As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Maybe it was just a knee jerk reaction to someone disliking something that they like.RobotPoweredHome is reader-supported. ('')I am not sure how came to this conclusion, I guess they took a peek at my posting history.Īlthough, I am sure that for every post of mine stating my dislike for something, there is one or more post about something that I enjoy. The remote was subsequently also included with all Macs that had IR ports until they were no longer included with early 2008 models (or possibly even some late 2007 models).Thanks, I was wondering what Macs had IR. The remote was also designed to match it, and could magnetically stick to the side. The white remotes were indeed included with some Macs (starting with late 2005 iMac G5 with iSight camera).
The silver remotes were never included with any Mac (though they were designed to match the new iMacs released at the same time (the first 21 and 27 inch models in 2009). iMacs had them hidden in the Apple logos. Non-unibody MacBooks has a pill shaped one and non-unibody MacBook Pros as well as Mac minis had round ones. Well, the black line was only on certain laptops (unibody aluminium MacBooks and Pros, and on the first Air body style). One thing that it obviously does not do for older remotes, but might for modern universal remotes with a Mic is do Siri. It makes it very useful when watching videos. One good thing about the Remote Learning feature is that you can use any IR remote, including old universal remotes that have all the playback buttons that most modern remotes do not have, like Skip, Step, FF, RW.
I have a series 6 TCL that it doesn't work. Never had to "learn" or program anything, it just worked from day 1.This is a great solution if everything is compatible. I was even able to use my space heater IR remote and my Roomba remote to control an ATV.It doesn't look like I stated I hated the Remote Learning feature, actually it would seem I quite like it.
It is in the settings, and the Remote Learning feature is really easy to use, and takes less than 30 seconds to do.Īlso, I have not found a IR remote that would not work with it. The Remote Learning feature has been around for over a decade, but many people, including long time ATV users did not know it was there. This is true, the Apple TV can use just about any IR remote using the Remote Learning feature that a lot of people do not know about. You hate everything.You must of missed this one, it was right under the one you quoted: I came to that conclusion based on your posts. After downloading SiriMote, drag it from your Downloads folder to your Applications folder, then launch the app and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your Apple Remote with your Mac.
SiriMote isn't available in the App Store, but you can download it directly from the Eternal Storms website.
When newer Macs no longer included an IR receiver (indicated by a black line of the front edge of the body) Apple stopped including these remotes, but Apple TV owners can optionally use their Apple TV Remote to control their Mac, thanks to a free third-party Bluetooth macOS utility called SiriMote by Eternal Storms Software.
How to Control Your Mac With an Apple Remote.Īpple used to include a small white or silver infrared remote control with some Macs, which allowed Mac users to control things like Keynote presentations and iTunes media from afar.