As a free app, I can easily recommend SiriMote to any Siri Remote owner, you may not have a use for it today, but you never know what tomorrow might require. I doubt I’ll use SiriMote regularly, but if I ever need to run a Keynote presentation from my MacBook Air, I know that I can turn my Siri Remote into one of those fancy “clickers” in less than a minute. This application is compatible with: iTunes (Launch, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, etc.), Keynote (Next Slide, Previous Slide), QuickTime Player (Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind), etc. That means swiping and tapping won’t do anything when connected to your Mac. SiriMote is a free application that allows you to control your Mac with your Apple TV Siri Remote. The only exception is that clicking the touch surface will emulate the Next Track media key, or Fast Forward if you hold it down. Unfortunately, for now at least, the touch surface of the Siri Remote can’t be used by SiriMote. Because it is simply emulating the standard media keys, SiriMote works with iTunes, Keynote, QuickTime, VLC and other apps that work with the Mac media keys. SiriMote works by translating buttons on the Siri Remote into buttons from a keyboard (specifically, the media keys). There’s no doubt it is a bit fiddly to set up, but once it’s set up, it works great. Remote Buddy lets you control apps, web videos and more on your Mac from your iPhone, Siri Remote, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Remote and many other remote. To pair the Siri Remote you’ll need to turn off your Apple TV, press the Menu and Volume Up buttons on the Siri Remote for a few seconds and pair it from OS X’s Bluetooth settings, located in System Preferences. SiriMote works by pairing the Siri Remote to any Mac that supports Bluetooth 4.0 and is running OS X El Capitan. It’s a free app from Eternal Storms Software, which also makes Yoink and Transloader, amongst other apps. I've downloaded SiriMote and I've also tried BetterTouchTool, neither of which is recognizing the Siri Remote during the pairing process. I want to use the remote to control keynote on my MacBook Pro. The Siri Remote for the Apple TV does still use IR for certain functions, but most of its communications are now done via Bluetooth 4.0.īut if you’d like to use your Siri Remote with your Mac, you can with SiriMote. It is the new Siri Remote with the slight design adjustment that comes with the new Apple TV 4K (white rim around 'menu'). But since then, IR receivers have gone the way of the DVD drive and, chances are, your Mac doesn’t have one. Back then most of Apple’s laptop’s (including mine) came with a built-in infrared (IR) receiver and the functions of the Apple TV remote automatically worked with iTunes and some other Mac apps. Press and hold the button again to turn off your TV and put your Apple TV to sleep. The app is free and can be downloaded from the Eternal Storms Software website.īe sure to follow Apple TV Hacks on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for all the latest Apple TV-related news.Back when I owned a 2008 MacBook and the second-generation Apple TV, I remember occasionally using the Apple TV remote with my Mac. Requires OS X Sierra 10.12 (or newer) and a Mac with Bluetooth 4.0. Use your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote with Apple TV Siri Remote (2nd generation or later) or Apple TV Remote (2nd generation or later) Power button Press and hold the Power button to turn on your TV and wake your Apple TV. I also got the same result on another Apple TV with the exact. I charged it and attempted to pair to my Apple TV 4K, but it never gets past the Bring it closer to your Apple TV to continue pairing screen, even though I’m laying it on top of the Apple TV. SiriMote r equires OS X El Capitan 10.11 or newer and a Mac with Bluetooth 4.0. New Siri Remote (2021) won’t pair to Apple TV 4k. That enables your Remote to interact with any application that hooks into the media key event system. Likewise, it translates the Play/Pause button on the Remote to the Play/Pause media key on your Mac’s keyboard and sends that to the system. For example, when you press Volume Up on the Siri Remote, the app will translate that into the Volume Up key on your keyboard and send it to the system. SiriMote translates remote buttons into media key presses of your Mac’s keyboard. You can also use it to controll any other application that react to the media keys on the Mac’s keyboard. VLC (Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Next Track, Previous Track).QuickTime (Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind).iTunes (Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Next Track, Previous Track).Aside from controlling your Mac’s system volume, SiriMote lets you use Siri Remote to control:
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