why does my apple aluminum remote only work close to base

why does my aluminun remote only work close to base

Posted on Jun 30, 2020 12:46 PM

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Posted on Jun 30, 2020 1:15 PM

The aluminium remote uses IR, therefore it needs line of sight in order to work unlike the Siri remote which is Bluetooth. If your aluminium remote needs to be really close to the unit, then perhaps it needs its batteries changing.

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