There are solutions for IR routing over cat 6 and other methods but they add expense, complexity, and often underperform. Mounting behind a TV or in a media closet is easier with bluetooth or RF remotes. Your point is completely valid for many users but the problem is that the IR remotes aren't as functional when line of sight is blocked. But I would be interested in a simpler bluetooth remove from Satechi - if the price weren't too high. Logitech Harmony remotes with a hub (the higher-end ones like the "elite" and "pro") have bluetooth support for the Apple TV and work well. Not that it really matters to me, I’m one of those rare few that loves the Siri Remote. That has me wondering though, does anyone make a Bluetooth compatible remote that works with the Apple TV. I have my Apple TV mounted to the back of my TV, for instance. Problem is the IR sensor might not be visible for everyone. I understand the hate some of the ATV remotes get but I don't understand why people don't opt for a different remote if they don't like it. Pick nearly any IR remote of your liking and have the Apple TV learn it. You can use a different remote with it as long it's a reasonably recent model (something like gen 2 or later). Ya know.like a useable one.made for human sized hands. With real buttons for fast forward and reverse. If you’re listening on your Mac, the only way to control that playback is from your Mac.Now if only they'd make one for the AppleTV. In an ideal world, you’d be able to control Apple Music on all devices, regardless of where the playback is actually happening.įor instance, I’m imagining a world where you can have Apple Music playing on your Mac, and you could control that playback from your Apple Watch or iPhone. For instance, you can be listening on your Mac and use your iPhone to control playback.Īpple Music offers similar features for HomePod playback, but there’s currently no support for a feature like this on other devices. Spotify Connect is a feature that Spotify has offered for years that lets you use one device to remotely control listening on another. I just hope it’s something that finally gets addressed in 2023. Why hasn’t Apple expanded this feature to the iPhone and iPad? Who knows. Making the omission even more bizarre is that crossfade for Apple Music is available on the Mac and Android devices. For instance, on the Mac you can set crossfade to anywhere between one second and 12 seconds. In general, apps allow you to adjust how long songs will crossfade for as well. This prevents gaps of silence between songs. For some odd reason, however, crossfade hasn’t yet made its way to the Apple Music experience on the iPhone.Ĭrossfade, for those unfamiliar, is a feature that allows a song to fade in (gradually increase its volume) while the previous song is fading out. This is a feature that has been offered for years, even dating back to the days of the iPod. One of the glaring omissions from Apple Music on the iPhone and iPad is crossfade support. Crossfade for Apple Music on iPhone and iPad In 2023, there are two long overdue features that I hope Apple adds to Apple Music…both of which are already offered by Spotify. Apple Music has gotten dramatically better since its initial release in 2015, but there’s still more that needs to be done.
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