Moving beyond these basics, you can do eight really useful things with this remote (or even a properly configured alternative remote). These may make a positive difference in how you use your Apple TV. Don’t fret. You probably won’t need to upgrade your broadband or send your Apple TV back to the shop — all you’ll need to do is reboot the system. There are two ways to do this:
Navigate to Settings > System > Restart.Press the Home and Play/Pause buttons until the lights on Apple TV blink and the Sleep screen appears. Click Sleep to turn off the Apple TV and any attached devices. Press the Home button to restart.
If a reboot doesn’t solve things, then you may need to consult our advanced troubleshooting tips.
Single-click it to go back to the previous screen.Click it twice to go to the Home screen.Tap it three times to access the accessibility shortcuts, if you have them enabled.
Double-tap the Home button to enter the App Switcher view. It is like a carousel of all your active applications showing app previews of each one. After you are in this view, you can swipe left and right between the apps, double-tap an app and immediately start using it, or swipe an app preview upward to close that app. This is a much faster way to navigate between those apps you most often use. That’s one of so many useful text input tips for the Apple TV. One of the best text input tips is to use the Remote app on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch for text entry. Switch on subtitles while a film is playing on your Apple TV. You won’t miss or repeat a moment’s action:
Press the Play/Pause button to pause what you are watching before scrubbing.Swipe left or swipe right to move forward and backward in the video.Scrubbing speed responds to the velocity of your finger movement, so a fast swipe moves through the video faster than a slow one.
