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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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It is supposed to be a left or right tap on the click wheel. That said, YouTube may have broke it (and perhaps sell it back as a premium-only feature)
“Apple exec puts foot in mouth, gets told to eat sh*t” 🤦🏼♂️
You are talking about your kids but adults aren’t any different. I remember when I was a kid I used to find our remote and cordless phone in the weirdest of places. Fridge, shoe rack, safe etc. And it was always my mother.
to be fair, every apple product is a want
Nah, this is the sort of thing that slips out of Phil the Shill's mouth when he forgets to take his meds. It takes a lot of "courage" to say "can't innovate my ass" on a product that hasn't been updated in 4 years and it about to be left another 5 without another update.
Your username is very sadly inappropriate.
I don’t care to have it. I don’t lose remotes. They have a dedicated place to go. Do people really want it and willing to pay 30$ more for a remote. So basically 100$? I don’t.
those who do lose remotes a lot of the time because of kids need to get some kind of tray or basket for your coffee table that has all the remotes. Reteach your kids to put things away. You’ll be ok.
those who do lose remotes a lot of the time because of kids need to get some kind of tray or basket for your coffee table that has all the remotes. Reteach your kids to put things away. You’ll be ok.
You’re a model human being, aren’t you. You sure think so, at least.
Or in their rooms, or in the basement, or under our bed.
Use your iPhone appletv remote and carry that around instead? then You can use Siri to find it by asking “hey siri where are you?”.
I can see people complaining about losing the remote going old school bank pen style, where you had a chain attached to it so people/kids wouldn’t walk off with it.
Right. I've only misplaced mine a few times by doing something else laying the remote down then forgetting where I laid it down at. I just have to retrace my steps and bam! there it is. Otherwise it stays on a pedestal next to the recliner.
Yes, personal responsibility is such a terrible thing.
and I treat my keys and wallet the same way yet everyone seems to suddenly need airtags
I don't mean to be rude but it's a dumb and comical statement. Apple may make great products but they usually say things like we are all sheep. The only likable person at Apple is Craig Federighi and maybe John Ternus which is coincidentally only two respectable engineer executives at Apple while the rest is all marketing, strategy, policy that screw you up
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I don’t NEED this thing at all. How’s that math work for ya?
Let's be real, with the ground breaking components and extremely low price tag of the new Apple TV, the profit margins just couldn't accommodate including this in the remote.
Biggest problem now is the curved back , how do you attach an airtag to that ?
People: you don’t need Find My on your Apple TV remote because it generally never leaves whatever room your TV is in. Anything with an Air Tag is probably leaving your house. Are you so inept that you can’t keep track of an item within one room of your own home? Do you need Find My for your toilet paper too?
Then it’s a bit ironic that there’s a big ol’ TV remote shown in that AirTag couch ad.
I have even lost my car, I hope not to lose the Antonov if I buy one.