Apple’s updated Siri Remote restricts Precision Finding to newer iPhones
The $59 remote supports older Apple TV models, but its direction-and-distance tracking excludes the iPhone 17e.
Apple’s fourth-generation Apple TV 4K includes a revised Siri Remote with Precision Finding, though phone compatibility limits access to that feature. Apple lists the iPhone Air, iPhone Duo and iPhone 17 or later as supported devices, while specifically excluding the iPhone 17e.
Precision Finding lets users track down the remote through the Find My app. The phone displays both its distance from the remote and the direction toward it, helping users locate a remote hidden beneath furniture or cushions.
People with older iPhones have a sound-based alternative: they can make the remote’s speaker play an audible signal to help locate it. The aluminum design otherwise remains largely similar to that of the preceding version.
Apple also sells the remote separately for $59 through its online store. Compatibility extends to Apple TV HD and all generations of Apple TV 4K. The new fourth-generation player also adds a more powerful processor and Wi-Fi 7 support.
