Connecting an Apple TV
Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K pair with a PIN, once. There's nothing to turn on in the Apple TV's settings.
- Make sure your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi as the Apple TV, and press a button on the Siri Remote so the Apple TV is awake.
- Pick your Apple TV in the app. It's found automatically.
- A 4-digit PIN appears on the TV. Type it in the app.
After that the app connects by itself. TVkip appears on the Apple TV under Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices.
If pairing doesn't work
- No PIN on the TV: the Apple TV is asleep, or the TV is showing another input. Press a button on the Siri Remote, then choose your Apple TV again.
- The PIN didn't match or disappeared: choose your Apple TV again for a new PIN and type the newest one. After several wrong PINs the Apple TV makes you wait a few minutes before it shows a new one.
- Too many paired devices: on the Apple TV, open Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices, remove devices you no longer use, then pair again.
- Apple TV not in the list: make sure it's awake and on the same Wi-Fi as your iPhone, then see My TV doesn't show up.
What works
- The D-pad and select, Back, the TV/Home button, play/pause, skipping 10 seconds back or forward, and rewinding or fast-forwarding while you hold the button.
- Channel up/down and the guide, in live-TV apps.
- The touchpad: swipe as on the Siri Remote's clickpad.
- The app list: open any app, also from links. The Settings and Search buttons open those screens on the Apple TV.
- Typing: select a search box or text field on the Apple TV first, then type in the app. If no text field is selected, the app tells you.
- Power puts the Apple TV to sleep and wakes it. If the Apple TV controls your TV over HDMI-CEC, the TV turns off and on with it.
Volume
The volume buttons work only when the Apple TV controls the volume of your TV or receiver (over HDMI-CEC or infrared). Check this on the Apple TV in Settings > Remotes and Devices > Volume Control. Otherwise use the TV's own remote.
Not available on Apple TV
Mute, number keys, the inputs list and what's playing aren't available. To show photos, videos or your iPhone's screen on the Apple TV, use AirPlay from your iPhone (Screen Mirroring in Control Center, or the AirPlay button in a video app); see AirPlay TVs.
Removing access
To remove TVkip, open Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices on the Apple TV and remove it there. After that, or after the Apple TV is reset, the app asks for a new PIN the next time. If you rename the Apple TV, it shows up in the app as a new TV and pairs again once.
The connection stays on your home network; no TVkip account is involved.