Today Apple released the redesign version of the Apple TV app , which itfirst announcedback during its March 25 event . It ’s a wide rollout , as Apple lets you access more than 150 different streaming apps , and it ’s extending it to 100 state on iOS along with releases for Apple TVs andSamsung ’s former voguish TVs .
Notably , the update includes Apple ’s subscription - base Channels feature , which is the first big tone toward making the Apple TV app more likable in preparation for the launching ofApple TV+sometime this nightfall .
On the iPhone , it ’s pluck into theiOS 12.3 update , which comes with the usual “ functioning improvements ” but also suitably lets you beam video or music content from your iPhone or iPad to smart TVs that support AirPlay 2 . On the Apple TV , it ’s available through tvOS 12.3 .
The attractiveness here is n’t mere convenience , as Apple is n’t merely redirecting content to its own app ( unless it ’s via the example listed above ) . Apple is really the entity render the pic and show for these services to your gadget as well , which hopefully means that you ’ll get better timber than you would from , say , HBO itself . Apple will also let you download telecasting shows and moving picture for offline viewing , and that ’s an improvement over both HBO Go and HBO Now . And just as icing on the cake , Apple also allows Family Sharing for as many as six family phallus .
I ’m focusing so much on HBO because of all the current fuss aboutGame of Thrones , but the young Apple TV app also other great channels such as Cinemax , Smithsonian , Showtime , and CBS All Access . For a full rundown , be sure to check over out ourFAQ .
The raw app takes some heavy brainchild from Apple Music , and ostensibly for the better . There ’s now an “ Up Next ” section , for instance , which lets view cognitive content that ’s synced across all your gadget , and the app also now offers recommendations based on your viewing account . You ’ll also find a new , curated plane section for content aimed at kids , but it ’ll mail you to third - party apps rather than offering it through the newfangled TV channel .
The Apple TV app may have changed a good deal , but many of the secure features still remain . Along the bottom of the app , for instance , you ’ll still find the Library tab , where you may watch all the movies and shows you ’ve already buy from iTunes .
