Control an Apple TV

If you own an Apple TV, you can use the Remote app to control media playback as described in this section so far. However, another option appears when you're connected to the Apple TV: Control.

The blank screen operates as a virtual trackpad (Figure 7-3): Drag to move the selection highlight among the Apple TV's menus and tap to select an item. To navigate back one level in the menu hierarchy, tap the Menu button.

Welcome to the most boring figure in this book! What you don't see is that the entire empty field in the center of the screen acts as a trackpad. Here, I'm tapping (illuminated in blue) the Menu button.

Figure 7-3. Welcome to the most boring figure in this book! What you don't see is that the entire empty field in the center of the screen acts as a trackpad. Here, I'm tapping (illuminated in blue) the Menu button.

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