Carter Hobson Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Hey there, I am looking to integrate an Apple TV into my Control4 system. I have a gen4 Apple TV HD. I have heard there have been issues with the IP integration because of non-matching email addresses and Apple Home stuff. What are the major differences between the "Gen 1-3" IP driver and the "Gen 4 and 4k" driver? Worst case scenario I can use IR but that is not ideal. Also does the process for integration vary between the two? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Use the apple bridge driver. That is the correct integration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 if you want 99% reliability use the ir driver. If you want voice control with the halo remotes use the gen 4 driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 The Geh 1-3 IP driver only works via IP on older Apple TVs, if they are Gen4 or 4k then it can only be used for IR control. As others have said, use the Gen 4 driver if you want the best functionality, it has been pretty reliable for me as of late...however IR is bulletproof if you don't need voice control and as long as the IR doesn't fall off the box or the cable come loose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 Thanks for the feedback! For using the newer IP Driver, does the Control4 account have to be on the same email as the Apple ID? I've heard of a few issues with this, as it goes through HomeKit. Just wondering the limitations during set up for this option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 apple tv and you need another apple device (iphone, iPad) on the same iCloud account with the Control4 app loaded on that device. I don't believe the Control4 account needs to use the same email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Control4 does not need to be on the same email as the AppleID. I use one AppleID for 2 systems on 2 different control4 systems (with 2 different Control4 email addresses). I have used the Apple Bridge driver since it came out (a good few years ago) and it has been flawless for me (2 houses and 8 or 9 Apple TVs) with one exception where a driver update broke things and I needed to reinstall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 For the Apple Bridge Integration, does the Apple TV require a static IP address? Or does it always identify through HomeKit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 3 minutes ago, Carter Hobson said: For the Apple Bridge Integration, does the Apple TV require a static IP address? Or does it always identify through HomeKit? It identifies via the c4 app and integrates via homekit. No static IP is needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 Has anyone had the issue where when you go to enable the Apple TV integration via the app it says "unable to complete integration"? I'm unsure why this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Yes I've seen that multiple times. Seems if you try a 2nd time it works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I have seen this if you have the Apple bridge driver installed but not an Apple TV driver. I've also seen this when the Apple home app is not installed on the phone or wayne. The Apple ID on the phone is not the same as on the Apple TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Hobson Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 Seems to have worked when I tried again later! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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