Got myself an old iPhone, and it seems to be working. Thx for the help guys!
I have the same issue. I have a brand new apples 4K TV. Remote just doesnāt work with Zwift. All other apps are fine, so its not the remote. I canāt even get passed the start and select paring. Just doesnāt work.
It should work, just really really badly. Keep trying with it. You should be able to click it fine, itās the moving using the touchpad that is terrible. I assume you havenāt changed the default sensibility in the ATV settings?
I have no issues whatsoever with the AppleTV 4K remote.
I have it in a silicone sleeve (after dropping it once and cracking the track pad).
I realize the limitations of what the remote can do within the AppleTV implementation of Zwift, and have adjusted to it.
Hi Steve. I have tried changing the remote speed to slow. This helped a little but still unusable in real terms. Iām currently using a PC and its fine. I tried the Apple 4K TV again last night after a ride using the PC. It takes an age to get to the correct icon and select options. Iām using Zwift with the companion app on an Android phone. But will wait for an update on the Apple TV as its just not practical at the moment to use and as Iām lucky enough to have an old PC Iāll use that until the bug is fix. I feel sorry anyone who got the Apple TV to run Zwift and has the same issue. I currently donāt think its usable.
Yes the Apple 4K works great with FulGaz just shame the hart rate monitor issue remains with that.
wish Iād found this thread before I bought the silver remote out of sheer desperation of trying to use the siri remote. I too find the touch pad unusable, i spend way too long trying to select a route.
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I am not an Apple product person. I just bought the Apple TV 4K specifically for Zwift (as I thought my older Apple TV remote was broken), AND I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE REMOTE apparently being almost dead, but only in Zwift. The only reason I am on Zwift is because I use it together with some friends. I fidn unbelievable that this thread goes back 2 years and the sae problem still isnāt fixed. You will find me on Rouvy!
Same issue here.
I was using an iPad before for Zwift which works just fine.
Bought an Apple TV 4K specifically for Zwift.
Remote works just fine in every app except for Zwift.
In Zwift the remote is nearly dead.
And Zwift does not accept input from my Logitech Harmony.
Seeing how long this topic is, and the issue is still there I will consider going to another platform, as Zwift to me is not usable on an Apple TV like this.
After seeing that this issue is going on for 2 years by now I gues it is time to try Fulgaz instead.
Not willing to accept the way it works now.
can zwift please make an update so I can use my function101 remote on my apple tv 4k ?
The Apple TV siri remotes keep failing and supplies are low to restock them. The function101 remote solves all the problems but it wonāt work on zwift.
Agree with the above. Previously used Zwift on my iPad, bought a tv and 5th gen apple TV for the home gym (brand new) and remote is useless in Zwift but works perfectly in all other apps.
How is it that there is no progress in 2 years? 
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Wow. New user here.Itās really disappointing to see that this has been going on for more than two years. Apple TV is still almost unusable.
I beg to differ.
AppleTV 4k is fantastic for Zwift.
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Well. That settles it then, doesnāt it?
Here I was thinking I had the same issue that countless other posters have been seeing for two years, but now youāve set me straight!
Thanks, Dan!
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āAlmost unusableā seems like quite an exaggeration. Sure, the remote is a bit of a pain but it still works and is just more fiddly sometimes than it needs to be.
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Yes, I find it also difficult to use the remote, but it works.
For example, trying to select a workout, or change your FTP in a workout is for me really a struggle.
Hi - I too recently got an AppleTV (latest generation Dec 2020) to upgrade my setup from running on my iPhone (with Saris H3 and Garmin HRM Dual), and I too have been driven to distraction by the remote. Itās so easy to navigate the ATV with the remote, and almost unusable in the game. However I just had an epiphany. I went out to the garage to put the remote on charge (it was 87% as it turned out) and I thought Iād just play around in the game whilst not rushing to a workout. I skipped through all the trainer connectivity and went into the routes selection screen and tried out different methods with the remote (set to Medium sensitivity in the iOS settings). Iāve found that I can make it work reliably with the left/right thumb swish if I start in the middle and move only slightly to the desired side. (Iāve been swiping from left-to-right or right-to-left previously)
Iām surprised to say I can now navigate the worlds, the routes, the workouts and the plans!
Iād encourage others to experiment like I did. Iām now not about to throw the AppleTV in the bin!
YMMV, but Hey! Itās worth a try, right?
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Yeah, it works better if thought of as a touchpad rather than a phone.
Turning the sensitivity down helps as well.
Just thought Iād add to this and was horrified to find that this has been a problem for years. Why hasnāt the problem been fixed in the App? Itās clearly an app problem as the remote works find in other apps. I havenāt tried using the phone as remote, and will, but still.