Alongside iOS, iPadOS and watchOS updates, Apple has rolled out the most recent model of tvOS. The primary change this time round is a redesign of the core Apple TV app.
You will now see a sidebar that blends content material from Apple’s personal providers (similar to Apple TV+, MLS Season Go and a Retailer the place customers should buy and hire standard motion pictures) with entry to third-party channels and apps similar to Disney+ and Max. It appears that evidently Apple is aiming to enhance navigation and discoverability with out straying too removed from the trade customary tile looking format on the homepage.
On front room units (i.e. Apple TV {hardware} and the eponymous app on sensible TVs and different units), the sidebar will embrace profiles. Apple says it will permit you to swiftly swap between customers for extra personalised suggestions throughout the app and within the Up Subsequent part. In the meantime, Watch Now has been rebranded as Dwelling.
The Apple TV app’s Retailer tab is the place you may wish to go to purchase or hire motion pictures and TV reveals. Beginning immediately, the iTunes Motion pictures and TV Reveals apps on Apple TV 4K and HD units will redirect customers to the Apple TV app’s Retailer tab to search out and handle their purchases. The identical goes for the iTunes Retailer app on iPhone and iPad.
In the meantime, you may now have the ability to reply FaceTime calls immediately on Apple TV 4K units. Apple has added assist for FaceTime audio calls as effectively.