....and sadly, Logitech has officially exited the remote market. I immediately ordered another 665 from BB when I heard the news so I have a spare.
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New Siri Remote Doesn't Have U1 Chip and Won't Work With Find My
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Same. I had to really talk myself into buying the Harmony Elite. That $300+ price tag was a hard pill to swallow. Along with that the rechargeable battery isn't exactly easily customer replaceable. Logitech banks that customers will just spend another $350. I chuckle at some here complaining about the Apple remote being $60.
Uhhh... they have FindMy support anyway, so why add a dedicated chip?
Wait, what? When did this happen?
Who or what is going to replace them?! They're not just the standard, they're THE remote people. I suppose they're thinking people will just use their phone, similar to how they have their Harmony app. To me, it's just not the same.
Wait, you’re serious? Good for you that your phone that works great as a remote. Most people prefer something with physical buttons. And typing in passwords? I stopped that when Apple released the first Siri remote and spoke my passwords. No need to peck at anything.
Maybe a non-issue for you. But for many many others it absolutely is. It’s not that we don’t know where the remote ends up. We generally know it hasn’t left the room but I can’t tell you how incredibly frustrating it has been over the last several years having to search all the cushions and under every seat on the couch. A quick way to precisely find it is exactly what was needed. And Apple whiffed this one.
Wow. That’s one ugly remote. Looks really dated too. Maybe they were going for that retro vibe. If so nailed it.
ive had to buy a Apple remote before because family members lose it.
I haven’t looked at the hardware yet but if it’s close to the old 4K I’ll buy that one.
better remote on the old one.
Plus I gather the new remote you can’t game with now. So now I need a controller laying about just to play basic games?
ive had to buy a Apple remote before because family members lose it.
I haven’t looked at the hardware yet but if it’s close to the old 4K I’ll buy that one.
better remote on the old one.
Plus I gather the new remote you can’t game with now. So now I need a controller laying about just to play basic games?
This could be related to the chip shortage and trying to build out what they have access to.
I can’t even imagine an other option than small Apple devices with U1 chip embedded on board. iPhones, AirPods, remote and so on should be lost proof out of factory. I will never tape an air tag on my remote.
I've had a Tile attached to my Apple remotes as long as I've had an Apple TV (years). I don't have tape. Tiles used to come with some sticky adhesive, not unlike the 3M Command Adhesive strips. That's what I'll use to attach Apple Tags to my remote (removable Command Adhesive dots/squares).
By the way, I also put a Tile on each of my Harmony remotes.
Every Apple device that doesn't have the U1 chip (iPhone SE, iPad Pro, etc) is a missed opportunity for Apple. I have the new iPhone SE and am getting the new iPad Pro, but obviously I won't be buying AirTags (was going to but . . .).
Yeah. Great point. I think this is a chip availability issue
Lol, I missed that the first time. Thanks.
I've spent hours looking for my remotes, keys not so much. Take it to my desk, kitchen or elsewhere to control things (usually music) while I'm on the computer, cooking, or doing other things. Things get moved around and remote gets covered. An hour later when I'm looking for it is it on the couch, desk, kitchen, or ...?
The Apple TV calibration feature is pretty darn exciting. Professional calibrations cost 100's of dollars.
The elite price has increased almost $100 since it was discontinued. Best buy had it for $350 ($50 over original price), now its $380. There is one ebay listing for $685!
Was telling my mom about the coming color adjustment wizardry for Apple TV and she told me her remote is AWOL too. This would have been a much lived feature.
not having it feels like a kind of planned obsolescence. Apple does this thru design and feature updates.
Washing machine = Lazy People (just beat your clothes on a rock)
iPhone = Lazy People (just walk across the country and talk to your friends in person)
Ok, come find ours. I’ll wait.
the gesture remote is total garbage and I can't get it to synch up with my apple tv so glad they got rid of it. As far as not being able to find my remote with this new one.... wtf are you people doing with your remotes that you lose them?
Maybe they didn’t need to add a U1 chip, but adding a tiny speaker similar to the ones inside AirTags would be enough to ping the remote via an iPhone/Mac through AppleTV’s Bluetooth.