Hi there I have lost the remote to my Apple TV so I am setting it up on my phone. But when I try use my phone as a remote it says I need to enter a code into the Apple TV for it to work. I don’t have a remote for my Apple TV so I can’t do that

Identify your Apple TV model - Apple Support

The Apple TV (3rd generation) may need a functional remote to set up the Apple TV Remote widget in Control Center.

For the Apple TV (3rd generation), your options are:

• buy a replacement Apple Remote (aluminum);
• temporarily borrow an Apple Remote (aluminum) to help set up the software remote;
• restore the Apple TV and connect a wireless keyboard to help set up the software remote;
• restore the Apple TV and connect the CiderTV Mac app to help set up the software remote.