Nobody at Apple has a tween living in the house? They can lose ANYTHING
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Apple Exec: New Apple TV Remote Doesn't Need Find My Because It's Thicker and Harder to Lose
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But it could’ve included the U1 chip which is already almost 2 years old
later he added: what kind of an a** hole loses a god damn remote anyway?
Well if you keep your backpack in the same room as your Apple TV like you would with the remote, you're actually correct. I have a feeling that's not the case, though, so...apples and oranges.
Nonsense. In the airtag promo video they showed old-school thick remotes lost in the couch void, too.
Also, first time Apple is bragging about the thickness of a device.
Also, first time Apple is bragging about the thickness of a device.
I already love my new remote, it’s much better than the older one. But this is BS. I think that Find My integration would be overkill as I don’t need to track my remote outside my house. But a little speaker triggered by iPhone/Apple Watch or Homepod would have been nice. It’s not a dealbreaker, but definitely a big miss by Apple
It's little pointless backwards steps like that that drive me crazy. I recently bought a new pair of Bluetooth headphones (same brand I had used for 6 years) and they don't let you rewind anymore by pressing and holding the previous/next buttons - they now only skip tracks. Like, wtf? What idiot decided that would be a good feature to remove? 😡
I’ll bet 99% of the people complaining on here about it, don’t have one connected to the TV remote, their satellite remote, their bedroom TV remote, ….
Think about it. Is it not obvious? Do you keep your bike and backpack in the same room all the time like you would a TV remote? No. Totally different.
I don't like the new remote nearly as much as the last one. Feels too big, having owned an Apple TV for as long as I have, having to learn where the buttons are is going to be a pain.
Poor argument. I lost my iPad down the side of my sofa once.
Title sounds like something from the Babylon Bee.
Received my new Apple TV and remote. Super easy to setup with my phone. The remote is a huge improvement. The two that I have with my older Apple 4K TV boxes are too small. They're likely fine for children or adults with kid-sized hands. The Mic button on the side will take a bit of getting used to. The on/off button is nice.
Also... no jaunty button labels on my remote.
Also... no jaunty button labels on my remote.
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I can only imagine what that Hermés AirTag Couch Cover must have run you...
Apple's PR spin in full force to rationalize things - thicker remotes means they won't get lost/Apple TV is a great value/11" iPads don't need good screens.
Absolutely not kidding. I was wrapping up my old Apple TV to give to my friend since I bought the new one. And one day before doing this I lost the remote. I have no idea where it is. I checked my couch it’s not there. The house swallowed it. My first comment about the new remote was hey it’s thicker hopefully I won’t lose it.
Ya I wish they wouldn’t have said anything what a brutal answer.
What, do some of you have layouts where the remote is hidden in another room or people who take the remote to random places in the house? LOL! I guess if you have young children this may be an issue if you don't secure the remote in a childproof location, but otherwise...
alright, first hair force one irritated me earlier this week with the whole "computer users are stupid so let's lock down macos like ios bc you're all idiots".
now "our remote is bigger so you wont lose it.
literally this is a person with their head in the sand, in one of the most moronic ways. but they're an executive of a trillion dollar company. and somehow their, objectively still small, remote is bereft of problems other remotes suffer from.
aka being lost.
smdh
now "our remote is bigger so you wont lose it.
literally this is a person with their head in the sand, in one of the most moronic ways. but they're an executive of a trillion dollar company. and somehow their, objectively still small, remote is bereft of problems other remotes suffer from.
aka being lost.
smdh
It's called putting it on a shelf / on top of the TV / etc. - somewhere out of their reach. AKA common sense
What a complete and total train wreck of a response