#Apple TV

For the most part, an Apple TV remote can last you for years and will work with multiple Apple TV generations. There are only a few reasons when it may not work as intended. These include low or dead battery, glitches in tvOS software, or a hardware fault. If your Apple TV remote isn't registering any input, or is facing pairing failures, check out this post to get resolved.

This guide explains how to use an iPhone as an Apple TV remote. To do this, you first add the Apple TV Remote to your iPhone's Control Center. Then, connect and set up your Apple TV with your iPhone. Once set up, you can navigate your Apple TV using your iPhone, which mimics the controls of the Siri remote.

Apple suggests that you try resetting your Apple TV remote if you're facing issues with pairing or unresponsive button presses. Regardless of whether you use the Siri remote or the Apple TV remote, the steps to reset it are the same. All you need to do is long-press the TV/Control Centre button and Volume Down button for about 5 seconds and your remote will restart and pair automatically with the Apple TV.