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Monday, March 17th, 2025 1:40 PM

Can I set up a Gemini Air remote so that the Channel Up/Down button uses a Favorites list, rather than All channels?

I have a handicapped sister-in-law that lives with us, and she has a very difficult time with menus.  In fact, the reason I went with DirecTV was because the Gemini remotes have a number pad and channel button, which she can use.  But, the Channel Up/Down button scrolls through All channels, rather than the very short Favorites list I have set up for her, and that is very confusing to her.  How can I remedy this?

Community Support

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254.9K Messages

9 days ago

Unfortunately, no, but this is a great idea! We'll pass this along to determine the next steps.

 

In the meantime, try this workaround.

Using the Channel button with favorites on the DirecTV Stream Device | DIRECTV Community Forums Kesiah, DIRECTV Community Team

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3 days ago

I had DIRECTV satellite and was able to set  the favorite list to move up and down using the channel button. But streaming does not allow that. Would be good to have the same for streaming that was on satellite. 

ACE - Expert

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1.2K Messages

2 days ago

There are many differences between the satellite and streaming service, despite DTV implying on the web site that "by satellite" and "by internet" behave the same way.  And some of the less desirable behaviors (like this one) are things that have been requested to be changed for many years.  @DIRECTVhelp saying "this is a great idea", implying it has never been asked for before, is very disingenuous.  


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