IR Blaster (or infrared blaster) allows users to use their smartphones as a universal remote. A smartphone with an IR blaster allows you to control any device that can be controlled using a remote.
Some of the common uses of a smartphone with an IR blaster is to control televisions, air conditioners, music systems and other devices. It is quite handy to use a device like a smartphone rather than using different remotes for your electronic equipment.
The IR blaster is available on some Android-based smartphones. But even Samsung recently did not include the IR blaster in Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.
So Does iPhone Come with an IR Blaster?
Unfortunately, the iPhone does not include an IR blaster. Apple hasn’t included the IR blaster in any iPhone so far. So the IR blaster is not available on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G.
It remains to be seen if Apple will include it in the iPhone in the future, especially with the launch of HomeKit, which is a framework launched by Apple in 2014 for communicating with and controlling connected accessories in a user’s home.
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