The remote can differentiate between up, down, left, and right tap gestures on the touch surface. Tap gestures are fine for navigation or showing additional information, but keep in mind that people might cause an inadvertent tap when they rest a thumb on the remote, pick it up, move it around, or hand it to someone else, so it often works well to avoid responding to taps during live video playback.Ĭonsider using the position of a tap to aid with navigation or gameplay. Pressing is an intentional action, and it works well for choosing a button, confirming a selection, and initiating an action during gameplay. In most other situations, people expect to use standard gestures and may not appreciate having to discover or remember new ones.ĭifferentiate between press and tap, and avoid responding to an inadvertent tap. Within gameplay, for example, custom gestures can be a fun part of the experience. For example, lightly resting a thumb on the remote shows people where to swipe down so that they can reveal an info area.ĭefine new gestures only when it makes sense in your app. Provide clear feedback that shows people what happens when they make gestures in your app. Reinforce this link in your app by ensuring that you combine gestures with the focus experience in ways that are familiar to people, such as always moving focus in the same direction as the gesture. The focus experience forges a strong connection between people and the content they’re viewing. For guidance, see Gestures.īe consistent with the tvOS focus experience. Redefining or repurposing standard remote behaviors can cause confusion and add complexity to your experience. Unless people are actively playing a game, they expect the remote to behave in standard ways in every app they use. Prefer using standard gestures to perform standard actions.

In addition to several specific buttons, the Siri Remote combines a clickpad and touch surface to support familiar gestures like swipe and press that people use to navigate tvOS apps, browse channels and content, play and pause media, and make selections.

The Siri Remote is the primary input method for Apple TV, helping people feel connected to onscreen content from across the room.

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