“Apple has upgraded its tvOS software with tvOS 10, which ushers in all the promised improvements we talked about here: smarter Siri searches; Dark Mode; Single Sign-on; Photos and Music app improvements along with some smaller improvements,” Jonny Evans writes for About.com.
“The new tvOS should install automatically unless you’ve disabled automatic updates in Settings,” Evans writes. “You can update manually in Settings > Software Updates > Update Software on your Apple TV.”
“When you ask Siri to find something you’ll find the assistant has grown smart enough to handle much more complex queries, such as asking Siri to find ‘high-school comedies from the ’80’s,’ or ‘this year’s best superhero movie,'” Evans writes. “Now Apple has shipped the latest edition of the Apple TV OS you can look forward to a fresh selection of apps from third party developers. This is because Apple has introduced new software developers can use to create new experiences. These include tools to rebroadcast and share game play, photo sharing tools, four game controller support and multi-peer connectivity that promises new and exciting multiplayer apps. Apple has also lifted the restriction demanding Apple TV games support the Siri Remote which should make for more complex games.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Once again, Apple TV gets even better – for free!
Well it couldn’t have gotten much worse but, YES, finally I can use the Apple TV. I’ve missed it badly. Dark mode makes it once again an EXCELLENT viewing experience for color-blind users. With the near black background, I can read the text and see the colors that I’m familiar with. Now if I can just figure out why my iPhone 7 Plus shipped to South Korea from China! Please tell me this is not a Samsplode plot to change out my Apple battery with a Note 7 knock off. Hmmm….
It’s the shipment route. It usually appears in the US under UPS a day after the appearance in Incheon, Korea.
Single Sign-On was the one feature i was waiting for with tvOS 10, and contrary to what the article says, has not yet been implemented.
We’re still using ATV version 1 at home. It has some issues, but I can’t help thinking, “just work for a few more months and I’ll get the next gen.”
Wonder when the next ATV will debut?
The upgrade is worth it just for the new Dark theme option. The main menu (and especially Apple Music) was way too bright for my taste with the default Bright theme.
It sure would be nice to have Siri be able to search and play a movie out of our own iTunes library. I love my AppleTV but this one should be obvious.
Anyone else having issues with AppleTV starting the screen saver every 5 minutes when you are watching a show or movie?
It’s a known bug where Siri gets bored with crappy content and goes to sleep.