The Apple TV 4 in practice: 20 settings, shortcuts and usage tips

The newsApple TV 4has been available since
last Friday and some impatient people have already been able to get their hands on it. We
had also made youa little overview of the
unboxing the beast. This new box includes aheaps of
novelty, Siri, tvOS, dedicated App Store, remote control, which can be
confusing at first glance. Fortunately, heresome tipset
presentations of functionalities to know to find your way around:

To change thenomfrom your Apple TV, go to
AirPlay > Apple TV name.
To check thenetwork powerWi-Fi captured by
Apple TV, go toSettings > General > About, section
“Signal Strength”.
To useuniversal remote controlswith the Apple
TV, go toSettings > Remotes and Devices > Remember
the remote control, and then follow the instructions given on the screen.

Set Siri

Thetouch surface sensitivityof the remote control
can be adjusted inSettings > Remotes & Devices > Tracking
of the Touch surface, with values ranging from "slow to fast"
passing through "AVERAGE".
It is possible toedit shortcuttriple support
on the Home button inGeneral > Accessibility > Shortcut
Accessibility.
To know thecharge levelof the remote control,
go intoSettings > Remotes and Devices >
Bluetooth.
The remote control canturn the TV on or offet
manage thevolumeof the latter or HDMI-CEC speakers or
Infrared. Pairing is sometimes automatic, otherwise it
you have to take care of the matchmaking yourself inSettings > Remote controls and
Devices > Volume adjustment below options “Turn it on
TV with your remote control" and "Volume control".

The touch surface and some of its shortcuts

Pourput away an application, place yourself on its icon and
keep your finger pressed on the button on the touch surface until
the icon starts to shake. All that remains is to move the latter
sliding your finger on the surface of the remote control to the right, left,
top or bottom. Press again to validate the new arrangement.
When entering a text field, for example in search, it
is possible tobring up a context menuin
performing a long press on the touch surface. Different options for
case and accents are then accessible.

The Menu button

Press once to go back.
From the home screen, press the button twice in succession
Menu launches the screen saver.

The Home button

The "Home" button corresponds to the button displaying a symbolTV,
This offers several possibilities:

Press to return to the home screen
A double press brings up atask manager,
just like what you get on the iPhone. It displays applications in
running on the Apple TV. In this mode, swiping up on
the touch surface of the remote control allows you toclose one
application.
As we saw before, a triple press launches Voice Over or another
accessibility function configured in the settings.
Finally, to put the Apple TV to sleep, you mustmaintain this
button pressed, a menu then allows you to confirm the action.

The Siri button

The “Siri” button is the button with the symbolmicrophone. It allows
to perform different voice commands to control your Apple TV.

As on the iPhone, to launch the voice assistant, you musthold the
Siri button pressed. Another function: a brief press on this same
button displays alist of voice requests that are possible
to carry out.

The Play/Pause button

While entering text, pressing this button
seesawthe keyboard from lowercase to uppercase and
vice versa.
Pouruninstall an application, place on its icon
and keep your finger pressed on the button on the touch surface until
the icon will start to shake, then press Play/Pause. All that remains is to
confirm.
A long press on this same button (approximately 5 seconds) allows
quickly access the Apple Music application.

Numerous options and possibilities offered by thedoubly
precious Apple TV remote control, have you spotted any others?
Share them in the comments!

To learn more aboutl’Apple
TV 4:

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