Does this work with MacOS 14.4 (ARM) and 1.1.1 or 1.1.3?

[dclive]

I can't get either latest versions working with a MM2 Pro 16/500 with MacOS 14.4, trying to connect to an AppleTV 4k 3rd Gen (one before the latest). I can see the list of AppleTV's in the house, the IP addresses are correct, but clicking on the AppleTV in the current room (and ... I can confirm it's the right AppleTV with the right name with the right IP) never brings up a connection prompt (PIN code) on the AppleTV.

The AppleTV in question is on 17.4 (21L227).

Does this still work in 2024?

[dclive]

After a quick AppleTV reboot, the first attempt after the reboot shows the PIN on the AppleTV screen, but then keying in the PIN in the app does nothing. (Several times.).

After a few minutes the AppleTV PIN 'screen' times out and goes away.

Subsequent attempts to select that AppleTV do not result in the PIN appearing on the screen again.

[dclive]

Anyone?

[Kylesare57]

my apple tv won't even show a code on 1.1.3

[Kylesare57]

my apple tv won't even show a code 1.1.1 works for me. 13" macbook pro base M2. MacOS 16.4 4K apple TV A2843 tvOS 17.4

[sejmann]

I have an M3 Mac running macOS 14.4.1. My ATV 4k 2nd gen (A2843) is running tvOS 17.4 (21L227.) I tried atv-desktop-remote 1.1.3 arm64 and then 1.1.1 x86 and finally 1.1.1 arm64. None would pair.

...Until I realized that my Apple TV had Require Password set to On under Settings>AirPlay and HomeKit>Allow Access. I have no recollection of turning that on, and it didn't seem to actually require the password from Apple devices using native Control Center remote.

The password was pre-populated with a 6 digit random number. I turned off Require Password and then I was able to successfully pair atv-desktop-remote. Maybe Apple turned it on by default at some point?

I discovered this while testing the Airflow app (which streams arbitrary videos to ATV/Chromecast -- and instead of prompting for onscreen pairing code, it asked for the ATV Password, so apparently their app can tell that a password is needed rather than the pairing code. I don't know of pyatv supports this.)