Function101 Button Remote for Apple TV (Infrared Edition) — Apple TV Replacement Remote for Apple TV 4K & All Models | Traditional Button Layout | Line of Sight Required | 2 AAA Batteries Included

My Apple TV remote broke. This remote is great because not only does it control my Apple TV but it turns on my Samsung flatscreen TV. It is so much more functional than my old remote. And a lot cheaper than buying a new remote from Apple!

The Apple TV remote is cool and all but it doesn't have nearly the amount of buttons that a remote control for your tv should have. After a while, I said I was just going to find a normal remote control. I found the Function 101 and was skeptical because it was pretty cheap, and I didn't have high expectations for a third party item for a Apple product. But boy, I'm glad I got it. The Function 101 has a mostly flat face but the entire face is made out of a nice grippy material that makes pressing the buttons feel so nice. The Function 101 is a large remote control. It's so much bigger than the Apple TV, it'll make it a lot harder to lose it. I would have to search for the Apple TV remote at least once a day because it's so little and can fall anywhere. This problem is mostly gone because it's so much harder to lose the Function 101. My favorite thing about having the Function 101 is the directional pad. It's so nice being able to go forward or back frame by frame instead of swiping on the Apple TV remote and skipping 10 minutes ahead on accident and spoil what's ahead. If you need to go faster, there is a rewind, fast forward, and pause button. Set Up: The set up was so easy it isn't even funny. I expected some difficult procedure but all I had to do was literally point and press a button. The Function 101 uses infrared to work with the Apple TV so you don't need to connect them. Also, the Function 101 comes programmed to work with Samsung TV's out of the box, and I had a Samsung TV, so that was perfect. Even if you have a different model TV, I looked at the set up and it's really easy. I have 2 negatives about the Function 101. - No voice button - No trackpad The voice button I'm ok with but there is no track pad. It makes it take so much longer to type when you are trying to use the search bar since it is made specifically for the trackpad. But it's hardly a complaint because I only bought this controller for $30 dollars. Just the quality and directional pad make it worth the $30. Even if you want to stay with your Apple TV remote, this might be a good back up for you for when you inevitably lose the Apple TV remote. If you are a Roku lover who recently switched to the Apple TV, this remote will be more familiar. Rating I give the Function 101 Apple TV Remote 4.5/5 Stars.

I've never been a fan of either iteration of the Apple TV remotes. They're too small and get lost easily, and the touch version was way too sensitive for my liking. Enter the Function101 remote. It works with our 4k Apple TV straight out of the box - no setup required. There's some minor setup to get it to work with external devices, but the instructions are pretty straight forward. The one drawback of this remote is that it can only control one other device other than your Apple TV. Meaning that if you have a TV along with an external audio system, you have to decide which one you want the device to control. If you want to be able to control the volume through your audio system, the power button will only work to power the audio system on/off. You'll have to control your TV separately. Or if you want to be able to turn your TV on/off with the remote, then you'll have to control your audio with another remote. A little cumbersome, but this may not apply to you if your TV power on/off can be paired with your Apple TV (we have an older TV so that function doesn't always work right). Just something to keep in mind, as I don't remember seeing this limitation on the Amazon product description, but it was pointed out in the in-box instructions. Overall, a great remote that we continue to use - along with our TV's original remote to turn it on and off. A small inconvenience to pay for a remote that won't get easily lost between the couch cushions.

Working great!!! This was so easy to pair to my TV and sound bar. I followed the directions that someone left in one of their reviews, and it was so easy to follow that. And it’s great that there is customer service in case you need help, which I did not need.

It was supposed to work “out of the box”. It did not and I spent a couple of hours following website FAQs with no effect. I returned it. I was initially notified that I was only being refunded £4.05 for a device which cost £29. This would have infringed my UK consumer “distance selling rights”. I have now received a refund of £25.92 so accept that this was probably just an administrative error.

A disappointing device in our case. Gave up after hours of trying.