Game controller support is already better on Apple TV than iOS Right out of the box, the new fourth-generation Apple TV offers much clearer, simpler, and broader support for dedicated physical game controllers than the iPhone or iPad, even though the latter devices have featured gamepad connectivity for years. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 61
Apple begins delivering 4th-gen Apple TV, launches App Store and final tvOS build The first online orders of the new Apple TV are beginning to reach customers, just as Apple is officially launching the device's App Store and seeding the finished version of tvOS. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 16
Apple says new tvOS apps must support Siri remote in updated App Store Review Guidelines After pushing out new iOS, OS X and watchOS versions on Wednesday, and ahead of next week's fourth-generation Apple TV sales debut, Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines to reflect changes specific to tvOS, including a requirement that an app's "core functionality" must support Siri remote. Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 12
Apple releases fourth beta of iOS 9.1, third tvOS beta for new Apple TV Apple on Tuesday issued a trio of new beta software releases to developers for testing: iOS 9.1 beta 4, tvOS beta 3, and Xcode 7.1 beta 3. AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 20
Video shows MAME emulator in action on Apple's tvOS A video posted to the Web on Monday shows a Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator running on Apple's tvOS, allowing developer Kevin Smith to play a number of old-school arcade titles with a paired Bluetooth gaming controller. AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 26
Apple issues second betas of iOS 9.1, tvOS, Xcode 7.1 to developers In conjunction with iOS 9.0.1, Apple on Wednesday also released second betas of iOS 9.1 and tvOS to developers for testing ahead of their public launch. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6
Apple will ship new Apple TV hardware to select developers later this week Apple on Monday began informing developers who won its Apple TV lottery that their new set-top boxes will begin shipping later this week, allowing them to build applications ahead of the October launch. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 23
Hands On: Apple TV 2015 with tvOS apps, Remote featuring touch, motion & Siri Apple has been selling its Apple TV as long as iPhone, but the set top box has neither sold in similar quantities nor earned even a significant fraction as much money for the company. While neither of those facts are likely to change, the new 2015 Apple TV is poised to radically change the TV and game console industries. Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 139
This week on AppleInsider: New iPhones, new iPads, new Apple TV, new everything There was of course one overriding theme this week: Apple's Sept. 9 press event, where it unveiled new iPhones, the iPad Pro, and a fourth-generation Apple TV. There was far more to unpack than just those devices, however. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12
