Apple TV Update Adds Remote Gesture Control

Apple has updated the software for both Apple TV (v2.4) and the iPhone Remote App (v1.3). Users will see little, though, unless they use both together. When used in conjunction, you can now control the Apple TV by using swipe gestures on the iPhone (or iPod Touch).

As befits a remote control, the gestures are easy and unobtrusive: flick right or left to skip tracks and do the same and hold for fast-forward and rewind. Touch to play/pause and swipe down to access chapter markers. Dragging two fingers to the left will skip video back ten seconds. These gestures work in both audio and video playback and effectively give the Apple TV a remote, multi-touch trackpad. Combined with the already useful search from the iPhone, these free updates make the already killer Remote App even better.

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About Apple TV software updates [Apple]

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