Remote buttons act as if I'm holding them down?

I can't navigate my Apple TV without a computer right now. Pressing a button on the remote once acts as if I was holding it, up until I press it again. So pressing down once takes me to the bottom of the menu.If I do the same with the select button, it just picks up the icon. I just got this Apple TV a week ago and haven't found a single thing relevant to my problem. Help would be appreciated.
(And I'm totally not sure if this goes here. Still, I'd like to know if I have to return it.)

If you have a MacBook with an easily removeable battery, try the following -
Shut down the MacBook.
Remove the battery. Examine it for signs of swelling. If any are found, replace the battery.
Connect the MacBook to its AC power adapter.
Start up the MacBook again.
Test for issues with the trackpad.
If the issue with the trackpad goes away, again replace the battery
A number of older portable batteries have had problems with expansion which often causes them to interfere with the keyboard or trackpad.
Best of luck.

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Help!!! My inbuilt trackpad is acting as if im always holding it down. Please help!

If you have a MacBook with an easily removeable battery, try the following -
Shut down the MacBook.
Remove the battery. Examine it for signs of swelling. If any are found, replace the battery.
Connect the MacBook to its AC power adapter.
Start up the MacBook again.
Test for issues with the trackpad.
If the issue with the trackpad goes away, again replace the battery
A number of older portable batteries have had problems with expansion which often causes them to interfere with the keyboard or trackpad.
Best of luck.

My ipod touch 4th generation will not turn on and i dont know why. It just wont turn on at all. I try to press all of the buttons and hold them down for awhile and it still wont turn on. This all happened after i sent a video that was 1 minute long. HELP!

Im having issues! Its terrible. I press and hold the buttons.....it wont turn on. i need help because i dont want it to crash and lose all of my information on this ipod. I NEED HELP! WHATEVER ADVICE YOU HAVE WILL BE HELPFUL!

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

On my IPAD I have two games apps stuck on waiting, in the apps store they say installing. I cannot delete them or get them to install, the icons do not have crosses on them if I hold them down. I have reset the ipad and can still load other apps.

Have tried other suggestions on the community but none seem to work. This is the only apple unit I have I do not have laptop or ipod. Any suggestions

Well, typically one of the fixes that I would suggest is to try to delete the waiting icons. WIFi in a public places like McDonalds, Starbucks, B&N, etc. is not the greatest and I would avoid those places for downloading and updating apps. But I do realize that not everybody has access to Wifi in their homes.
These are all things that have worked at one time or another for other users. Hopefull one of them will work for you. Just ignore whatever does not apply or anything that you have already tried.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast .... if you have a download in there that did not finish, complete that one first. Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem.
If that doesn't work - sign out of your account, restart the iPad and then sign in again.
Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Go back to Settings>iTunes & App Store>Sign in and then try to update again. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.
You can also try deleting the waiting icons - tap and hold down on an icon until it wiggles - the tap the X on the icon to delete it. Then try to download again.
You can try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your app preferences and device settings again.
If all else fails, download the updates or the apps in iTunes on your computer and then sync the content to your iPad.

Deleting applications by holding them down does not work

They cannot be removed even from another device that I used to restore the account (iCloud), thus it means that there must be something in the settings or a configuration problem. Any suggestions? Deleting the applications is possible via iTunes, but it is a workaround, not a solution to the actual annoance.
The original phone that had the problem is iPhone 4S and after recovery the same issue presents itself on an iPhone 4.

Ok. The original title is a bit of a misnomer. What I mean that there is a way to remove applications by holding the icon down on iPhone and to wait for the X to appear on top right side. Applications can be moved around and arranged into groups, but the icon does not appear.
With my other Apple ID and all other devices this works as it should. On my wife's account this doesn't.

Why don't my bluetooth keys repeat when I hold them down?

Although I have the System Preference for keyboards set for "Fast" repeating, my letter keys don't seem to repeat in any text program. Is there something I can do to fix that?
The backspace key and spacebar repeat just fine. Strange.

sarahgarzon,
log in as your administrative user and open Terminal. Run the following commands inside of the Terminal window:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
exit
After running these commands, quit Terminal and log out. When you log back in again (as any user), the key repeat will be active.

CK 7W with N73 & Remote Button voice dialling

Hi wonder if any one can help me ,I have the ck 7w car kit and a n73 when I connect the phone to the ck 7w via blue tooth I can use the remote button to activate voice dialling and every think works as it should do. BUT if I connect it using the supplied cable to the pop port when I press the remote button it doesn’t activate the voice dialling just gives out a bump sound in the speaker .The phone works in every other aspect with the kit attached via the pop port .I bought the ck 7w to use the cable and a holder as I was fed up with my ear type blue tooth dropping out with the phone and while I know the phone works correctly with the ck 7w via blue tooth I didn’t want to use this option and stay within the law as best as possible by not touching the phone while driving. Hope its something simple and not that the kit doesn’t work with the cable would be so disappointed as it’s a nokia product.
Thanks in advance
Regards Malcolm

Sorry perhaps my post was unclear.
The problem was fixed - by changing the phone.
The car kit was fine and not touched, the phone was changed for a different phone and it works well.
Shunts...
I will mostly be communicating with a Nokia E72 Zodium Black
Nokia E72-1 with Vr 051.018.207.04 Software
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TA44551 My 1-year ipod nano locked up and would not start overnight. The on/off button will not work and stopped holding charge. No water damage, no fall, nothing unusual. I restored it (twice) but it will still not hold charge and on/off does not work.

My 1-year ipod nano locked up and would not start overnight. The on/off button will not work and stopped holding charge. No water damage, no fall, nothing unusual. I restored it (twice) but it will still not hold charge and on/off does not work. I tried to restore it again and charged it in three different locations with different cables. etc but nothing. Suggestions?

- After charging for 1/2 hour or so, does iTunes see the iPod? If yes, restore the iPod from backup.
- If no, se if placing the iPod in recovery mode will make it visible so you can restore the iPod. For recovery mode see:
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IPod nano gen 4 forward button won't work, and the hold switch won't either. I've tried restoring it and it didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions?

The forward button won't work and the hold switch doesn't either. I tried restoring it, but that didn't work.

Restore to factory settings.new iPod if you have not yet already. If still problem time for an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

Cannot find the Remote button in iTunes

A have an iPhone 5S and a MacBook Pro and have tried several times this year to set up the Remote app to no avail.
I have read all the discussion posts regarding fixing this issue but still cannot generate the elusive Remote button.
At this moment I am sitting 3 feet away from my wifi router and listening to iTunes radio.
My 5S is on the table next to my MacBook.
Both devices are connected to the same wifi network.
The Remote app is on and displaying the generated 4-digit key.
Home sharing is turned on on the computer.
Under iTunes>Preferences>Devices it states "iTunes is not paired with any devices".
No Remote button is seen. - Here's a question that no one has answered: Where on the screen would you see this supposed Remote button?
Is it at the top left of the screen? Top right? Lower right? Is it a large icon in the middle of the screen?
If it was there, where would I see it? In the sidebar? Under file/edit/view etc.?
Well, it's only been about 8 months since I first tried this. Maybe in another 8 months I'll get it. If not, Cest la vie!

Like everyone else here, I have spent hours trying to figure this out, looking for the Devices category in the Sidebar and then Remote. Nothing worked, until I finally figured it out. I think this method is foolproof...:-)
1. Open iTunes and make sure it is connected to your home network.
2. Go to "View" on the top bar and then "Show Sidebar". You should see Music, Films, etc, BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE ANY 'DEVICES', not just yet.
3. Now, go to your iPad/iPhone, make sure it is connected to the SAME home network. Open the Remote app on your iPad/iPhone.
4. Go to 'Add an iTunes Library'. You will get a four-digit code
5. Now, look at the sidebar. Now suddenly you will you see your iPad, under the newly-appeared 'Device' category, listed as "(Name's) iPad"
6. Click on this new iPad icon in the sidebar. Four boxes appear in iTunes for you to enter the code from the iPad
Done!
The mystery is that your iPad/iPhone does not appear in Devices UNTIL you 'ping' iTunes requesting to control it remotely.
I also had firewall problems with McAffee. If the above doesn't work, TURN OFF all your firewalls and try again. If that solves the problem, you need to open a port on Mcaffee for access from devices on your network.

When receiving an call waiting can't push the hold and answer button.Because: it will put on hold the first caller, answer to the second, but you can't hear the second until you end the first call !!! Anyone has the same problem ? Did anyone know why ?

When receiving an call waiting can't push the hold and answer button.Because: it will put on hold the first caller, answer to the second, but you can't hear the second until you end the first call !!! Anyone has the same problem ? Did anyone know why ?

Contact iTunes Customer Service and request assistance
Use this Link > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact

'Remote' Button not visible in Mac iTunes 12.1

My Remote app on iPhone 6 (iOS 8.2) suddenly stopped working with my Macbook Pro (mid 2012, Yosemite 10.10.2) and iTunes 12.1. The documentation points to a Remote button in iTunes 12.1 that isn't there.
In the Remote app, my Mac's iTunes library was greyed out for 2 days, so I deleted the connection, and tried to start over. The app creates a 4 digit code, and says "to add an iTunes library, open iTunes on your computer and choose Remote from the tab bar." But when I open iTunes and look at the tab bar (music, movie, TV and phone icons in upper left) I don't see a Remote button. When I select the phone icon, I get a drop down menu, but there is no Remote button visible (I presume I'm looking for the blue circle with the right arrow).
I can reach my 3 Airports from iTunes on my Mac, but have lost the ability to control anything from my iPhone. I want to know how to find the Remote button in iTunes 12.1, so I can add my Mac's iTunes library to my iPhone Remote app.
Cold re-boots on both devices didn't help, and I unfortunately don't know if this happened after iOS 8.2 update, or iTunes 12.1 update, as I hadn't used the app in a month or so. Sharing is turned on for both devices.

PS Reinstalled Remote app, with no luck. Also reset my router. I've done this setup (iOS Remote app->Mac iTunes) before; it's simply not working anymore.

Remote Button does not appear in iTunes 11

Any ideas on how to get the remote button to appear?
I'm running iTunes 11.1.3 (8) on an iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with OS X 10.9.
I've changed my Sharing Preferences to "Share my library on my local network" and "Home Sharing computers and devices update play counts".
I think I know where to look for it: right next to the iTunes button, where an iPad button would appear if you were to plug one in.
I've clicked "View > Show sidebar"; there is no remote button on the list.
I've turned iTunes off and on again on the desktop.
I've turned Remote off and on again on the device.
I've rebooted both the desktop and the device.
Still no remote button!

Hi Scott,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. The Remote app does not appear in the iTunes library; instead, the iTunes library appears in the Remote app which you can then use to manipulate that library. This article has some information that might help:
About Remote app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1947
This page also has some additional information:
Apple - Apps - Remote
http://www.apple.com/apps/remote/
Cheers,
- Ari

Where is the remote button located in iTunes 11 to input the 4 digit code given by the Remote App?

Under the help section for connecting the Apple Remote App for the iPhone to an iTunes library, it says to open iTunes and click on the "remote button." I have looked everywhere and cannot seem to find it. Does anyone know where it is?

I got the same issue and found that the home sharing could work in windows...
After some research........after configure the network settings of below.....It's work for me !!!
Check the Network
A general rule to fix the network problem is to restart your home network router. If the problem remains, you can try switch IP4 to IP6. To do so: Open Control Panel > Choose Network and Internet > Select the View network status and tasks under the Network and Sharing Center section > Choose your active network connection > Click the Properties button > If Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) is checked, uncheck it, then click OK > Restart iTunes and check if iTunes Home Sharing will work.

Where is the remote button located in iTunes?

Hello Community,
I updated both the Remote app and iTunes to the most recent iTunes 11. When I got to enter my Passcode to add my iTunes library it prompts me to "open iTunes on your computer and selct "yourdevice" from the Devices list. I go into iTunes but can't seem to know where to go. Where would the remote button be located?
In iTunes Help center directions are as stated:
"Pair Remote with an iTunes library
1.Tap Remote on your device’s Home screen.
2.Tap Add an iTunes Library.A 4-digit code appears.
3.Open iTunes on your computer and click the Remote button .
4.Type the 4-digit code in the iTunes window.iTunes pairs the library on your computer with the Remote app on your device."
If you can help please direct me in the easiest way possible. Thanks!

Still no answer to this important question, nearly a year after it was posted? WHERE IS THE REMOTE BUTTON that we are supposed to pair Remote app on the iPhone with? Here's what the help file says in French :
Jumeler Remote avec une bibliothèque iTunes
1. Touchez Remote sur l’écran d’accueil de votre appareil.
2. Touchez Ajouter une bibliothèque iTunes.Un code à 4 chiffres apparaît.
3. Ouvrez iTunes sur votre ordinateur, puis cliquez sur le bouton Remote .
4. Tapez le code à 4 chiffres dans la fenêtre iTunes.iTunes jumelle la bibliothèque de votre ordinateur avec l’app Remote de votre appareil.
NO REMOTE BUTTON ANYWHERE IN ITUNES THAT I CAN SEE... HELP!

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