Using the Siri Remote to enter text on an Apple TV is difficult, especially when it’s a long and complicated phrase. Instead, you can use the software keyboard on your iPhone or iPad to enter your password.
Apple’s tight ecosystem comes into its own here, and we benefit from it big time. The Siri Remote isn’t great, and entering a 12-character password with symbols, caps, and numerals is crazy-making. This feature isn’t just for passwords, either—regardless of whether you’re searching for your favorite movie or entering the world’s best password, using an iPhone or iPad’s keyboard is a much better idea.
How to Use an iPhone or iPad to Enter Text
You’ll need an iPhone or iPad running iOS 12 or later and an Apple TV running tvOS 12 or later for this to work. All devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi network and signed into the same iCloud account, too.
Navigate to a text field on your Apple TV, and you’ll receive a notification on your iPhone or iPad prompting you to open the keyboard. If the notification doesn’t pop up, you can also open the Apple TV Remote app (if you’ve never used the Apple TV remote, check out this primer to get it all set up). A keyboard will then automatically appear whenever your Apple TV is ready for text input.
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Use the keyboard as normal and enter your text.
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