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Jon Porter of The Verge rounds up recent discoveries about the new Apple TV 4K’s Siri Remote. I haven’t tried the new Apple TV 4K myself, but I did replace my old Siri Remote with the new model, and despite taking a bit to get used to, that one change has been a substantial upgrade. As someone who consumes video exclusively through an Apple TV, many of these criticisms rang true.

There’s a lot more to Joe’s review of the latest Apple TV, so be sure to check it out. It’s four directions mapped to a ring that doesn’t actually turn. In some apps, the wheel moves the position on the timeline forward … and then backward, even though you’ve completed “a rotation” around the wheel because this isn’t really a wheel. YouTube, Hulu, and Disney+ don’t support it, for example. You need to be in an app that supports the feature. What about using it as a jog wheel? Well … it doesn’t work in all circumstances you will expect it to work in. The new jog wheel ring around the Siri Remote’s clickpad can be confusing to interact with too, especially because it doesn’t work with all third-party apps:

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At the very least, aggregate all of the services I need to log into in one spot for me to do it with Face ID, or Touch ID, opening up the saved password data for each of the entries I need to make. My login state for these other services should really be stored in iCloud across all Apple devices I own, or with a token authorization system that uses the iPhone in my hand. I know someone might insist that this is for security, but it absolutely isn’t because all this data exists, in iCloud, accessible to anyone who has my unlocked iPhone and Apple TV - which is what is required to just populate empty apps on the screen. There is still this logical disconnect in this process where I have authorized the Apple TV to log into my Apple ID and access my iCloud data, including data from my existing devices, and iCloud Ke圜hain, but it can’t set up an Apple TV with all my apps and services logged in. It’s a frustrating experience that’s all too common on more than just the Apple TV. One of my favorite critiques is of the setup process, which does a good job transferring your Apple TV apps to a new device, but leaves users to log into them one by one. He concludes that although there have been substantial improvements in some areas, notably with the Siri Remote, there is a lot of room for improvement, especially for a device that is considerably more expensive than its competition.

Joe covers every step of the setup process, the new Siri Remote, and the new Apple TV 4K hardware. Some reviews have also noted difficulty with setting the device up.Joe Rosensteel has an in-depth look at the new Apple TV 4K on his website, Unauthoritative Pronouncements.

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On one attempt, after the remote was successfully paired with the Mac via the Bluetooth connection page, the SiriMote app still didn't recognize the remote more than 15 minutes later. The Apple TV must also be unplugged during the process, which is a pain if your power cords are difficult to access. Specifically, SiriMote required us to shut down our computer, toggle the Bluetooth on and off and tinker before ultimately accepting the connection. While the instructions are easy enough - ultimately just pairing the device with your computer and waiting for the app to recognize the remote - it took several tries for SiriMote to recognize our remote. Once installed, SiriMote allows control of playback features on your computer, restoring functionality found in previous iterations of Apple remotes.ĪppleInsider tested the new app and found that setting up the SiriMote isn't a walk in the park. The freeware app allows you to pair the Siri Remote with an Intel Mac running OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

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