For the final a number of months, numerous Apple TV customers have been battling connectivity points with the Siri Distant. Regardless of rising complaints, nonetheless, Apple nonetheless hasn’t rolled out a repair for these issues — even in latest tvOS 16.3 and tvOS 16.3.1 updates.

Apple TV + Siri Distant connectivity points

Apple launched a brand new model of the Apple TV 4K final fall, including a brand new A15 Bionic chip inside, assist for HDR 10+, and a brand new Siri Distant with USB-C for charging. Aside from the change to USB-C, the Siri Distant included with the 2022 model of the Apple TV 4K is an identical to the earlier technology.

There are numerous threads on Reddit and Apple’s assist web site complaining of connectivity points between the Apple TV and Siri Distant. The issues appear unique to the Siri Distant with USB-C, which Apple additionally sells as a standalone accent for customers of previous-generation Apple TV fashions.

Customers say that Siri Distant commonly disconnects from their Apple TV, with none type of sample or clarification. These customers say that the Siri Distant will disconnect whereas the Apple TV is enjoying one thing, normally minutes after the distant was used to provoke that playback.

One Reddit person explains:

I believed perhaps the distant was lifeless, so I charged for a couple of hours. Then the distant confirmed within the prime nook as “linked” then 30 seconds later it disconnects. This cycled a couple of occasions over the following couple of minutes. I restarted Apple TV after which it reconnected, thought nothing of it. Now two days later, identical factor. It’s requiring a full restart of Apple TV to get it to attach. The entire time, I may use management heart distant on my iPhone no downside.

Nonetheless no repair or acknowledgement from Apple

The most recent Apple TV 4K and USB-C Siri Distant have been launched in November. Since then, Apple has launched a number of updates to tvOS 16, together with tvOS 16.1.1, tvOS 16.2, tvOS 16.3, and tvOS 16.3. None of those updates, nonetheless, have efficiently solved these issues.

Twitter person @aaronp613 additionally factors out that the-C USB Siri Distant itself has not gotten a firmware replace since its unique launch in November.

The dearth of an official repair, not to mention the dearth of acknowledgement from Apple, of this difficulty is barely resulting in extra irritating from Apple TV customers. Complaints proceed to pile up on social media, and but Apple is silent.

One person on Reddit writes:

Whereas utilizing the iOS Distant App is healthier than not having any method to have interaction the ATV, its a ache level for me. One of many major causes I bought this mannequin was the “improved” distant design. Rely me as an sad buyer.

If you happen to’re having these connectivity points together with your Apple TV and Siri Distant, we’ve a information on a couple of various things that may remedy the issue (albeit quickly). One principle steered that swapping out the HDMI cable used together with your Apple TV would remedy the issue, however this turned out to be true.

In my expertise, the issue appears unique to the USB-C model of the Siri Distant. I just lately upgraded to the 2022 Apple TV 4K, however as a result of I knew about all of those connectivity bugs, I held off pairing the brand new distant. As an alternative, I’m simply utilizing my previous Lightning model of the Siri Distant with the brand new Apple TV, and all the pieces is working usually. That is removed from a really perfect answer, but it surely’s one thing to attempt if you happen to occur to have an previous distant sitting round.

Are you having issues with Siri Distant connectivity together with your Apple TV? Which Siri Distant and Apple TV mannequin do you have got? Tell us within the feedback.

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