The new Apple TV 4K has built-in microphones so you can talk to Siri AI

October 13, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Apple TV 4K (4th gen) has the same look as the previous model but with some under-the-hood improvements. | Image: Apple

Apple is introducing a refreshed Apple TV 4K today with a pair of interesting new hardware features: far-field microphones to talk to Siri hands-free and Find My built into the remote. The fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, announced at Apple's Welcome Home event in New York City, is the first model to support the Siri AI voice assistant and has a new home theatre feature that lets you pair up to four second-gen HomePods or HomePod Mini 2s for surround sound.

The new Apple TV 4K costs $299, more than twice the price the prior-generation Apple TV 4K debuted at and $50 more than the current top-of-the-line model (which is being discontinued). The fourt …

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