Finally, a new Apple TV iteration is here, with the Apple TV 4K 2021 arriving in late May of this year. Aside from the remote, though, what else is there to shout about?
Finally, a new Apple TV iteration is here, with the Apple TV 4K 2021 arriving in late May of this year. It’s by no means the only announcement of the Apple Spring Loaded event – which saw the unveiling of the long-rumored AirTags, as well as a new iPad Pro – but for TV streaming enthusiasts, this is the one we’ve been waiting for. But how revolutionary is the Apple TV 4K 2021, the streaming device iteration we’ve been waiting on for nearly four years? The answer: not very. There are some notable changes here, most notably the new Siri remote, which overhauls the button layout and banishes the divisive trackpad (carried over from the Apple Mouse and left to flounder in living rooms the world over). The new remote has a pleasing five-way trackpad, with a surrounding interface that allows you to rewind or fast forward in a circular motion – and is reminiscent of the dial design on the iPod music players of yore. It also sticks the Siri voice command button on the side of the remote, which we expect will give users a sense of speaking into a personal recorder, like some kind of noir detective or failed author.
