Siri Remote

The Siri Remote (and Apple TV Remote) are wireless controller devices that are included with the Apple TV HD and 4K models (4th generation and later).
==Description==
===1st generation (black)===
Both remotes feature 6 buttons and a trackpad. The Siri Remote can be distinguished by a white outline around the Menu button. The Apple TV Remote (without the white outline) is included with Apple TV models sold in regions where Siri is not available. Otherwise, the two models are virtually identical. They use Bluetooth 4.0 for touch-based navigation, (IR) for the volume buttons, and a Lightning port for charging. An and are built in for use with games.Identify your Apple TV remote, Apple Inc. 2019-05-04.
====Criticism and alternatives====
Some users prefer the physical direction buttons of the preceding Apple Remotes over the glass surfaces of the Apple TV Remote or Siri Remote, which are more prone to breakage.Yes, your glass Apple TV remote will break if you drop it by David Pierini, Cult of Mac. 2015-11-02. The Apple TV Remote feature can also be enabled in Control Center to allow an iOS or iPadOS device to function as a Bluetooth-based remote for smart TVs that support AirPlay 2, as well as the 3rd-generation Apple TV or later.Set up the Apple TV Remote on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Apple Inc. 2020-12-08. A third party remote from of Switzerland can be set up to control Apple TVs, but models with Bluetooth need to be unpaired from any other remotes first.This $30 remote is for anyone who loves their Apple TV but hates its Siri Remote by Jon Porter, The Verge. 2020-07-21.La télécommande pour Apple TV de chez Salt : petit test (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2020-12-26.
===2nd generation (aluminum)===
On April 20, 2021, Apple announced the 2nd-generation Apple TV 4K with updated Siri Remote,Apple Event — April 20 by Apple, YouTube. 2021-04-20. which resembles the previous aluminum Apple Remote. The touch sensitive clickpad supports gestures and it is backwards compatible with previous Apple TV 4K and HD models.Apple unveils the next generation of Apple TV 4K, making the best device for watching shows and movies even better, Apple Inc. 2021-04-20.
==References==
==External links==
*Siri Remote (3rd generation) at Apple
**Siri Remote (2nd generation) (archived 2021-04-20)
**Siri Remote (1st generation) (archived 2017-10-31)
**Use your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote with your Apple TV at Apple Support (2022-11-03)
*List of Siri Remotes at The iPhone Wiki
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*Compared: Apple's second-generation Siri Remote versus its predecessors by Malcolm Owen at AppleInsider (2021-05-03)
*Les petits secrets de la seconde Siri Remote by Pierre Dandumont at Le Journal du Lapin (French, 2021-04-27)
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