New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box

[MacRumors]

The new Apple TV 4K introduced today ships without a charging cable for the Siri Remote, forcing customers who need one to purchase one separately. Previous models of the Apple TV included a Lightning cable in the box for charging the remote.

The new version of the Siri Remote announced today is equipped with a USB-C port for charging instead of Lightning, but there is no USB-C cable included in the box with the new Apple TV 4K. Apple also no longer includes a charging cable with the Siri Remote when purchased separately for $59 through its online store.

Apple today began selling a one-meter USB-C cable with a woven design for $19.

Apple stopped including a charger with the iPhone 12 and newer and touted the environmental benefits of the decision. However, iPhones still ship with a Lightning to USB-C cable so that the device can at least be charged with a Mac or other device, whereas the Siri Remote now ships without any included charging accessory.

The new Apple TV 4K is available to order beginning today and launches Friday, November 4 in the U.S. and more than 30 other countries. Key new features include the A15 Bionic chip, HDR10+ support, a lower $129 starting price, up to 128GB of storage, a thinner and lighter design without a fan, and the updated Siri Remote.

Update: Apple is still including the cable in Brazil, a country that fined the company for no longer including a charger with iPhones.

(Thanks, Dan Bratt!)

Article Link: New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box

 

[Digital Skunk]

Greedy. Stingy.

 

[Antes]

No biggie, not like your going to be charging this thing often.
- and meant to add: and most of us have USB-C’s everywhere at this point.
deng my bad lol

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

"for the environment"

 

[belvdr]

No biggie, not like your going to be charging this thing often.

Since it's a rechargeable remote, buyers are going to need one.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

It should have been included. But Apple is doing it for the enviorment. Brazil or France is not going to be happy about this one.

 

[corksta]

I’ve seen a lot of courage today.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I am a buyer and will not need it.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

I was expecting a new kind of AppleTV. Let's see what this one can do.
Also expecting new HomePods, hopefully one with a display, so I could use it for HomeKit.

 

[Saturn1217]

This should be illegal. Brazil has it right.

 

[joshwithachance]

I can understand no AC adapters, but not even the cable REQUIRED to charge the thing...?

 

[Mat.Rynio]

Waiting for an iPhone without cable...

 

[Beautiful Opinion]

No biggie, not like your going to be charging this thing often.

This is the kind of attitude I’m sick of on this site. Making stupid excuses for bad behaviour in the most thoughtless way.

 

[BornAgainMac]

"for the environment"

Yeah, they shouldn't even include the power cable or the Apple TV or any Apple stickers. The most recyclable product is the one that never ships.

 

[Jimmy_Banks]

The greed is getting to unprecedented levels.

Time for a new CEO who values his customers investment in Apple's ecosystem, instead of taking it for granted.

 

[Royksöpp]

So they change the port and don't include a cable that supports it? Not cool.

 

[dadiy]

I’m struggling to see what I’d gain by upgrading.

 

[Wildkraut]

A TV remote that requires a charging cable.
smh!

Isn’t that the perfect candidate for wireless charging, Apple?!

Seems like they can’t innovate anymore.

 

[Fruit Stand]

I mean it's USB-C, if you get an Apple TV with a USB-C remote and you don't have a single USB-C cable to charge it with, there is a bigger problem...lol

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Money grab galore!

 

[Jimmy_Banks]

Almost as bad as my $80 (CAD) iPhone leather case, that is actually just a black leather case with blue paint on it, that now has the blue paint peeling off in flakes. Smfh.

 

[zorinlynx]

The remote lasts for months between charges, so this is something that is going to bite people sometime next year.

I really don't understand why Apple can't include a freaking $2 charging cable. This is a whole new level of stingy.

 

[tonie walker]

So much R&D pour into Siri Remote for USB-C than iPhone 14

 

[britboyj]

If an Apple TV is the reason you're lacking the cable to charge it, you are a very rare bird indeed.

 

[NYCValkyrie]

I get not including chargers anymore but not including the cables is BS. But there's a price reduction so there's that, I guess?