Apple released the fifth beta of tvOS 14.5 this evening and made some small but interesting changes. Among other things, the company renamed the "Siri Remote".
As the US blog MacRumors reported, Apple has replaced the name "Siri Remote" with "Apple TV Remote" throughout the operating system in the fifth beta of tvOS 14.5. As a reminder, the "Siri Remote" we know has always been called "Apple TV Remote" in countries where Siri functionality is not available on the Apple TV. But Apple has now adopted the name in countries where Siri functionality is available.
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The reasons are currently unknown. The company may want to have a uniform name worldwide. But the change could also be related to a new Apple TV, whose remote control may be introduced as the "Apple TV Remote". After all, we have read rumors several times that a new Apple TV is on the way. As part of the update, the included remote control is also to be revised, which is reportedly to have a "Find My" function. Accordingly, the change in tvOS 14.5 could have something to do with this.
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Be that as it may, Apple has also renamed the "Home button" under the "Remotes and Devices" section to "TV button." The function itself, however, remains the same. In previous tvOS 14.5 beta versions, support for the latest PlayStation and Xbox controllers was introduced and the refresh rate options were optimized. The options are now 29.97Hz and 59.94Hz instead of 30Hz/60Hz. The new Apple TV update is expected to be introduced with iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4 and macOS Big Sur 11.3 sometime in April. (Photo by hadrian / Bigstockphoto)
