LG Magic Remote and Apple TV

Howdy!

Using an OLED55B7P here. All I had to do was, on the LG Magic Remote, click the gear icon (to show Settings), then go "All Settings" > "General" > "SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC)".

From there, just set it to "On", and it started working just fine with my Apple TV.

Note that you PROBABLY want to disable "Auto Power Sync" (also in the SIMPLINK config screen), otherwise, when you turn the TV off, it will also turn the Apple TV off.

Good luck!

Hi ya,

OK. My TV is an OLED65C7T first off. What I went to is Device Connector on the TV and selected Game Console. I've tried selecting blu-ray/DVD and trying to teach the remote as outlined above in other posts but it just hasn't worked. I'm using HDMI 1 for my Apple TV and it connects automatically via the TV when using the Game Console method. selection (no option to teach the remote). So then I selected Done. After that I go back to the Apple TV remote. In the ATV remotes and devices menu I make sure Home Theatre control TVs and receivers is on and volume control is on auto (via IR TV). Then your magic remote should work. It is temperamental though I'm finding. When you go back to Live TV and then flick back to your Apple TV input - wait until on screen menus have disappeared before using the magic remote - otherwise it gets confused I think. I think it might only work when you wake the Apple TV up using the Apple Remote, but haven't played with it enough yet. Good luck!

Thank you so much for this tip. It worked great. One less remote to worry about!

Yes, first, set up universal control using the port you connected your Apple TV to. I used an lg DVD player, remote type 9. Then go to your Apple TV and select add a remote. To teach the remote buttons, you just have to keep clicking the button over and over and eventually the remote will learn it. It may seem like it is not working at first, but keep clicking it, eventually, the remote will learn!

Hi there,

Thanks for the tip. I am still strugling though, when I chose the game console it is not even taking me to the rest of the universal remote set up section. Could you tell me how you completed the set up?

Thanks

Gunay

Hello. You may find that you can control ATV directly through the TV using HDMI-CEC. Provided the TV "connects" to ATV, the arrow, enter, and return buttons may work. With my Samsung TV, after it's been started by the ATV remote, I need to specifically select the "Apple TV" input so it says "Connecting to AnyNet device". AnyNet is Samsung's name for HDMI-CEC. Then the buttons I mentioned, and also Play and Pause work. I haven't found any equivalent for the Home button.

Hi gunay,

I just bought the LG OLED55C7V(same TV, different stand). I Added the ATV4 as "other box" and activated the "SIMPLINK" aschet.nichols described, and on the ATV i didn't have any remotes. Now the buttons (up, down, etc.) works for me.

Basically have the same problem, Remote has up/dn/left/right buttons, but AppleTV doesn't recognize them.. I see the light on the front of the AppleTV blink when I press the buttons (and that light stays out until I release the button), but nothing happens.. AppleTV claims it saw no IR signal..

Can confirm that this works.

Using an LG OLED55B6P with an Apple TV 4.

With an LG Magic Remote, the four arrow buttons, the center scroll/click wheel, and the Back button all work. Back essentially works as the Menu button on the ATV remote.

Very pleased.

Whatever I do I can't get it work.

I have an LG OLED55B7V (in UK). With WebOs 3.6

Simplink is on.

Apple TV 4 is added as LG DVD player with remote settings 9

When I start learning the remote on Apple TV the bar blips but doesn't move up. I

Would appreciate thoughts/suggestions.

Thanks

Gunay

Hi Gunay,

I have a 2016 LG OLED TV and have been trying to get this working for ages. I connected the Apple TV to the 'game console' option on my LG TV and if finally worked. No need to teach the remote how to learn anything new - it just magically worked - a magic remote finally! Hope it works for you.

Have you tried going through all of the steps in this link: Use a third-party remote with your Apple TV - Apple Support ?

Have you tried to find the info on pairing your remote on the LG website ?

If you can not find the info on the LG website, you could try contacting LG.