Apple has today released a new update for Apple TV 3, listed as firmware 7.2.1 (iOS 8.4.1) build 12H523. The update is available to download to Apple TVs that are connected to the internet, whether that be via ethernet or WiFi.
Apple TV 4 owners now have the luxury of interacting with a number of additional apps that offer support for the platform's Siri universal search feature. Support for these new channel apps follows hot on the heels of Apple adding support for three additional apps earlier this month.
Real Racing 3 has arrived on the Apple TV 4 adding split-screen multiplayer mode, making it the perfect feature for large HDTVs. Here are the details on the additional features as well.
Music video service Vevo already had a app on Apple TV's App Store since the set-top box and tvOS App Store's debut last fall, but that app wasn't much different to the HTML-based app found on 3rd-gen Apple TVs. Today, Vevo has released a refreshed version of their app which is truly native to tvOS platform. It's available as a free update right now.
The fourth-generation Apple TV has managed to prove itself as an extremely capable market leading streaming set-top box in the relatively short period of time that it has been around. There are a number of features embedded within that ultimately appeal to those looking for a streaming set-top box of this nature, with universal search being one of them. It essentially affords users with the luxury of performing a single search across multiple services and channels with the aim of accessing content quickly and efficiently. In an effort to improve the feature, Apple has now extended universal search, including Siri, to support three additional apps.
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has modified his in-house Apple TV 4 channel-streaming app to allow picture-in-picture viewing, showing it all off in a video.
During Apple's quarterly earnings call, the company announced the milestone of 1 billion active devices being used worldwide, which includes every iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod touch, Apple TV, and Apple Watch that has engaged with the company's services within the last 90 days.
Apple has just dropped new firmware update, tvOS 9.1.1, for the new Apple TV 4. It's available to download right now both as an OTA (Over-The-Air) option and as an update from iTunes.
Here are all the new features of the tvOS 9.2 beta 1 for Apple TV 4. This pre-release seed is currently available to developers only.
The wait for the arrival of VLC media player app on Apple TV 4 is over. The app is finally out on the tvOS App Store and can be grabbed right now to play almost any type of media content.
