Testing Out a 3D-Printed AirTag-Compatible Apple TV Remote Case

[FightTheFuture]

Or, you know, just stick it on with a 3M Command Strip. But ok. I guess maybe this is more fun if you're into 3D printing.

Gotta use it for something.

 

[citysnaps]

I hope that Apple see this and realize how ridiculous it is to not have integrated Find My/U1 capabilities in the brand new remote that they announce at the same event than the AirTags

They may see it, but it's not ridiculous and won't be happening.

 

[tylerhbrown]

Its weird, but even though the apple remote is so small, I never lose it! Lost plenty of remotes in the past, but this thing is a real enigma.

 

[citysnaps]

Its weird, but even though the apple remote is so small, I never lose it! Lost plenty of remotes in the past, but this thing is a real enigma.

Same here. I've yet to lose any one of many remotes over many years.

 

[grantew1]

who has time for this crap? Why is this necessary? I find it hard to believe people are losing their apple tv remotes and if they did, the iphone does all the same stuff.

You dont have kids do you?

 

[4487549]

They didn't even need to go that far. They could have just built in a speaker, and allow you to ping it. For a remote that is only lost within a few rooms of a house, that would have been more than enough to locate a missing remote.

Apple recommend putting an Apple Watch on your Apple TV remote to track it.

 

[mazz0]

It's absolutely unforgivable Apple didn't put Find My functionality into their new remote, especially considering they announced both new products together. Really, really bad form.

Not only did they announce them together - there was a lost remote in the AirTags video!

 

[gene731]

Yeah, having a remote that fat makes it harder to lose in the first place. Do people really wander the house with their remotes so that losing it is an issue? Me, I always know exactly where my remote is when I can't see it. It's buried under the couch in the hardest place to reach. Always.

Maybe instead of attaching am airtag to it, the secret is just make the remote holder much bigger. and give it a handle. and sure a chip if you really need to. No fancy 3D printer required, a glue guns work great. something like this.. patent pending.

Me, I have been personally responsible for losing the remote a few times. I just have to re-trace my steps and I’ll find it laying on the fireplace mantle or some other place it’s not supposed to be. Get busy with something and lay it down then the hunt is on. I have never been able to not find it so not worried much about findmy or an AirTag

 

[dwaltwhit]

I don't lose my remote very often. My children on the other hand, lose it quite frequently. Any airtag article is filled with "What? People LOSE things? Ugh not me!".

 

[trainwrecka]

This either shows how cheap Apple is becoming, or that they are getting so big that communication is breaking down. It is a no-brainer to add in AirTag functionality into the Siri Remote when you are announcing a new remote and a tracking device on the same day.

 

[George Dawes]

It has bluetooth so you can use that to find the remote

 

[JosephAW]

Waiting for the air tag mini.

 

[itsmeaustend]

Why spend money, when there is the free option

AirTag+Siri Remote by paranoidsapien

Allows you to attach an AirTag to a Siri Remote. This is a different approach from my previous version (found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4847198).If you're looking for a similar design for the Siri Remote 2nd Gen, check out my other design here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4886529

www.thingiverse.com

Today I learned that 3D printers are free.

 

[itsmeaustend]

You’re watching TV wrong.

What, if the remote accidentally falls down a cushion? What’s the point you’re failing to make here?

 

[Veinticinco]

Apple should just have integrated the U1 chip in the new remote. It's perhaps the product that needs it the most.
They're being cheap.

Embarrassing oversight or shameful penny-pinching, either way it’s not a good look.

 

[sparkinstx]

Why do you need an AirTag for something that stays around the house, like a TV remote? This is something where Tile still has a play, with their sticker tag.

 

[OliOliOliOli]

Make it same as old people with haves use a bezel chain!
mot just educate yourself and your kids to always put back it at his place!

 

[Okta]

Gotta use it for something.

There's only so many little 3d trinkets you can make! Why not print the part for double the price