{"id":27516,"date":"2019-12-10T20:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=27516"},"modified":"2020-10-15T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:16:33","slug":"third-party-apple-tv-remote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/10\/third-party-apple-tv-remote\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-Party Apple TV Remote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chaim Gartenberg<\/a> (tweet<\/a>):<\/p>\n

The remote that comes bundled with the Apple TV is infamous for its difficult-to-use design and controversial touchpad for navigation. It’s so bad, in fact, that Swiss TV and internet provider Salt — which provides Apple TVs as the set-top boxes for its internet TV service<\/a> — has developed a more traditional remote<\/a> to replace Apple’s model, via MacRumors<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>

The optional remote (which costs 19.95 francs, or roughly $20.16) was reportedly developed in collaboration with Apple due to complaints from users who were confused by Apple’s touchpad controls. Salt’s remote natively supports the Apple TV right out of the box, with no pairing or setup required — just like Apple’s remote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

This sounds great, although now that Apple’s content is available on Amazon and Samsung devices, I’m not sure there’s much reason to buy an actual Apple TV. The Fire TV Stick 4K<\/a> is only $50 and comes with what looks like a decent remote.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n