actions rotor does not work in tv os14

By Troy, 31 October, 2020

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tvOS and Apple TV Apps

Subject says it all, I can not close apps on my apple tv because as of tv os14 I can't get the actions rotor to work. I flick up and down on the actions rotor but nothing happens no matter what navigation method I use. Anybody else having this issue?
Still shaking my head of what apple has done as far as the accessibility goes declining on the apple tv.

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By Missy Hoppe on Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 23:01

I am seriously underwhelmed by TV OS 14, and your issue was one of my biggest issues with it. I have found, however, that it is possible to close apps with a bit of fiddling around. As you've pointed out, very correctly, the roter is virtually broken. If you get it to say actions, though, and then do a 2 finger tripple tap, VO *should* say "exploration mode." When it does, you should be able to flick up to close apps. I also found that in this exploration mode, you can move the roter to something that says syncronized focus. Flick up or down to make sure that this is on. It doesn't help much, but it seems to help a little. I also wennt into VO settings and made sure that the mode was not set on direct touch. I'm not remembering the options off the top of my head, but I think you want to change that to "follow focus." Again, it doesn't help much, but it makes things at least a little less frustrating. Also, once you're done closing apps, be sure to 2 finger triple tap again to get back into navigation mode. Otherwise, things will not work at all as expected. Best of luck, and I hope this helps you out, at least a little bit.

Thanks for the info, that worked but what a Pain in the you know what. I shouldn't have to perform all these gestures just to do one thing. I'm really starting to see the day where apple tv isn't going to be accessible at all because it doesn't seem like apple puts a lot of effort into it focusing more on their iDevices instead. That's just my oppinion though.