Macos hdmi connected TV sound management problem

How to solve macos hdmi sound control problem

So I got my Mac Mini M4 from Amazon for £500 and started using it. I had so many problems with the shortcuts I normally use even Ctrl+A wasn’t working, I had to use Win+A, and many other shortcuts were different. One of the biggest problems was using the sound keys on the keyboard. On Linux they worked fine: sound up and down controlled the output volume. But on macOS it didn’t work. Very strange policy Apple has macOS doesn’t allow the user to control end devices connected through HDMI. ...

November 21, 2025 · 1 min · Özkan Pakdil