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Apple Removes 'Siri Remote' Mentions in tvOS 14.5 Beta, Changes 'Home' Button Name
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They need to ditch the remote in its current form. Have the remote in bed and go to pick it up and wind up hitting the tracking pad and it skips/pauses the movie or accidently bump it same thing.
Luckily I can use my Vizio tv remote to navigate the appletv.
Luckily I can use my Vizio tv remote to navigate the appletv.
Please update this hardware so I can buy it and move my 5th Gen to my dumb TV standing on one leg.
Ok, this isn’t just a dig at Siri, but whatever voice assistant that I try to use I either have to try multiple times or use a manual remote instead. Especially with songs when asking for them by name I seem to have a lot of problems. I tend to ask for either really old or very unpopular songs.
Until and unless accuracy gets to 99.99% I don’t want to have to depend on the voice assistant, no matter which one. And that ignores when I know the band and not the song name or vice-versa. Give me a physical remote that’s logically laid out and well marked.
Find My Remote will be a welcome feature. For anyone who has struggled with this issue, Amazon sell little silicone sleeves for apple remotes that add just enough bulk to keep it from disappearing into your couch. Happened to me all the time, bought a sleeve and it hasn’t happened since.
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LG's Wii-mote style TV remotes are already called Magic Remotes.
(Mine is horrendous.)
Ya why not right?
With the 3rd Gen. Apple TV defunct, Apple is now open to other names other than the "Siri remote". Its not nothing to do with falling in line with old name conversions.. Apple always says that just to make it sound better..
The name change could have come at any other time when the Apple TV 3rr gen was still sold by Apple.
Besides, if its just called "Apple TV Remote" we will start all banging up on Twitter away "It's confusing"
That's what generally happens right ?
With the 3rd Gen. Apple TV defunct, Apple is now open to other names other than the "Siri remote". Its not nothing to do with falling in line with old name conversions.. Apple always says that just to make it sound better..
The name change could have come at any other time when the Apple TV 3rr gen was still sold by Apple.
Besides, if its just called "Apple TV Remote" we will start all banging up on Twitter away "It's confusing"
That's what generally happens right ?
Im covinced that when it eventually ships it will be the most minimal hardware upgrade possible anyway. I'm talking same box, chip that shipped in an iPad a year ago and a slightly less terrible remote.
I've no idea how it takes a company with their resources so long to ship something like this.
Some of us don’t use Siri. Why would anyone have an always on, Internet connected microphone in their living room, knowing there are people listening in, and not knowing who they are, or how they make extra cash on the side? Completely baffles me, especially in a world where the “leading” democracies are becoming increasingly authoritarian.
Smart TVs suck. They’re the equivalent of an iMac: forcing you to get a new screen to upgrade your CPU when the new OS requires that. But worse: full of abandonware apps. I have a smart TV, but never use any of its smart features.
I actually got to use one of those remotes this week, it made me miss my Siri Remote