an other control whitch is working, I can see the currently playing program. The problem only exist if the apple TV connected to the network with ethernet cable. If I unpluge the cable and connect it with wifi everithing is working fine. So I think this is a bug in iOS 17 or tvOS 17

I’ve paired my iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 17.0.2 with Apple TV 4K on tvOS 17.0 but the Remote in Control Centre keeps on showing searching. I’ve turned off my wifi and turned it back on after 10 seconds and it’s now connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Remote in control centre now works with Apple TV. Hopefully that helps

I’m glad there’s a workaround, but the idea that it’s a network problem is nonsense. This was working with iOS 16 with the exact same network configuration. I’ve also confirmed that my WiFi is connected directly, without any firewall rules, to my default LAN network. In fact, the remote app can see the Apple TV, it just cannot connect to it once you select the name. So, mdns discovery may be broken, or just AirPlay, but either way, it is a change in Apple software, and not an inherent issue of our networks.

This got worse with 17.3. Now only 2 of 5 Apple TVs show in remote app.

All iPads show all Apple TVs all the time, none of the iPhones do.

Fix this Apple!!!

This is a tvOS 17 issue. I tested it with my iphone and apple watch and did the same. Unplug the ethernet on apple TV, everithing is working fine. After I plug the ethernet cable, in my iphone and in my watch the remote control doesnt work anymore. It worked with the tvOS 16.

My control center remote searches for WiFi and tells my that it need to be connected to the same WiFi network as the ATV….they are. This issue started with the Apple TV and iOS 17.0.2 update. 17.0.3 did not fix the bug

Since I have changed the setting it is working. The apple remote in system center recognizes instantly without searching. And also apple tv in home doesn’t give not responding as hub so far.

Other thing which could probably also be related which I had to change on the asus router before. I had disabled igpm snooping in the professional setting for both 2.4ghz and 5ghz. That gave me chromecast functionality for nvidia shield back.

A good program for troubleshooting is discovery. It shows all mdns entries. When i have seen there the apple tv showing up as airplay target and proxy, has worked also in the remote app and on home app.

https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/discovery-dns-sd-browser/id305441017

There is an other standard control in the control center on my Iphone. This is belogs to the Apple Home I think. This control is working now, with ethernet. I can see the currently playing program, I can pause/start or skip backward or forward 10sec and there is a slider to jump anywhere in the program. But the remote control doesn't work. It says unable to connect to TV... Something changed in tvOS 17, because both control worked in the previous release with ethernet, I am sure.

I to have the same issue, my ATV remote in the control centre continuously searches with both my i15P and ATV on the same WiFi network. I have also updated both devices to the latest iOS & tvOS, 17.1 thinking that would solve the issue but it has not. Both devices have been restarted as well. I have not gone the route of resetting devices as that would be such a pain re configure everything. I think it’s a bug in the new software update as the ATV is discoverable when wanting to cast video. Hope a fix comes soon.

Same problem. Updated my iPhone to iOS 17.1 today and now It can’t find any of the Apple TV’s in the house.

This kind of thing is infuriating, honestly.

Check if the mdns(bonjour) entries for the apple tv are visible with this program.

https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/discovery-dns-sd-browser/id305441017

if they are not visible, that is the issue.

problems can be igpm snooping on routers or security options on switches.

I don't have a physical remote (damaged) …

Users that lost their remote or have fatally damaged their remote, can buy a replacement remote.

If you lost your Apple TV remote - Apple Support

↳ Replace your Apple TV remote

Siri Remote - Apple TV accessories - Apple Store online

… and can't put my Apple TV on wi-fi (because I don't have a remote), so it only has ethernet connection.

1. You may be able to temporarily borrow a Siri Remote to help set up the Wi-Fi network connection.
2. Or, you should be able to configure your router to see the wired and wireless as one logical network. Then the software remote should be straight-forward to connect with the Apple TV box. (You would still need a functional physical remote if you want to switch to Wi-Fi though, as the software remote loses communication as soon as ethernet disconnects.)

Pair a replacement Siri Remote with Apple TV - Apple Support

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support

Swiftboy67 wrote:

in my case, the remote in the control center doesn't work since TVOS17 if the ATV is connected with ethernet.

Connected with the WIFI work fine, but I have a ATV with ethernet is not to use wifi.

That does not surprise me. What surprises me is that it ever worked.

józsef82 wrote:

Yes, this is my mistake. In my first post I wrote app, but I meant control. I always used the remote control in the control center. I didn't know there was a remote control application. Thank you for the clarification.

Sorry, just trying to be precise. But, based on the subsequent post, something has changed and it doesn't seem to work if the ATV is plugged into an ethernet cable.