After Factory reset of Apple TV no bluetooth

Hello

I have perform a factory reset of an apple TV 3rd Gen.

I don't have a remote control (but I want to use my phone to replace the remote)

When starting the apple TV explain that I need to connect my phoen to the apple TV but in bluetooth I did not see any appleTV ...

What can I do?

Thanks

Apple TV (3rd generation)

Posted on Feb 24, 2025 3:41 AM

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Feb 24, 2025 12:40 PM in response to Ewok_2

Why don’t you have a remote? Why did you perform a factory reset? Did you purchase this Apple TV used from a third party?


Bluetooth has nothing to with this. Make sure both the Apple TV and your iPhone are connected to same network, i.e you home network. Launch the Remote App on your iPhone. You will see a list of devices available for connection. Select your Apple TV box and enter the four digit coed displayed on the TV.

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Feb 24, 2025 1:04 PM in response to lkrupp

Thanks for trying to help me

But as explain a factory reset has been done so the Apple TV is not connected to network with Wifi

I have try to connect it to wire but the phone by wifi does not see the wire apple TV (local networks with firewall rules open but different Vlan)


And indeed I purchase it and perform a factory reset with my mac (but whatever the reseon of the reset the solution should be identical)

If the iphone is not connected through bluetooth I don't understand the message display after the reset boot?

=> The iphone can not connet through wifi as the apple TV is not connected...

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Feb 25, 2025 12:50 AM in response to lkrupp

Strange ? It mean the information display at boot from Apple TV a not True ?

I am surprise if apple does not adapt the message depending on the HW version of the apple TV?

Or may be it was true some years ago but this functionality (Iphone replacing a apple keyboard with bluetooth) is not more supported in the current IOS release?

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Feb 25, 2025 3:45 AM in response to KWHK216

To connect apple TV to wifi you need to be able to interact with the apple TV to select SSID and put password.

But to do that you need either the remote control

=> And as specify in the 1rst post I don't have one (If I had one there where no need to put this post ;-) )


Or either to connect a iphone as it is proposed in the first screen after boot

=> and that is the question.... how to do it

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After Factory reset of Apple TV no bluetooth

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