The company already offers voice search capabilities through select remotes and it was reported in September that the company was hiring voice experts. (voicebot.ai)
He added that Apple could use the search technology to help power its Siri voice search capabilities. (nytimes.com)
Fortunately, Apple soon released the tvOS 9.1 update late last year improving voice search capabilities with Siri, and another update is on its way that will allow users to take advantage of dictation for text entry via the remote's mic. (slashgear.com)