Overview
- Apple introduced a fourth‑generation Siri Remote that adds Find My Precision Finding and a built‑in finder speaker to play a sound when the remote is lost.
- Precision Finding on the new remote works only with iPhone Duo, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17‑series models that include the N1 networking chip and the latest iOS, according to Apple’s footnotes.
- Many recent iPhones that have second‑generation Ultra Wideband, including iPhone 15 and most iPhone 16 models, are excluded from Precision Finding despite their UWB hardware.
- Apple says the N1 chip’s Bluetooth channel sounding is the technical reason the feature can give step‑by‑step distance guidance similar to AirTag tracking.
- The new remote is backward compatible with Apple TV HD and all Apple TV 4K generations, will be sold separately for $59, and is due to ship on November 13, 2026, leaving excluded iPhone owners limited to older, less precise proximity finding.