Enter it on your keyboard and hit the “Return” or “Enter” key. To do that, simply place the keyboard close to the device and turn it on. When you see first see the language screen, it will inform you that you can pair a Bluetooth keyboard with your Apple TV. Using a Bluetooth Keyboard to Set Up Your Apple TV However, if you have a Bluetooth keyboard already lying around, you may as well use that to set up your Apple TV in the first place. Once complete, the home menu will appear and you can use your remote or an iPhone or iPad with the Remote app, to control your Apple TV.įrom here, you can also access “Settings -> General -> Bluetooth” and set up a keyboard to enter text that way.
The last step is to access the iTunes Store with your supplied account information. Next, your Apple TV is activated and stuff like the date and time are synchronized. You don’t have to enter your router’s access point because you iOS device does that for you. First the device will connect to the Internet via your access point, which the iPad or iPhone automatically provides to it. The rest of the setup will happen on the Apple TV itself. We just always choose “No Thanks” here, it doesn’t affect functionality or features. If you want to help Apple improve products and user support you can send information to Apple about how your Apple TV is working and how you use it. That way you don’t have to enter it every single time. If you want to use your Apple TV to purchase content from iTunes on a regular basis, then you probably want it to remember your password. On your Apple TV, the following screen should appear. You will need to enter your username and password for your iTunes account. Making sure Bluetooth is enabled on your iOS device, and place it on or very close to your Apple TV until the following screen appears. To set up your device wirelessly with your iPhone or iPad, first boot your new or factory reset Apple TV until the language screen appears. Set Up Your Apple TV with an iPod or iPhone You can set up your device with your iPad or iPhone, and then use the Apple Remote application to enter text, or you can use a Bluetooth keyboard. Thankfully, there are three easier ways to interact with your Apple TV. Using the remote with this method of text entry is tedious.Īdditionally, when you later want to search for something, you again have to use the same terrible text-entry method. If you have a long email address, and use long, complex passwords, then entering them with the Apple TV remote can be a tedious lesson in patience (and carpal tunnel). We probably shouldn’t be so hard on it because, after all, it’s really meant for interacting with media but, to get to that media, you often have to set up or log into your accounts. It’s no secret that we’re not fans of the Apple TV’s remote.
Why not set up your Apple TV then using your iPad, iPhone, or a Bluetooth keyboard? If you have an Apple TV, then you probably know by now that while setting it up is pretty easy, but using the supplied remote with it, is not. He’s even written a book, The How-To Geek Guide to Windows 8. He’s covered Windows, Android, macOS, Microsoft Office, and everything in between. Matt Klein has nearly two decades of technical writing experience.
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