open-appleremote puts Siri Remote on Linux

// 1h agoOPENSOURCE RELEASE

open-appleremote puts Siri Remote on Linux

Alex Funk open-sourced a pure-Python Linux tool for using first-generation Apple Siri Remotes over Bluetooth, reportedly reverse-engineered with AI in about 45 minutes. It unlocks and decodes touch, buttons, gestures, and keyboard input without third-party dependencies.

// ANALYSIS

The impressive part is not the AI-assisted speed claim—it is turning undocumented Bluetooth HID behavior into a practical, scriptable Linux input device.

–Supports first-generation A1513/A1962 Siri Remotes with touch, buttons, gestures, and reconnect handling
–Emits JSON events and offers replay tooling, making protocol experimentation accessible to developers
–Pure standard-library Python keeps installation lightweight and hackable
–Scope remains narrow: second- and third-generation remotes are unsupported, Siri audio is undecoded, and keyboard emulation is not hardware-tested
–Builds on prior reverse-engineering work while packaging it into a cleaner Linux-focused tool

// TAGS

open-appleremotedevtoolcliautomationopen-sourcelocal-first

DISCOVERED

1h ago

2026-10-10

PUBLISHED

2h ago

2026-10-10

RELEVANCE

5/ 10

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