Please check this remote As well. I don’t think it has the touch stuff but it doesn’t seem to have siri option either:
https://apple.news/Ap036zfitT72fejreBYAElA Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2021, at 7:22 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks a lot, Ed. It does help. I had seen an article that talked about how > you could turn off that touch stuff, which I will certainly do. Looking > forward to my new 4K TV, even though I can’t see. I’m really hoping for good > things for my HomePods and also the easier remote. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 24, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Ed Worrell <blindworr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Mary, >> >> The new Apple TV remote is a large improvement from the previous model. I >> would compare it to the 3rd generation Apple TV, with some of the features >> of the Apple TV HD and up. >> >> 1. It has physical buttons arranged in a circle at the top of the remote and >> these are used for navigation, think of it like a directional pad with the >> up, down, left and right buttons with a select button in the middle. Just >> above that to the top right is the power button, this is a nice addition in >> my eyes. Below the directional pad is the back button on the left and the >> home button on the right. Under the back button is the play/pause button and >> directly under that is the new mute button. Under the Home button on the >> right is the volume up and down rocker button. >> 2. One thing to remember is the circle directional pad is also touch >> sensitive and you can perform the same gestures as on the touch capable Siri >> remote from the prior models. Luckily these gestures can be turned off as >> they can make navigation difficult with Voiceover. >> >> All in all the new Siri remote is a welcome upgrade and worth it in my >> opinion. One more note is that it is backwards compatible with the older >> models of the Apple TV, going all the way back to the Apple TV HD/4th >> generation. >> >> I hope this helps, >> >> Ed Worrell >> >> >>>> On May 24, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I wasn’t sure where to post this, since it’s really a question about this >>> new Siri remote that comes with the new Apple TV 4K. I ordered one of >>> those, because I understand that I should be able to use my HomePods stereo >>> pair for all sorts of TV output with the new Apple TV plus a properly >>> equipped television with a RC or EARC. I wonder if anybody has this new >>> remote and if there’s anything particularly noteworthy about using it with >>> voiceover. I know the remote controls have changed, and I’ve seen some >>> descriptions that are of course related to how cited folks would use it. >>> I’ve googled, and I haven’t seen anything about voiceover in conjunction >>> with the new remote. 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