The 31 best tricks to master your new Apple TV (I)

If you already have the new Apple TV connected to your TV and you are with your Siri Remote between your hands, you want to make the most of all its new features and functions. To make it easier for you today we bring you this compilation of tricks courtesy of the guys at iPhone Life.

Squeeze your new Apple TV

To navigate

1. Press the Menu button to go back, quickly press it twice to go to the home screen.
2. When you're on the home screen, quickly press the Menu button twice to bring up the Apple screensavers.
3. Press the Home button once to go to the home screen. As with iOS devices, quickly press it twice to bring up the App Switcher. Navigate between apps using the remote's trackpad, select one of them by pressing on the trackpad, or close an app by sliding your finger up.
4. Press and hold the Home button to put your Apple TV to sleep.
5. Press and hold the Start menu button and at the same time to restart the Apple TV.
6. If you're playing music in the background, press and hold the Play / Pause button to quickly return to the Music app.
7. Quickly press the Home button three times to view accessibility options.

To organize your apps

1. Use the touch panel to identify the application you want to move or delete. As with iOS devices, press and hold an app until it begins to "dance." Then use the touchpad to drag it to a new location and tap on the touchpad to finish.
2. To remove an application that is "dancing", press the Play / Pause button. Press the touchpad to finish.

To enter text

1. Swipe your finger to quickly move to the letter you want to select.
2. Press and hold a letter to bring up the context menu, including capital letters, a delete key, and diacritical marks.
3. Press the Play / Pause button to switch the keyboard between upper and lower case.

To "take advantage" of Siri

1. For an extensive list of Siri commands visit this y this post (in English).
2. Press the Siri button once and then wait without saying anything. Siri will give you a series of commands and questions that you can use.
3. Hold down the Siri button and ask, "What can you help me find?" Siri will give you a list of phrases that you can understand in your searches.

To control your TV with the Siri Remote

1. Depending on the television you have, it may respond to the instructions of the Apple TV remote about on / off and volume control. It is possible to control this function in Settings to do so, go to Settings → Remotes and Devices → Turn on the TV with the remote control / Volume.
2. Alternatively, MacWorld proposes (in English) to use an infrared wireless network. To configure it, go to Settings → Remotes and equipment → Learn remotely.

SOURCE | iPhone Life