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minus-squarebthest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 hour agoSo if the remote still works then wouldn’t that mean there is still a microphone? Or have they gone back to line of sight infrared? Or am I just thinking of the really really old remote tech?
minus-squareAnAmericanPotato@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·38 minutes agoThe microphone would only be used for voice control. So that would fail, but buttons would still work normally.
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·38 minutes agoIt’s a smart remote, they use bluetooth or IR as a fallback. The microphone is only for voice control.
So if the remote still works then wouldn’t that mean there is still a microphone? Or have they gone back to line of sight infrared? Or am I just thinking of the really really old remote tech?
The microphone would only be used for voice control. So that would fail, but buttons would still work normally.
It’s a smart remote, they use bluetooth or IR as a fallback. The microphone is only for voice control.