Can't use iPhone to type into Apple TV search bar after TVOS 17.5 update

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Can't use iPhone to type into Apple TV search bar after TVOS 17.5 update

It used to be that whenever I opened a search page on an Apple TV app, whether it was the top-level search app or a search page in a streaming app, I'd get a prompt on my iPhone (if it was unlocked) allowing me to open an iPhone keyboard in the Remote app. Since the latest TVos update to 17.5, I still get this prompt, and when I tap on it the Remote app opens, but no keyboard appears. This makes search on the Apple TV extremely laborious, selecting every letter one by one. Anyone else seen this? Any known fix?

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Posted on May 21, 2024 7:45 PM

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Mike O'Brien2 Author

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May 21, 2024 9:49 PM in response to Mike O'Brien2

Never mind. This appears to have been a mismatch between TVos 17.5 and iPhone OS 17.4. I updated my phone and the problem went away. Still, this was a weirdie.

I'd just delete my question but there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to do that.

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Urquhart1244

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May 22, 2024 2:00 AM in response to Mike O'Brien2

I'd just delete my question but there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to do that.

The description of your experience and its solution will be useful for future readers with a similar issue.

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Can't use iPhone to type into Apple TV search bar after TVOS 17.5 update

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