How do I enable rich notifications for tvOS text entry from iPhone lock screen

Yep, the Apple TV remote app is looking funky on the iPad. (I have it installed on an iPad Air 2). Nevertheless, the rich notification works on the iPad flawlessly. Once I navigate to a text entry menu on the Apple TV, the notification pops up on my iPad and I can use the iPad keyboard for text entry.

As mentioned before that app does not come up under the notifications on my iPhone 6s, consequenly rich notifications don't appear on the iPhone.

(What's interesting is that the remote app works just fine on the iphone and controls the Apple TV without any problem when I want to use it as a Siri remote replacement.....)

Very strange. I didn't do anything differently, and I can't think of a reason why it works for some but not others.

Hi. I'm not sure, but I suspect that Apple TV and the iPhone may have to be logged in to the same iCloud account for these push notifications to work. It also requires a device that supports 3D touch, since that's required to respond to the notification. And Bluetooth must be enabled on the iPhone, see Enter text on your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support.

Neither BT or being logged into iCloud is necessary for the Remote app listing in the notifications settings. 3D Touch is not necessary at all.

Right. You do mean the Apple TV Remote Keyboard setting in Notifications?

The 'Apple TV Remote Keyboard' options in the Notifications settings, yes.

I didn't have the option for Apple TV Keyboard under Notifications on my iPhone 6S at first either. However, when I turned on my ATV4 and started a search in Movies, the notification popped up on my iPhone. After it popped up, the option for Apple TV Keyboard is now listed under Notifications.

Thanks for the info. This worked for me too.

Not easy to say without being able to reproduce the problem, I'm inclined to think it's likely network related or perhaps something to do with privacy/restrictions, but hey I'm just guessing in the dark.

You need to log in with the same icloud/itunes/apple id for both devices, your iphone and apple tv. Then the notification for apple tv remote will appear in settings/notification after you restart your apple tv.

This steps is written down in the apple tv remote help page.

Hi. Here's the link Enter text on your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support. It sounds like the ATV finds the phone via the iCloud login, similar to iMessage, but the keyboard input is transmitted over Bluetooth.