Regardless of how we solve it, the modernization of the universal remote is an initiative that isn’t just going to go away: it’s not unusual to have a Blu-ray player, Xbox 360, Apple TV, and ...

Teach your Apple TV your remote’s language. Now, as prompted by the Apple TV, press and hold the indicated buttons on your TV’s control remote.

It seems that the TV remote control is not going to be consigned to the scrapyard just yet, but it's unlikely to dominate home entertainment systems forever.

Pair with your plug-and-play Google TV gear . Re-linking an old remote to your Google TV streaming device doesn't take long, and neither will pairing a new remote right out of the box.

It’s much easier than trying to pick out letters and numbers with the remote control supplied with your Fire TV device. Alternatively, maybe you’ve got a Roku box or streaming stick plugged ...

You can tap on the Remote control icon to open your Remote control and use it for your Apple TV. There are various controls available, including a swiping area for navigation, a mic to use Siri ...

The standard TV remote control, lost so many times beneath sofa cushions, may soon be lost to history. Good riddance, says Chris Lavoie, a radio producer living in Los Angeles.

Look for the header labeled “firmware version.” There you will see which firmware your Apple TV remote control has. Remember, as of July 2022, the most recent Apple TV remote control firmware is ...

Television sets occupied over 70 percent of U.S. households by 1956 and over 95 percent by 1969, but as of 1979, only 17 percent of U.S. television households were using a remote control.

Self-taught Chicago mechanical engineer Eugene Polley invented the first wireless TV remote control in 1955, but his contribution was nearly erased by later innovations.

How to set up Control Center for Apple TV. Check whether it's already installed by opening Control Center on iPhone or iPad; If there is a button with a TV remote-style icon, it's ready to use ...