Apple TV black box on screen and remote not working

Hi, I have an Apple TV 2 (tvOS11.3) it's suddenly had a black box appear around the apps on screen and is saying the name of the apps - but the most frustrating thing is the remote (both actual remote and ipad app) won't track properly over the screen. They stick on random apps or skip over apps/levels of the settings menu completely. For instance, I have read some of the answers here and it suggests I go to General/Accessibility to fix the box/voice, but the remote/ipad app will not track down to Accessibility to allow me to even view the problem. I have the remote and ipad fully charged.

I have tried to reset/repair the remote which didn’t help. I've tried to reset the Apple TV and it told me it was going to change screen resolution.

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this? All input gratefully accepted.

AppleTV 2, iOS 11.3, null

Posted on Apr 21, 2018 11:19 PM

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Apr 22, 2018 1:36 AM in response to beanie168

If you have Apple TV 2, then it is not running tvOS 11.3 (but Apple TV Software 6.2.1).

If your Apple TV is running tvOS 11.3, then your Apple TV model is 4th generation or 4K (5th generation).

Identify your Apple TV model - Apple Support


If you have Voice Over activated on tvOS 11.3, and want to disable it without difficult navigation, you can ask Siri to turn it off.

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