Apple TV Remote Battery Draining Quickly

Hmmmm, it doesn't make sense that this started on two separate Apple TVs and remotes at the same time. The only other thing I can think of is that they're both hooked up to Samsung TV's, so perhaps there's a specific thing happening between those two items?

When you say restore, you mean a restore of the Apple TV itself, or is there way to wipe the remote clean and restore to factory defaults?

Do you know if iCloud will keep track of the apps and organization I have on the Apple TV? I have those mirrored between the two Apple TVs and would prefer not to have to rebuild if not necessary.

OK I tried restoring both Apple TV's and the problem persists. I left the remote with 72% charge last night, and turned it on about 20 hours later and it's down to 44% with no usage. Since this started on two separate Apple TVs and their remotes at the same time, it seems it must be a software issue of some sort. Any other ideas on things to try?

Hey thanks, I get you don’t think it’s a software issue but that defies logic when it occurs on two separate units at the same time, both of which were working without issue for 18 months prior. As someone who works in software I can tell you that even if something is working for a majority of people, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t a bug living in the code. I’ve just been on the phone with Apple support and they’re stumped, but had me soft reset the device to break and then reconnect the Bluetooth connection in case it’s somehow related to that. We’ll see. Taking it to Apple isn’t an option because they’re both out of warranty.