Q: Appletv hacked?
I have a 3rd gen apple tv. Every now and then when I turn it on from standby, it's in a place I don't remember leaving it or sometimes never use. For example, today it was on flickr showing a photo. I don't think the kids are getting to the remote. Is it possible someone has remotely hacked into it and if so, how can I stop that? I've changed the password on my network and ran a virus scan on my mac just in case they had gotten into the network and were messing around there too. Scan was clean.
Any ideas?
iPad 2, iOS 4.3.3
Posted on Jan 20, 2016 6:01 PM
Most likely one of your other IR remotes is being recieved by the Apple TV causing it to appear to act on it's own.
If you look at this article it explains that the ATV3 remote works without being paired and only needs be paired if other IR remotes are around.
I would pair or re-pair your remote and see what happens.
Pair or unpair your Apple Remote with your Apple TV (3rd generation or earlier) - Apple Support
Posted on Jan 20, 2016 7:12 PM