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Apple Remote (white)

The white Apple Remote is an infrared (IR) remote from Apple originally released in October 2005. It supports low battery detection and pairing.

In October 2009 it was discontinued and superseded with the aluminum Apple Remote.

Use the Apple Remote with a new Mac

If you try to use an Apple Remote with a new Mac, you'll discover that it doesn't work. That's because today's Macs ship without the necessary IR receiver.

With Remote Buddy 2 and a Flirc USB, however, you can make it work - including pairing, wake from sleep and more!

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The Apple IR Receiver or Apple Remote don't work. My Mac has no built-in IR receiver. How can I use an Apple Remote with it?

Compatible IR receivers

This remote requires an infrared (IR) receiver. The following IR receivers are supported by Remote Buddy 2 and compatible with Apple Remote (white):

Receivers with Wakeup badge can be used with Apple Remote (white) to wake the Mac from sleep.

Apps supporting Apple Remote (white)

macOS 10.13 and later

Remote Buddy 2.0

macOS 10.7 - 10.12

Remote Buddy 1.x

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Vendor	Apple
Model	A1156
Technology	Infrared
Device Type	Remote
Buttons	6
Battery	CR-2032 coin cell
Rechargeable	no
Availability	discontinued
Successor	Apple Remote (Aluminum)