<s>
The	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
regions	O
where	O
Siri	B-Application
is	O
not	O
supported	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
with	O
the	O
Siri-capable	O
fourth	O
generation	O
and	O
later	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
generation	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
visually	O
distinguished	O
by	O
a	O
trackpad	B-Device
covering	O
the	O
upper	O
third	O
of	O
its	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-touch	B-Application
surface	O
allows	O
for	O
clicking	O
,	O
swiping	O
in	O
either	O
of	O
four	O
directions	O
for	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
tilting	O
the	O
trackpad	B-Device
button	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
to	O
"	O
tilt	O
"	O
buttons	O
in	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
dual	O
microphones	O
for	O
spoken	O
input	O
for	O
Siri	B-Application
and	O
text	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
controlling	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
itself	O
,	O
the	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
can	O
learn	O
the	O
IR	O
codes	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
a	O
TV	O
,	O
sound	O
bar	O
,	O
or	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
a	O
raised	O
white	O
border	O
around	O
the	O
menu	O
button	O
and	O
additional	O
motion	O
input	O
for	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
Apple	O
announced	O
a	O
redesigned	O
second	O
generation	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
remote	O
is	O
thicker	O
with	O
a	O
curved	O
back	O
,	O
changes	O
the	O
trackpad	B-Device
to	O
a	O
circular	O
touch-enabled	O
click	O
pad	O
reminiscent	O
to	O
the	O
iPod	B-Device
click	I-Device
wheel	I-Device
,	O
replaces	O
the	O
menu	O
button	O
with	O
a	O
back	O
button	O
,	O
adds	O
television	O
power	O
and	O
mute	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
moves	O
the	O
Siri	B-Application
button	O
to	O
the	O
upper	O
right-side	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remote	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
incompatible	O
with	O
some	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous	O
tvOS-based	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
and	O
ships	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
SKU	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
third	O
generation	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
to	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
(	O
third	O
generation	O
)	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
USB-C	O
port	O
for	O
charging	O
,	O
replacing	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
's	O
usability	O
has	O
been	O
controversial	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
reporting	O
difficulty	O
navigating	O
using	O
the	O
trackpad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Swiss	O
telecom	O
provider	O
Salt	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
as	O
the	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
its	O
IPTV	O
offerings	O
,	O
introduced	O
its	O
own	O
replacement	O
IR	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
using	O
traditional	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
