{
  "id": 6618380,
  "title": "Apple TV Remote app has hidden features that could be coming to iOS 27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-tv-remote-app-has-hidden-features-that-could-be-coming-to-ios-27",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/10/apple-tv-remote-app-has-hidden-features-that-could-be-coming-to-ios-27/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple is revamping the Apple TV Remote app experience in iOS 27, hinting at an upcoming Apple TV 4K box. The Remote app has transitioned from a Control Center tile to a standalone app on both iPhone and iPad, restoring its full functionality. Apple Watch owners already have a dedicated Remote app, while Mac users can now utilize a newly created app. Intriguingly, \"pdfu\" on X has discovered several hidden features in the iOS Remote app, currently concealed behind feature flags. These new features promise to significantly enhance the Remote app's capabilities, turning it into a more versatile virtual directional pad. As the software remote gains these advanced features, Apple is likely preparing a hardware update for the Siri Remote alongside the anticipated release of the new Apple TV 4K.",
  "summary": "Apple is giving the Apple TV Remote app experience a lot of love in iOS 27. That’s as good a sign as any that a new Apple TV 4K box is on the way. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple revamping Apple TV Remote app in iOS 27",
    "Hidden features discovered in iOS Remote app",
    "Features could enhance Remote app's capabilities"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}