Our earlier edition Apple TV also works with the TV remote (dumb Philips TV) until it starts to act up. I don't have an iPhone. My partner does but one doesn't don't have to use it, as the Apple TV works fine on its own until it doesn't and I have to power cycle it. Apple made this quite annoying as it doesn't have a power button and I have to unplug the power cord every time. Also if you have content on a NAS the VLC app is crap and keeps buffering after a while if the content is mkv, something which Kodi never did.