Well, I have seen a couple of reviews by sighted people in the mainstream press commenting on how difficult it is to use the on-screen keyboard with its new layout, where the letters are in a long long row. So, I suspect they will be doing something, whether that is to have Bluetooth keyboard support or make the remote app for the watch and the iPhone work, I don't know. But the way it is now is not satisfactory even for mainstream cited reviewer's. So something will happen
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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