Launch AppleTV Remote App

[jahubner (Joseph Hubner)]

Does anyone know the script syntax to add to a button to launch the Apple TV Remote App? I built a button and added the following script to it but it does not work:

App.OpenUri("remote://);

If I change remote to music it launches Apple Music just fine

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

There was a discussion about this on reddit. It actually looks like they may have removed this capability from the app, assuming info.plist shared by 1 user is accurate.

r/crestron - New Apple TV remote app.

[LJR]

If these sources of info can be trusted, it would seem it’s being added back as “tvremote://” in iOS v16 (requiring the separate TV Remote App):

1. Apple TV Remote App Makes a Comeback in iOS 16 - iPhone in Canada | Canada News Media
2. Complete List of iOS URL Schemes for Apple Apps and Services (Always-Updated) | by Justin Meyers | Medium

[LJR]

Here’s another workaround:

Running Shortcuts from within THR on iOS

Came across an older article in the community. Looks like it won’t work unless 3D Touch is supported on the device (unless something has since changed). Edit: Just tried it and it does work on the iPad Pro at least. While the use of scripts is now poopooed, this will do the trick: App.OpenURIshortcuts://run-shortcut?name=shortcut_name My intent was to find a workaround for absent AppleTV support in THR and have more robust control than can be offered via IR. In this use case, I created an …