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Fourth-gen Apple TVs spontaneously awaken, power on their HDTVs, users complain

Some owners of the fourth-generation Apple TV are complaining that the device is spontaneously waking up itself and/or connected TVs, an inconvenience that could burn unnecessary electricity and could potentially cause screen burn-in for people with plasma sets.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 87

How to create and rename app folders with tvOS 9.2 on Apple TV

Just a few months after the platform launched, folders are already coming to tvOS, in the form of an upcoming 2.2 update that will make it easier for Apple TV owners to organize their apps.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 9

First look: tvOS 9.2 redesigns Apple TV app switcher to mimic iOS 9

Apple's newly released tvOS 9.2 beta for the fourth-generation Apple TV has revamped the platform's app switcher, bringing visual consistency with iPhones and iPads running iOS 9.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 4

Samsung, Lenovo, LG & HP show off copies of Apple TV, MacBooks at CES

CES wouldn't be the Consumer Electronics Show without a little Copycat, Emulate & Steal. This year's event showed off some of the tech industry's best ideas on how to make products that look as much as possible like Apple's as they attempt to transition from selling cheap commodity products to premium hardware that struggles to look designed in Cupertino.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 24

Apple TV gains Pandora app, but tvOS 9.1 still lacks Bluetooth keyboard support

Streaming music service Pandora launched an official tvOS app on Wednesday, while separately, users have noticed that the fourth-generation Apple TV continues to lack Bluetooth keyboard support, even after Tuesday's tvOS 9.1 update.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 15

Twitter plans to bring simpler logins to tvOS via Digits authentication

Twitter on Wednesday introduced another simplified login option for fourth-generation Apple TV owners by way of its Digits service, now rolling out to tvOS developers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

Amazon says Instant Video app for tvOS could launch 'within a few weeks'

Amazon Instant Video was notably absent from Apple's tvOS App Store launch lineup in October, and while the e-commerce giant remains mum on future plans, a support team representative let slip that the streaming movie service could hit fourth-generation Apple TVs in a few weeks.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 74

Apple issues third beta of tvOS 9.1 for fourth-gen Apple TV

Developers testing software on the new fourth-generation Apple TV were given access to a new tvOS 9.1 beta on Wednesday, the third pre-release build issued thus far.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 17

Five new Apple TV ads highlight games and content from tvOS App Store

Apple on Tuesday debuted five new 15-second advertisements for the newly launched Apple TV, highlighting both streaming content and interactive games that can be downloaded from the tvOS App Store.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 17

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