Apple TV didn't detect Xiaomi Bluetooth speaker

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heryien Author

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Apple TV didn't detect Xiaomi Bluetooth speaker

Hi guys,

Just bought Xiaomi Bluetooth speaker. It has Bluetooth 4.0, the same version as Apple TV.

I tested the speaker to connect with iPhone, iPad and MacBook. All paired perfectly without any trouble.

But Apple TV can't even detect the speaker bluetooth.

Maybe anyone here have any clue or solution?

Or maybe Apple need to add driver to detect this Chinese bluetooth speaker on the tvOS.

Thanks in advance.

Apple TV, tvOS 9.2, Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker

Posted on Apr 25, 2016 8:02 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 25, 2016 8:25 AM in response to heryien

Did you try to pair it? You need to go down to the bluetooth settings and enable pairing on the speaker to make it show up in the Other list. Then select it and follow instructions.

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Answer 2

heryien Author

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Apr 25, 2016 8:43 AM in response to Diana.McCall

Hi Diana,

Thanks for the response, but the Apple TV didn't show any sign when detecting bluetooth devices. Usually it show up when detected. But it didn't.

So there no way i can pair undetected device.

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Answer 3

Apr 25, 2016 9:07 AM in response to heryien

Right. You may be out of luck, though hard to see why. Just for reference, here are the instructions Use Bluetooth accessories with your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support .

Looking around, I see that you can only pair your speaker with one device at a time. You must unpair it from your phone, before pairing with ATV.

Incidentally, why not use the TV speakers for ATV, or an audio system connected to the TV?

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