Mike Wuerthele
A few days after the emergent release of iOS 11.2, Apple has wrapped up the beta testing and has made tvOS 11.2 for the fourth generation Apple TV and the Apple TV 4K available to all.
The most notable change is the addition of the Sports section to TV. The "Sports" tab joins the previous options of "Watch Now," "Library," "Store" and "Search." It features quick links to live games and the ability to rewatch games that already occurred.
Users can also select their favorite teams for a range of sports and leagues. The TV app promises users that they will receive an alert when the team is about to play, letting users begin streaming as soon as the game starts. Supported leagues include Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball League, college football, men's college basketball and more.
Other, less obvious changes include video display mode switching to match the frame rate and dynamic range of played content, and some user interface refinements.
The tvOS 11.2 update is available either as an automatic update, or manually through the Settings app on the Apple TV itself.
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Live sports doesn’t have integration with Fox Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, (not sure about NFL Sunday Ticket). For basketball, it has NBA TV & ESPN.
I wonder how long until the TV app launches in the UK. Only 27 days left until the deadline they set expires.
And still no Amazon App ... was really hoping it would get released alongside this update.
All I want for Christmas is a YouTubeTV app ... an Amazon Video app would be nice too!
I’ve been having problems with my Apple TV setting under audio and video. Update allows us to change the setting from chroma 4.2.0 to 4.2.2.
4.2.2 is a lesser compressed video signal and even though Apple TV checks my cables before making the changes and then permits the change based on its own test, I get static and interruptions on my signal once every couple of minutes.
I’m running Apple TV through a high-end Denon 4K receiver and using quality HDMI cable‘s .