Having only seven buttons to configure this is very useful. Put in another way – one button can act in different ways based on the context in the user interface. This basically means, that You can have a button work one way if you are in one menu and have the same button act in another way in some other menu. One of the features that makes kodi extremely flexible is that you can create keymaps. Here is a complete list of Kodi keyboard commands Second step – create kodi keymap Below is how I mapped the Apple tv remote buttons. One important thing to know about flirc is that it just records keybord commands. First step – configure the remote to work with flirc – pairing buttons If You need to know more about kodi, please visit their wiki. If You need any information about how to configure flirc, please visit their website. I will not go into details of how to use flirc or kodi – but will focus on the procedure you need to go through. Apple remote (I prefer the 3rd gen because of the 7 buttons).The price is also very attractive compared to other remotes like Logitech Harmony

The apple tv remote (3rd gen.) has a simple and very nice aluminum design with just a few simple buttons used to navigate. And somehow that lead me into wanting to use an apple tv remote along with kodi. I wanted a remote of good qaility, nice design and not too expensive. For just navigating kodi I started to search for a more simple remote. On most of the tv manufacturers remote controls, the arrow and media buttons are in the bottom region of the remote. On of the advantages with Kodi is that it works with HDMI cec, wich basically means that You can use Your regular tv remote since all button input signals will be transfered using Your HDMI cable – nice. I have become a big fan of both kodi and Raspberry Pi.

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