How do you know that the remote is being charged?

If you have an iPhone running the same Apple ID and on the same internet as the TV box, you can use the Remote Control that is built into your phone. It can do EVERYTHING that the aluminum controller can do. 😉

The easiest way to get to the remote control inside your iPhone, is to open the Control Center (drag down the screen starting from the upper right corner).

salprint wrote:

So stupid. If the remote is not charged how do you get to the settings to monitor it??

You don't. I asked a similar question on the phone. My remote died. So I charged it on the computer. On older Apple TV remotes would show power levels on the computer instead not the newest Apple TV. It's the Apple TV or nothing

You may monitor the charge level of the battery in Settings on Apple TV.

See: Charge the Siri Remote - Apple Support

While charging, the remote is fully functional.

If it was so depleted that it shut itself off, then you may need to pair again. Reconnect the Siri Remote to Apple TV - Apple Support

So stupid. If the remote is not charged how do you get to the settings to monitor it??