Yes it’s adjusted to the lowest sensitivity which does nothing for accidental nudges or fart wind. Both still frak up my show more often than I like.
This. I love the Siri Remote, and its what I use 99% of the time, but I'd like it a lot less if it didn't have a silicone case and a tail. I have a Griffin SurvivorPlay case for it that is sadly long since discontinued. It's miles better than the no-name $10 silicone cases on Amazon. And I have Apple's Remote Loop (wrist strap) on it, which I never use as a wrist strap, to give it a tail. It makes it easier to orient in the hand without looking, and also helps to find it when it tries to hide between couch cushions.
My TV remote has dedicated buttons Vudu, Netflix, Amazon, Xumo (which I've never even heard of), Crackle, and iHeartRadio. You know what it doesn't have dedicated buttons for? Freaking HDMI 1 to 4. I have to hit "Input" and then scroll through a list of choices to select one of the inputs the TV has. It's freaking annoying. Fortunately, I rarely resort to the TV's remote, as I can do everything I need with the Siri Remote.
The Apple TV remote (sorry, "Siri remote") is objectively rubbish, as anyone who's ever touched it (esp. while a video is playing) will attest to. It's right up there with the "hockey puck mouse" and the unchargeable-while-using "turtle mouse." Siri remote's lack of a mute key is telling and the brittle glass on mine shattered after sustaining a massive 18" fall onto a wood floor. Form over function.
Last week Apple removed the Apple TV Remote app from the App Store, given that the app's functionality has been baked into the Control Center on iPhone and iPad since iOS 11. Following the Remote app's discontinuation, a former Apple engineer took to Twitter to share some interesting details about the app's original development.
Alan Cannistraro writes that he began writing the app in 2006 before he even saw the first iPhone user interface, and instead used his own UI elements to begin with. The former designer explains that the Remote app was Apple's first production app that the App Store team used to "test their upload flow" to the Store, and while it only shipped with iTunes and Apple TV controls, early prototypes were a lot more functional.
Another prototype Cannistraro designed in 2009 turned the iPhone's touchscreen surface into a computer mouse, and also offered a way for Mac users to "interact with photos, applications (the original TouchBar) and screensavers."
Cannistraro says he showed the app to then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who was so impressed with the way it let you control the Apple TV with swipes and gestures that he wanted the next hardware Apple TV remote to work similarly.
On reflection, Cannistraro says he believes the "ultimate vision" for Remote still hasn't been realized, and that smart home control remains a "disjointed experience" on any ecosystem. "HomeKit and Alexa are getting us closer," he says, "but there is still much to do to make the rooms we live in into elegant, ambient, intelligent experiences. Working on it."
You can check out Cannistraro's TV Remote app comments in full using this Thread reader link.
Article Link: Apple TV Remote App Inspired Steve Jobs to Make Original Siri Remote
this is my case...in red. works well. cheap.
No you don't. Rotate the remote 180º, and everything is the same.
I found a perfect case for mine on Amazon and before that I had a pop socket on it. But the case is great! It’s silicone so It won’t slide around and hides the bottom so you won’t miss handle the wrong side.
You disagreed with what I posted but you had to wrap your Remote in a silicone casing to make it less slippery and shoehorn a tail to it which helps you with your orientation. Hilarious 😆
hahah, it does sound sarcastic
I have that case. In red as well. It’s not as nice as the Griffin. The Griffin has a rounded bottom, which not only fits the hand better, but holds it up off the table, and puts the edges even higher, making it much easier to pick up. It’s also molded out of solid silicone - a lot of the other cases are sort of hollow, counting on air and springiness, which make them more squishy, while the Griffin is more solid.
