Apple TV 4K Siri Remote Precision Finding, Digi Mart USA News: Apple’s fourth-generation Apple TV 4K comes with an updated Siri Remote, which is also available separately for $59 in the Apple Online Store. According to the report, the remote can also be used with the Apple TV HD and with Apple TV 4K models from the first generation onward.
The new remote’s aluminum design barely differs from its predecessor. Its most notable addition is Precision Finding, which lets users locate the remote through Apple’s Find My app on an iPhone.
Similar to an AirTag, the iPhone can display the exact direction and distance to the remote, which can help when it is lost under a couch or behind a cushion.
Apple’s fine print states that Precision Finding requires at least an iPhone 17, an iPhone Air or an iPhone Duo. The iPhone 17e is not compatible with the feature, according to the report.
The report notes this limitation is unexpected, since Apple already included the second-generation U2 ultra-wideband chip in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16. The publication suggests the Siri Remote may use Bluetooth 6 instead of ultra-wideband for Precision Finding, since the latest Bluetooth standard is supported only from the iPhone 17 onward; this is a possibility the report raises, not a confirmed explanation from Apple.
Owners of older iPhones can still locate the remote by playing a sound through its speaker, the report says.
