AppleInsider Staff
Continuing the build out of its all new tvOS App Store, Apple on Wednesday added a "Categories" section to the online marketplace's top navigation bar for a more streamlined app browsing experience.
As with the tvOS Top Charts section added on Monday, the new Categories section presents a more efficient browsing method than sifting through Apple's selection of Featured apps or using the cumbersome search tool.
Like the iOS App Store, Categories on tvOS lets viewers browse available apps by genre, though current offerings are limited to Games and Entertainment. The two categories are dominating the tvOS charts and are arguably of most interest to users.
As developers submit more apps Apple is expected to populate Categories with additional genre selections similar to those offered on the iOS and Mac App Stores.
Fourth-generation Apple TV owners can find the Categories section in the App Store's top navigation bar. If the browsing option is not present, force quit App Store in the tvOS app switcher and reopen.
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I think games will need to have a bit more granularity.
I'm curious if Apple will open up screensavers. Yes, the new ones are pretty, but it'd be nice to customize them to display useful information, like a clock or weather.
I also wonder if Siri on my watch could be expanded to put information up on a screen saver if I ask her to. "Hey Siri. Put a traffic map on <my apple tv name>"
Lots of potential.
Looks like we should be seeing fairly regular improvements. I am liking things pretty much so far.
The new Apple TV is becoming more awesome all the time. I love my ATV4, purchased on Launch Day!
A way to enter text via and updated Remote App or Bluetooth Keyboard is needed. Let's hope one or both of these arrive soon!
The new Apple TV is becoming more awesome all the time. I love my ATV4, purchased on Launch Day!
Be careful what you say in here. The malcontent/naysayer army will target you as an Apple shill. We can’t have people running around saying they like Apple products and services.