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Apple on Friday quietly brought its "TV" app for iPhones, iPads, and the Apple TV to Europe, offering a centralized way of watching shows and movies from iTunes and various compatible streaming apps. [Updated with info about Sweden & Norway]
The app is now appearing on devices in France, Germany, and the U.K., according to various posts on Twitter, first noticed by MacRumors. Previously, the client was only available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Sweden, and Norway.
L'application #AppleTV est disponible en France ! Elle va remplacer progressivement l'application Vidos des appareils iOS, et apparatre sur Apple TV. https://t.co/3XAgEpS1He
— Nicolas Lellouche (@LelloucheNico) December 8, 2017
For the client to be useful beyond video from the iTunes Store, third-party apps must be specifically supported. In the U.K. some compatible titles should now or soon include BBC iPlayer, ITV, and My5.
On Wednesday the Apple TV gained a long-promised Amazon Prime Video app. Videos from Prime will appear in the TV app.
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We have had the dedicated tv app for at least 3-4 weeks here in Sweden. :)
It´s live in Norway
Does it just appear??
Can't see it in the UK store.
Yeah, it sort of appears in place of the Videos app. There was a clue it was coming, as the other day when I popped in to the UK App Store to update iPlayer, both icons (Videos and TV) remained on my device. Previously when I'd go to the UK App Store to update apps, the TV app would be temporarily removed from my device. Once I signed back in to the US App Store, TV would reappear.