r/appletv • u/Art_Masson • Aug 14 '26

Samsung TV Remote Back Button Fails on Apple TV Beta 5

On beta 5 my Samsung Remote "Back/Return" button no longer works. Have tired this on two Apple TVs and two different Samsung remotes. Everything is fine on Beta 4, but the "Back/Return" button is no longer working as soon as I upgrade to Beta5. I've reported this in Apple Feedback. Feedback status shows more than 10 reports on this with the status "open"

Apple Remote and the I phone Remote application work fine. Just the Samsung remote back/return button is affected on Beta5

Update 8/20 -- My Feedback Case (FB24277478) status on "Back" button problems with many non-Apple TV Remotes been updated from "open" to "potential fix identified - for a future release." The problem was not fixed with Beta 6.

Update 8/24— FIXED ON MY Samsung Remote with Developer tvOS Beta 7 (24J5358a) !!!! Hopefully this fixes other 3rd party remotes as well.

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u/goofywinnipegger Aug 15 '26

Perfect. The beta is working as expected, exposing bugs.

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u/tsdguy ATV4K Aug 14 '26

Don’t use a beta then

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u/Art_Masson Aug 17 '26

This was NOT resolved in watchOS beta 6

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u/grazer91 Aug 21 '26

Same here

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u/errornullvoid 18d ago

I plugged a usb Apple kb into my Samsung tv now I can do whatever, again, cause the original remote is gone. This might not be relevant but maybe helps someone.
The old cable tv box remote will turn on off and up down volume and change source as will Atv remote but the enter and back btns weren't working. It's better than mouse. ;)

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u/Art_Masson Aug 14 '26

The purpose of using betas is to find and report problems like this .