It is my understanding that you can only have a maximum of 3 controllers/remotes connected to the Apple TV at any time. That means especially in families with kids where playing games may be an important part of having an Apple TV, it is my guess that these 3 controllers would be the remote that comes with the Apple TV and then maybe a couple of third-party game controllers. While this may not be an accessibility feature in the strict sense, I really wonder how many sighted people actually have and would use a Bluetooth keyboard on an Apple TV. I do of course know people who use a keyboard with an iPad at home, but I don't think I know a single sighted iPhone user who uses a Bluetooth keyboard with an iPhone. Sighted users get to be quite fast at typing on the virtual keyboard especially now with predictive typing and I am afraid we may project our needs to the vast majority of users who would never even consider that it might be easier to type on a Bluetooth keyboard. I am sure Apple will make improvements to the on-screen typing experience and the fact is that once one has set up their accounts with user names and passwords, there probably is not that much typing required. I know how my wife uses our current Apple TV and she rarely types anything, when she is looking for something on Netflix she just browses the categories and even if she types, she can see the results popping up as she types and often she finds what she wants after typing 4 or 5 letters.
Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of chris Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard and Apple fourth-generation TV No it's not an accessibility thing as even sighted consumers would use a bluetooth keyboard for typing just like they would on an iOS device. On 01/11/2015 16:49, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I'm not sure anyone needs to calm down. No one seems to upset over > this to me. > > I'm not so sure it's coming, since I haven't seen an official > announcement from Apple, but it definitely won't be coming if Apple > doesn't know it's being asked for. > > I don't see this as an accessibility issue though, so I'd be more > inclined to ask for it using Apple's normal feedback channels. > > On 11/01/2015 10:33 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: >> I’m sure it’s coming, everyone just calm down. lol >> >>> On Nov 1, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> That would match Jonathan's experience when he tried to pair a >>> Bluetooth keyboard with his Apple TV foruth gen in his Jonathan at >>> Large Podcast. It really appears that Apple has not added Bluetooth >>> keyboard support. Let's all write to [email protected] and >>> request they fix this, after all, I don't see how the hardware would >>> not support it, it should just be a matter of a software update. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Larry Smith >>> Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 3:27 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard and Apple fourth-generation TV >>> >>> I have the new apple TV. I have tried three different bluetooth >>> keyboards. Neither keyboard would pair. As a matter of fact, the >>> apple TV didn’t appear to even recognize that I was trying to pair a >>> device. >>>> On Oct 31, 2015, at 11:36 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> For those of you who have the new AppleTV, has any of you tried >>>> connecting it with an apple or other Bluetooth keyboard and what >>>> have your results been? I saw an article in some tech blogger other >>>> today commenting on the fact that typing stuff on the screen is now >>>> much more difficult, because they don't have the grid that they >>>> used to have for use with the remote. It is apparently one long >>>> line of letters and one long line of numbers. And the author was >>>> complaining that this was very much a pain in the butt. They did >>>> not say anything about using a Bluetooth keyboard, making me think >>>> that that might not be an option. 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