iOS Control Center Remote Volume Unreliable After 16.2

[purdnost]

My wife and I use the iOS and iPadOS Control Center remote to control our Apple TV. Since upgrading to iOS, iPadOS and tvOS to the latest version, volume control rarely works (the volume buttons usually only adjust the iPhone or iPad device volume).

Has anyone else experienced this? Any fixes? Wait until the next update?

 

[waw74]

I don't usually use the iOS remote, and not home so can't check
but one thing to check, make sure the aTV is still set to use HDMI to control the volume, if not, you can't use iOS to adjust the volume. It's possible the aTV changed some settings when it did the upgrade.
Quick way to check is to cover the Siri Remote with a blanket or pillow and see if it still controls volume.

 

[purdnost]

I don't usually use the iOS remote, and not home so can't check
but one thing to check, make sure the aTV is still set to use HDMI to control the volume, if not, you can't use iOS to adjust the volume. It's possible the aTV changed some settings when it did the upgrade.
Quick way to check is to cover the Siri Remote with a blanket or pillow and see if it still controls volume.

The crazy thing is, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. If I use the volume controls from the Lock Screen, it works every time. I just checked my Apple TV settings and the home theater control setting is set to volume control auto via HDMI (receiver). Hopefully the bugs get worked out soon!

 

[purdnost]

I’ll use the Control Center remote to start adjusting the volume, which works, and then it’ll start adjusting my device’s volume. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Additional info: I’d adjusting the volume on my Bose TV speaker using the eARC/ARC port on my TV.

 

[purdnost]

Funny how this issue seems to occur immediately after tvOS software updates, but then it resolves itself within a few days, as was the case with me, and in times past.