While “deep Siri integration” was touted as one of the headline features of the new Apple TV, it will initially only be limited to just five languages in eight countries.
9to5Mac reader Walter van Bergen, a commenter in our piece on the 200MB app size limit, noticed the text within the App Programming Guide for tvOS.
The Apple TV Remote comes in two flavors—one with Siri built in and the other with onscreen search capabilities. The Siri Remote is available in the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
All other countries get a remote with an onscreen search button in place of the Siri button.
The Apple TV has been upgraded to 2GB and 801.11ac WiFi.
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sooo… Apple will launch the new Apple TV in Spain in the first round of countries, but we don’t know when will we get the 6S/6S Plus… that’s F’d up to say the least…
At least you’re in the first round! Austria doesn’t even show the new Apple TV on its website!
South Africa is also scraping the barrel of the food chain , we will be lucky to get the 6S this year still
This seams like a stupid idea. Why not sell all Apple TV with the same remote (the Siri one) and activate Siri later…