Developmental betaoperating system versions iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3, which the company Apple launched into the world last night brought the opportunity to try out the newly updated TV application for yourself. The company introduced it to the world as part of this year's spring special KeynoteThanks to this, we can get at least a partial picture of this new product now - more than a month before its official release.
Apple has decided to completely redesign its application as part of expanding and improving its services Apple TV, which is also available for iOS device. In the American version, it has been enriched not only with a new look, but also with several new functions. In the middle of the screen we find the “Watch Now” item with the “Up Next". The new feature here is a tool for generating recommended content, based on the principle of machine learning. It will offer users content to watch based on what they have already watched.
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Thanks to the Up section Next Series lovers will not miss any of the upcoming episodes and users will always have a perfect overview of the content they are watching. Thanks to Up Next You won't get lost in the content even when watching feature films. The new For You section will offer users recommended content from dozens of streaming services, including Hulu, Amazon Prime or PlayStation Vue. In addition, users will be able to use a category called "Because you watched", based on recommendations.
The interface of the updated application has been enriched with sections called Movies, TV Shows, Sports and Kids. The Library section, on the other hand, contains a list of content purchased through iTunes. Also new to the TV app is a feature called "Channels" - this is a subscription-based service offering that you can subscribe to through the app without having to open specific apps for those services.
Also available in the Czech Republic
TV app for iOS is also available as part of the developer betaversion iOS also in our country, but its appearance is slightly different from the one described above. ProThe central application is more streamlined, you won't find any links to series or third-party services here at all. In the upper right corner there is an icon that leads to profile management. The application then offers sections "What to watch", "Pro you”, “New and Interesting”, “Trending”, “Newly Released Movies”, genre selections and recommendations based on purchased content.
But the application will also offer recommendations for services that are not part of it. In practice, this means that you will see content recommendations for these services in the app, but you will need to launch the service's app to view it. In the future, the TV application will be enriched with a new service Apple TV+, some platforms, such as Netflix, will not be included. The TV app will officially launch in May, and Mac owners should also be able to enjoy it in the fall.
I have the beta installed but the TV AppI don't have a way there. How come?
It's because you didn't have the Videos app installed
And do you have a developer account?
It has already appeared, I had to change the region to UK for a while. You don't need a developer account, just get a developer config profile somewhere.
Are you also confused about the controls after the update? The response of navigation through the menu, if I want to change the video language or subtitles for a movie, the choice cannot be confirmed. Neither with the classic controller nor via iPhone.
The application is pointless in our country. And they have a mistake: for Marcel films, which according to iTunes only have Czech subtitles audio and not subtitles, it shows cz subtitles