Is the 4th gen Apple TV compatible with Logitech harmony remote

Yes, I had setup my harmony one with the ATV 3 and when I brought home the ATV4 on Friday my harmony remote worked seamlessly without any update whatsoever. But since Harmony doesn't have the mic obviously there is no Siri access. I wish the iPhone app worked though. 😕

It's mostly compatible. What's missing is:

1) The Siri command

2) The Home command

The Home command may appear to work but the long press behaviour doesn't work as it does on the remote supplied with the AppleTV. A long press of Home is supposed to bring up a menu with an option to put the AppleTV into sleep mode. I tried to program this as the "off" behaviour, but couldn't get it to work.

Additionally, although the new remote of the AppleTV has an IR transmitter - that's only for the Volume Up/Down buttons, so you can't teach commands to the Harmony remote yourself.

Works with my Harmony. Everything except for Siri (no Siri button the Harmony remote). You will have to pair the new AppleTV 4th Gen with the Harmony app n your phone, though.

You dont need the hub for Harmony one and ATV4.

I have a Logitech Harmony Smart Control and it is only partially compatible with the 4th gen Apple TV. The Harmony software wants to Bluetooth pair the Logitech hub with the Apple TV and that doesn't work. The result is you can't enter text for the TV using the Harmony iOS app's keyboard or program certain actions.

I also found this to be true

I have a Harmony 650 which by the way is a real dance to use with a Mac. (Hint, you have to download the App under the "Elite" model even though you don't have an Elite). Anyway, at first I couldn't figure out how to get Siri working with the remote. Then the lightbulb went on. IR does not transmit voice commands and that is what this button does. The remote for ATV 4 must have IR and BT and the Siri but uses the later. I am going to experiment with the Apple Remote to see if I can control my AV receiver and TV but I am not optimistic.

I have a 700 which works fine

I have the Harmony 650 and it works great with the new Apple TV. No Siri though. The "My Harmony" PC app. should add that as a customizable option to the Harmony.

I have my Harmony 650 set with custom buttons like Home and Menu. So the only thing really missing is the Siri button.

Either I am way off base or you are not understanding my post. The ATV remote transmits the Siri commands over Bluetooth which is capable of transmitting speech. The Harmony 650 and for that matter all the Harmony models except the $350 version only transmit IR. Therefore, I can't see how the MyHarmony app could possibly add a Siri command. On the other hand, I have tried to customize the ATV remote to control the volume on my AV receiver by learning the command from the 650 but have had zero luck.

The new (4th gen) ATV has 3 ways to communicate: HDMI-CEC (allows communication between TV's and devices via HDMI cable), IR, and Bluetooth. I'll explain a few options in case your TV doesn't support HDMI-CEC. Option 2 is what should work for most Harmony IR Remote users with a relatively newer TV.

Option 1: If your TV supports HDMI-CEC the Apple TV Remote can tell the Apple TV to change things on your television like Volume.

Option 2: It works the other way too. Your Harmony IR Remote (like the One) can send commands to your television and your television, if it supports HDMI-CEC, can tell the Apple TV what to do.

Option 3: The Apple TV Remote also transmits IR to control your TV if your TV doesn't support HDMI-CEC.

Couple of helpful links:

http://www.macworld.com/article/3011167/home-players/how-to-use-any-remote-contr ol-with-your-apple-tv.html#tk.rss_all

https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/harmony-experience-with-apple-tv (mostly for Harmony Hub users but could help IR users too)

Edit: Forgot to say the ATV can also receive IR signals. I only consider the HDMI-CEC because mine is hidden away so no line of sight for IR to work.

Have yet to get the skip forward 10sec or skip back buttons to work. i have tried programming the highlighted buttons, the touch pad and custom....no go ! anybody hav any luck with this ?

Did you find a solution?