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iOS 27.2 Adds Older Siri Remotes to Find My
Apple has added second- and third-generation Siri Remotes to Find My with iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2.
The feature lets iPhone and Apple TV users see their remotes alongside other devices in the Find My app.
Apple already offered a way to locate a lost remote through the Apple TV Remote widget in Control Center, but the option was less easy to find.
Older remotes cannot play a sound or use Precision Finding, features Apple is adding to the updated remote for its fourth-generation Apple TV 4K.
Find My support applies to second-generation remotes and later.
Users need to install both software updates before their remotes can appear in the app.
After tvOS 27.2 is installed, users may need to wait for new remote firmware to arrive.
iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2 let second- and third-generation Siri Remotes appear in the Find My app.
Previously, users had to use the Apple TV Remote widget in Control Center to locate a lost remote.
The updated Find My listing places supported remotes alongside other devices.
Older remotes cannot play a sound or use Precision Finding.
A new fourth-generation Apple TV 4K remote adds a speaker and Precision Finding.
- Who
- Apple TV owners with second- or third-generation Siri Remotes.
- What
- Supported remotes can now be tracked in the Find My app.
- When
- With iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2.
- Where
- In the Find My app on Apple devices.
- Why
- The change makes locating a remote more straightforward. Older remotes still lack sound playback and Precision Finding.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Apple announced the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K and said Find My support would extend to second-generation Siri Remotes and later.
MacRumors reported that second- and third-generation Siri Remotes could appear in Find My with iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2.
- Supported remotes
- Second- and third-generation Siri Remotes
- Required software
- iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2
- Previous locating method
- Apple TV Remote widget in Control Center
- New remote features
- Speaker and Precision Finding on the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K remote
- Published
- October 27, 2026