Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
The Apple TV remote is a simple piece of gadgetry, but it packs a punch considering that each button can do multiple things. Here are some Apple TV remote tips and tricks that you should know in order to take your Apple TV game to the next level.
A Quick Tour of the Apple TV Remote
Before we dive deep into all the cool stuff that you can do with your Apple TV remote, it’s probably a good idea to look at what all the buttons are.
Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get on with all of the cool tips and tricks!
Manually Activate the Screensaver
While you can just wait a few minutes for the Apple TV’s screensaver to come on, you can activate it manually by just double-clicking the Menu button while you’re on the home screen.
Switch Between and Force Close Apps
The Apple TV has an app switcher similar to what iOS has on the iPhone and iPad. You can activate it by double-clicking the Home button on the Apple TV remote. Once activated, you can use the trackpad to swipe between apps.
To force close an app, navigate to it, and then swipe up.
Skip Forward or Backward by 10 Seconds
Clicking the right and left edges of the trackpad skip a video forward or backward by 10 second increments with each click.
If you rest your thumb on either edge, a small 10-second icon appears on the video’s timeline at the bottom, denoting that you have the proper placement to click down and skip forward or backward.
Quickly Scrub Through Video
You also can scrub through a video quickly in order to get to a specific spot. Simply pause the video, and then swipe in either direction on the trackpad to scrub forward or backward.
Swipe Down for Hidden Settings
While a video is playing, you can swipe down on the trackpad to bring up some hidden settings related to that video, such as more info about the video, subtitles, and audio settings.
Make Quick Effort of Keyboard Input
While I highly recommend using Siri’s voice-to-text feature when inputting text on the Apple TV, you can still type things manually. There are also a couple of tricks for making this easier.
If you click the Play/Pause button during keyboard input, it quickly switches between upper and lowercase letters. If you click and hold down on the trackpad, it brings up…
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