# Control ATV with Plex iOS App?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [June 28, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339 "2013-06-28T04:50:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![mazma75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mazma75](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mazma75)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/1 "2013-06-28T04:50:19Z")

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Is this possible? So used to starting media remotely on the MacMini (for the kids) via the PlexApp.

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**Author:** ![baa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/baa/32/2026_2.png) [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/2 "2013-06-28T06:55:37Z")

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I don't think that anybody looked into it. aTV comes with a remote... doesn't it? :-D

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**Author:** ![Ridley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ridley/32/297728_2.png) [@Ridley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ridley)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/3 "2013-06-28T07:23:46Z")

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Unfortunately, it isn't feasible to control PlexConnect remotely from a technical standpoint. It would, however, be possible for Plex to list AirPlay devices as remote video targets in other clients ("trampoline server" functionality), and it's a feature the dev team has looked into to some extent (though I'm not sure if it's being actively worked on at the moment).

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**Author:** ![mazma75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mazma75](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mazma75)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/4 "2013-06-28T14:34:24Z")

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> I don't think that anybody looked into it. aTV comes with a remote... doesn't it? :-D

It does, but thats of no use when its Saturday morning, the kids are running riot and you can remotely start a movie/cartoon to stop the mayhem from the comfort of your bed.

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**Author:** ![institute11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/institute11/32/5926_2.png) [@institute11](https://forums.plex.tv/u/institute11)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/5 "2013-06-28T14:38:59Z")

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How do you turn on the TV?

The funny thing is that if you were using home sharing and iTunes you could use the Remote App to do this (once the TV is on of course).

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**Author:** ![mazma75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mazma75](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mazma75)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/6 "2013-06-28T19:30:32Z")

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> How do you turn on the TV? The funny thing is that if you were using home sharing and iTunes you could use the Remote App to do this (once the TV is on of course).

Kids have got that down.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-atv-with-plex-ios-app/37339/7 "2019-12-20T23:37:14Z")

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