Enter Text On Apple TV With Your iPhone

Edward Kirk · July 20th, 2008, 09:52 PM

Here's a tip for you Apple TV owners. Navigating the Apple TV is usually pretty easy, but trying to enter text to do something like search YouTube from your TV using that tiny little Apple remote is a major pain. Fortunately they built a feature into their Remote app for the iPhone that solves this problem.

It turns out that if you have the Remote app running on your iPhone or iPod touch and you go to a search screen on your Apple TV, the same search field will pop up on your iPhone, along with the standard on-screen keyboard to type your search with. Charachters are entered on the Apple TV as you type.

If you haven't yet, you can get Apple's free Remote app for the iPhone and iPod touch in the App Store.

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ScooterMac · **Cool !** - July 26th, 2008, 01:42 AM #2

That is really good to know. I was messing around with it on the Apple TV the other day and didn't discover that feature. I hate entering text with the Apple TV remote. Thanks for the info !

donlphi · July 28th, 2008, 03:58 PM

I love the fact that you can set up your iTunes library on your computer to playback on the Apple TV. My Apple TV is hidden where it is difficult to reach the IR sensor, so this is very useful. I just wish I could do the same thing with my video playback.

I have my entire Music and Video library on a 1TB hard drive but I can't really access the movies without pulling out the tiny apple remote and reaching my arm in the cabinet.

I would also like my wife to be able to install it on her phone too so we can use multiple controls without reprogramming every time I'm gone.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	Enter Text On Apple TV With Your iPhone - July 20th, 2008, 09:52 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> Here's a tip for you Apple TV owners. Navigating the Apple TV is usually pretty easy, but trying to enter text to do something like search YouTube from your TV using that tiny little Apple remote is a major pain. Fortunately they built a feature into their Remote app for the iPhone that solves this problem. It turns out that if you have the Remote app running on your iPhone or iPod touch and you go to a search screen on your Apple TV, the same search field will pop up on your iPhone, along with the standard on-screen keyboard to type your search with. Charachters are entered on the Apple TV as you type. If you haven't yet, you can get Apple's free Remote app for the iPhone and iPod touch in the App Store. [via Daring Fireball] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

ScooterMac New Recruit Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool ! - July 26th, 2008, 01:42 AM #2
	That is really good to know. I was messing around with it on the Apple TV the other day and didn't discover that feature. I hate entering text with the Apple TV remote. Thanks for the info !

donlphi New Recruit Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Streaming Video Playback Control - July 28th, 2008, 03:58 PM #3
	I love the fact that you can set up your iTunes library on your computer to playback on the Apple TV. My Apple TV is hidden where it is difficult to reach the IR sensor, so this is very useful. I just wish I could do the same thing with my video playback. I have my entire Music and Video library on a 1TB hard drive but I can't really access the movies without pulling out the tiny apple remote and reaching my arm in the cabinet. I would also like my wife to be able to install it on her phone too so we can use multiple controls without reprogramming every time I'm gone.