Find My Now Tracks Older Siri Remotes, But Only 2021 Models

How Find My Siri Remote tracking works

If you own a second-generation Siri Remote from 2021 or later, your iPhone can now guide you to it through the Find My app.

Open the Find My app, go to the Devices tab, and your Siri Remote should appear alongside your other Apple gear. Tap Find and you get the same radar-style screen you'd see for an AirTag or a misplaced iPhone, showing distance and direction as you move around the room.

Before this update, you could only locate the remote through Control Center, which was less convenient and didn't integrate with the rest of your Apple devices. The change makes the remote a first-class citizen in Find My, which matters if you've ever torn apart a couch at 9 p.m. looking for the clicker.

• Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
• Tap the Devices tab.
• Select your Siri Remote from the list.
• Tap Find to see the radar screen and follow it to the remote.

Siri Remote Find My support: what you need to know

The five-year cutoff leaves older remotes behind

The new support only covers second-generation Siri Remotes from 2021 and later. If your remote is older than five years, you're out of luck.

That means owners of the original 2015 Siri Remote, or the first-generation Apple TV 4K remote from 2017, won't see their remote in Find My. For a feature that's all about finding lost things, the cutoff is a reminder that Apple's ecosystem support has limits.

It's not a huge surprise. The older remotes lack the hardware needed for the tracking, and Apple has been steadily moving its accessories toward Find My integration. But if you've been holding onto an older Apple TV, this update won't solve your remote-hunting problems.

The new Apple TV 4K goes further with Precision Finding

The latest Apple TV 4K, launching November 13 at $300, adds full Precision Finding, a built-in speaker, and voice commands through onboard microphones on the Apple TV itself.

With the new model, the Siri Remote gets the same ultra-wideband treatment as an AirTag. Precision Finding points you directly to the remote's hiding spot rather than just estimating proximity, and a built-in speaker plays a chime so you can hear it. The Apple TV's microphones also let you summon the remote hands-free with a voice command.

The $300 price is a steep jump from earlier generations, which ranged from $129 to $199. Budget rivals like Roku and Amazon still sell streaming hardware for as little as $30, so Apple is clearly betting on the premium experience—and on people who really hate losing their remote. If you're weighing the upgrade, our RAM crisis Black Friday PC deals story is a reminder that tech prices are moving in one direction.

Availability and pricing

The Find My update is rolling out through the latest iOS release, so iPhone users in the US, UK, and EU should see it once they update. The new Apple TV 4K launches November 13 at $300 in the US; UK and EU pricing hasn't been announced yet, but expect a similar premium over previous generations.

The update is a welcome fix for anyone with a recent Apple TV, but it won't help if your remote predates 2021. For those users, the only real solution is upgrading to the new $300 Apple TV 4K—or getting very good at checking under the cushions.