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The siri remote is the remote controller bundled with the 4th generation Apple TV.

The Siri remote is the remote controller bundled with the 4th generation Apple TV.

The Siri remote features multiple means of input. I has a glass touch surface, Siri powered voice input and standard buttons.

Compatibility

  • Apple TV (4th generation)

Technical specifications
Size and Weight

  • Height: 4.88 inches (124 mm)
  • Width: 1.5 inches (38 mm)
  • Depth: 0.25 inch (6.3 mm)
  • Weight: 1.66 ounces (47 g)

Communication and Connections

  • Dual microphones for Siri
  • IR transmitter
  • Lightning connector for charging

Sensors

  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope

Power

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)

Environmental Requirements

  • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
  • Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Wireless

  • Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
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How do I recognize fast-forward and rewind gestures for an audio player?

I'm developing a tvOS application with an audio player, and I need to support fast-forward and rewind using the same gestures as Apple Music and other audio apps. Specifically, to fast-forward, the user presses and holds on the right side of the…
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Siri Remote's Menu Button not exiting application when UIButton is focused

I'm overriding pressesBegan to receive Select presses. The Siri Remote's Menu Button does not exit my application when the focus is on a UIButton. If no UI element is focused the Menu Button works as expected. How do I receive Menu Button presses…
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Is there any way to disable dictation support of a UITextField?

So I'm working on a tvos app in swift and I was wondering if it's possible to disable dictation support for a custom UITextField. It doesn't really work well for it and I don't want the user to be able to do so
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How to access Siri Remote play/pause button and override menu button

How can I access the play/pause button with the Siri remote and override the menu button? I am currently using this, but it is not working for me. My program crashes when I use this code but only when I call it four example pressing the pause button…
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Siri remote (ATV4) with raspberry pi 3 bluetooth

I have a raspberry pi 3 and a 4th generation apple tv remote. I don't understand why I am unable to see the remote when I scan with the raspberry pi using "hcitool scan" command. I have to say that I can see other bluetooth device during the scan…
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Siri Remote Touch Location ?

When gathering touches on the Siri Remote on Apple TV the location of the touch is alway reported back as the same location ? let tapRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: "tapped:") tapRecognizer.allowedPressTypes =…
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unable to intercep Pause button on SiriRemote - always stops the background music and never resumes it

I am trying to use Pause button on the SiriRemote to pause my game (SpriteKit, one ViewController, multiple SKScenes). I am using the same method as I did for Menu button: override pressesBegan and pressesEnded in my GameViewController pass the…
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tvOS: How can I get the gyroscopes data? (Objective-C)

I´m working on a app that uses the pitch rotation, I need to track a movement in an arch of +30º -30º... The problem is that despite Siri-Remote has a gyroscope, when I use the GameController framework the rotation rate is always returning 0 values…
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tvos 15 - Siri Remote not returning in the array: GCController.controllers()

in swiftUI & tvOS 15, when calling the GCController.controllers() to get the list of controllers connected to the apple tv, import GameController ... let siriRemoteAsGameController = GCController.controllers().first the Siri Remote is not…
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Can Siri be invoked after taping on my iOS App button?

I want to invoke Siri from my app. My app is also connected to BLE device and I want to open Siri from my BLE device as well as. So, How can I do this ? Is it possible to invoked siri from my iOS App ?
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tvos swift spritekit - UITapGestureRecognizer not responding

I have not been able to get this gesture to respond, at all. self.isUserInteractionEnabled = true let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.movePlayer(_:))) tap.allowedPressTypes = [NSNumber(value:…
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Can't override siri menu button between views

So I've been able to successfully override the menu button's default behavior using a tapGesture recognizer. I have something like this func addMenuButtonLock() { defaultMenuTapRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action:…
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tvOS: detecting pause button press

I am trying to detect when a user presses the play/pause button on the remote. I have created a tap gesture recognizer and attached it to the view of a AVPlayerViewController subclass. UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGestureRecognizer =…
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How to detect if Siri button is clicked from Apple TV Siri Remote

I am clicking on Siri button of Apple TV Siri Remote. Now, I want Siri to perform action by saying on click of Siri Button of remote within my App. Is there any way to do it?
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Allow Menu button to exit tvOS app when pressed on presented modal view controller

I have a tvOS app, with a UITabBarController as the main entry point for the main storyboard. If the user is not logged in, the UITabBarController presents a LoginViewController modally. When the user presses the Menu button on the Siri remote, the…
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