Salt, a Swiss telco offering an Apple TV 4K as part of a domestic broadband TV bundle, launches an "alternative" remote control featuring a more traditional design for use with the Apple STB.
Reportedly developed in collaboration with Apple, the alternative remote comes after complaints by Salt TV customers regarding the poor usability of the Apple Remote included with the STB. The Salt remote does not requiring pairing with the Apple TV, and features directional arrows instead of the the glass Touch surface, a power button, a menu button, separate volume and channel rockers, and traditional media playback buttons.
The remote lacks a microphone (unsurprising, since Siri is yet to be available in Switzerland) or any numerical channel buttons. Otherwise it looks and acts like a traditional TV remote, and appears to be proof Apple does listen to customer feedback, at least in some territories. In addition, it is also compatible with other standard TV sets.
The Salt Apple TV remote is available now.