{"id":199806,"date":"2026-04-10T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=199806"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:38:02","slug":"how-to-remove-the-remote-app-from-iphone-or-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/how-to-remove-the-remote-app-from-iphone-or-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove the Remote app from iPhone or iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can’t fully stop your iPhone or iPad from working as your Apple TV remote. But here are some steps you can take.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"iPhone <\/p>\n

For starters, every Apple TV comes with a physical Siri Remote. In addition, you can use your iPhone or iPad<\/a>, or that of a person added to your Apple TV<\/a>, as a remote to do pretty much everything the physical Apple TV remote can do.<\/p>\n

If you don’t want to use an iPhone or iPad as a remote, you can deregister it in Apple TV remote settings and then forget about using the Remote in iOS Control Center.<\/p>\n

Deregister your iPhone or iPad as the Apple TV remote<\/h2>\n
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  1. Open the Settings app<\/strong> on your Apple TV.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Remotes and Devices<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Select Remote App and Devices<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Select your or a family member’s iPhone or iPad.<\/li>\n
  5. Click Forget This Device<\/strong>, followed by Remove<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Removing <\/p>\n

    Ideally, the iPhone or iPad should no longer work as a remote to control this Apple TV. However, in my tests, I found that even after removing my iPhone and iPad by following the above steps, I could still open the Remote app from iOS Control Center, and it would connect to my Apple TV to function as a remote. So, to stop this, your best bet is to remove the Remote app icon.<\/p>\n

    Remove Apple TV Remote from iOS Control Center<\/h2>\n

    The Apple TV Remove app is not available as a traditional app on iPhone or iPad. As a result, you won’t find it on the Home Screen, App Library, iPhone Storage settings, or other places from where you could uninstall it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The Remote app is only available as an iOS Control Center button<\/a>, Lock Screen button<\/a>, and Shortcuts app action. So, remove them from these places if you have them added. Here are the steps for Control Center:<\/p>\n

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    1. Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPad and tap the plus button<\/strong> (+) at the top to enter editing mode.<\/li>\n
    2. Tap the minus button<\/strong> for the Remote<\/strong> to remove it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"Removing <\/p>\n

      Stop getting Apple TV keyboard notifications on iPhone<\/h2>\n

      In case you don’t want to get Apple TV Keyboard Input notification on your iPhone or iPad<\/a> every time you begin typing something on your Apple TV, then go to iOS Settings<\/strong> > Notifications<\/strong> > Apple TV Keyboard<\/strong> and turn off Allow Notifications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      \"Turning <\/p>\n

      Stop seeing Apple TV playback controls on iPhone or iPad Lock Screen<\/h2>\n
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      There is no way to stop seeing what’s playing on your Apple TV on your iPhone or iPad Lock Screen unless:<\/p>\n