tvOS 18 Screensaver Control Change

[IT Troll]

Prior to tvOS 18, pressing up during the aerial screensaver would display the location info. Now this takes you into the screensaver switcher. To display the location info in tvOS 18, you now have to lightly touch (but not press) the centre button. Does anyone know how to achieve this with a non-Apple remote. e.g. Harmony?

You still use right/left to skip forwards/backwards through locations which also displays the location info. Just not as elegant and the old up function.

 

[-Gonzo-]

To display the location info in tvOS 18, you now have to lightly touch (but not press) the centre button.

This is nothing new, it’s always functioned that way.

 

[IT Troll]

This is nothing new, it’s always functioned that way.

Ah fair enough, I only found it after googling, trouble is that is the only method now, which is no good for non-Apple remotes.

 

[liz just]

Since we have disabled touch on the remote and we have been using the up arrow to check the locations on whichever remote we use it is a problem for us that the up arrow has been disabled.

 

[IT Troll]

This function has been restored! It is now assigned to the down button as up is still used to change the screensaver.