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Using the Apple Remote with newer MacBook Air, Retina MacBook, or other Mac models without a built-in IR receiver requires a USB-based infrared receiver and additional software from a third party. Use with new MacBook Airs, Retina MacBook Pros and older Macs

Original – Mid 2009 (Except White Unibody)Įarlier models of the iMac with polycarbonate enclosures featured a magnetic rest for the remote, which was later removed. Macintosh compatibility (devices with suitable IR receivers)

#Remote buddy app drivers#

Boot Camp 5, released on March 14, 2013, also includes drivers for the remote control. Applications must be in focus for the remote to control them. Other third party programs may also utilize the remote's capabilities media applications such a foobar2000 and Media Player Classic allow users to control their functions via the remote.

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The remote's media controls also support Windows Media Player, as well as system volume control. If iTunes is installed on the Windows partition, pressing the Menu button on the remote will start the program. Starting with Boot Camp 1.2, the remote has some functionality when a user is running Windows. The Apple Remote can also be used to control the iPod Hi-Fi or third party devices tailored to it. The iPod's menus cannot be operated with the remote. iPods Īn iPod placed in a dock featuring an IR sensor can be used with the remote for music and media control. A device can be configured to respond only to a particular remote. Other functions controlled by the remote can include putting a device into sleep mode, selecting a partition to boot from on startup, and ejecting optical discs. The remote can also be used to run presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 or in Impress. Other software that is still compatible includes Elgato's EyeTV 3.5, and VLC media player. It can still be used to control presentations in Apple Keynote, slide shows in iPhoto and Aperture, DVD films via DVD Player, and to play video and audio in iTunes and QuickTime. Although Front Row was removed from OS X 10.7 and later, some Apple software still works with the remote. The Apple Remote's original function was to enable navigation in Front Row, which allows users to browse and play music, view videos ( DVDs and downloaded files) and browse photos. The newer version has the battery located behind a compartment in the middle of the device which is accessed by turning a coin in the compartment door's indent. Replacement of the CR2032 battery in the original remote is done with a small pointed object such as a paper clip at the bottom right edge of the device, where the battery slides out on a tray. In the later revision, the ring is slightly raised to make it easier to locate the ring by touch. In earlier aluminum remotes, the navigation ring was flush with the curvature of the remote's aluminum body. Along with the new design, the price was dropped to US$19.99. The symbols for the Volume Up/Down and Next/Fast-forward buttons were replaced with small dots, to make it clear that the buttons were also used to move up, down, left, and right within menus. The Play/Pause button was moved out of the center of the directional buttons and put beside the Menu button (under the directional buttons). The new remote was released along with the 27 inch aluminum iMacs and multi-touch Magic Mouse. In October 2009, the remote was redesigned as a thinner and longer aluminum version. A separate Menu button was positioned below. A circular Play/Pause/Select button sat in the center of a larger four-button circle of (clockwise): Volume Up, Next/Fast-forward, Volume Down and Previous/Rewind. Its shape and layout resembled the first-generation iPod Shuffle. The original Apple Remote was designed with six buttons and made of white plastic.