Google TV IR blaster not working after latest firmware update.

by Iamananomoly

Anyone else experiencing this? I bought a second remote thinking that maybe the first one broke. Got the new one today. Paired it. It said an update was available. I didnt update it, and set up the IR buttons. All the buttons worked first try. Now none of them do, and the firmware says its up to date.

I checked with my camera and sure enough the IR blaster does nothing with the volume buttons. The power button just shoots a straight beam with no flashes at all so clearly its not a connection issue.

So i thought I would check the old remote. Same exact thing.

If anyone else is experiencing this or has a fix I sure would like to hear it.

Edit: just got home from work. My wife tried to use the tv and now the only working buttons on either remote are the voice buttons. Back, home, netflix, etc... None of them work. I dont know what is going on but its driving me crazy.

inquirer

When did you get an update?

drewski3420

Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again

GetVladimir

Yup, same here. It seems to be an issue from the Google TV itself actually, not the remote.

A factory reset fixed it for me, but I had to setup everything from the beginning.

If you just want to give it a try, you can disable HDMI-CEC from the Google TV settings and the IR on the remote will start working again. But it won't fix the YouTube and Netflix buttons until you factory reset it.

If you can't reach the factory reset menu with the remote, you can either install the Android TV remote app on your phone and try.

Alternatively, you can press and hold the small button on the Google TV itself for about 30 seconds until it starts to flash and factory reset it