Like all other companies, Apple organizes the obsolescence of its products, this means that in the event of a breakdown, the technical service remotely or in the Apple Store will no longer support the device. This approach is explained by the gradual disappearance of parts, but also by the fact that this is necessary to avoid a “saturation” of products eligible for repair.
The 2015 Apple TV HD is outdated
Earlier this week, Apple added the first-generation Apple TV HD equipped with the Siri Remote to its collection of older devices. According to a letter received by MacRumors, the box became obsolete on June 30thalthough the public list was only recently updated.
When Apple TV HD debuted in 2015, it came with a first-generation Siri Remote without a white ring around the Menu button. In order to make the Menu button stand out better when using the remote control, Apple added a white ring to this button as early as 2017 with the Apple TV 4K.
As the letter indicates, the Apple TVs that arrived with the remote without ring around the button (which you can see below) are now considered obsolete.
Today, the Apple TV HD has completely changed, if we still find the same box, the Siri Remote, it is no longer the same. Apple opted for a remote control with a whole new clickpad with touch control accompanied by a button for users who prefer to navigate other than by touch. The design of the Siri Remote has also changed, this one has thicker and smoother edges and the overall weight has greatly increased. increase compared to the previous generation.
Apple customers have a lot appreciated this new Siri Remote, however many have criticized Apple’s initiative to to delete the gyroscopic feature which was very useful on certain games available on the tvOS App Store!