Apple TV app makes it difficult to actually buy movies from Store

[dmylrea]

With the removal of movies from iTunes, I'm finding it difficult to find what I'm looking for in the TV app. Example -- want to see what Apple has for The Polar Express. I search it in the TV app. Shows I can watch it on Hulu or Max. Nice, but I want to see what Apple has for buying it. So I scroll down to "How to watch" and there I see I can buy it from AppleTV for $9.99. But I want more info -- 4K or just HD? Dolby Atmos or Vision? When I tap on "Buy" from Apple, it wants to charge me right away without showing me what I'm buying.

How can I view movies from the Apple store and see the full movie information including resolution and surround/HDR versions before buying it?

It'd be nice if the "Store" tab in the TV app had it's own search instead of the app's universal search.

 

[Audit13]

Best way is to use the iTunes app on a MacBook, Windows computer, or an iPhone or iPad running an older OS.

The AppleTV app is not very good and I'm hoping Apple quickly improves it.

I feel that Apple removed iTunes before adding useful features to the AppleTV app.

 

[dmylrea]

Best way is to use the iTunes app on a MacBook, Windows computer, or an iPhone or iPad running an older OS.

The AppleTV app is not very good and I'm hoping Apple quickly improves it.

I feel that Apple removed iTunes before adding useful features to the AppleTV app.

Thanks. That seems to be a good workaround, but not very convenient as just checking my iPhone.

 

[Apple_Robert]

With the removal of movies from iTunes, I'm finding it difficult to find what I'm looking for in the TV app. Example -- want to see what Apple has for The Polar Express. I search it in the TV app. Shows I can watch it on Hulu or Max. Nice, but I want to see what Apple has for buying it. So I scroll down to "How to watch" and there I see I can buy it from AppleTV for $9.99. But I want more info -- 4K or just HD? Dolby Atmos or Vision? When I tap on "Buy" from Apple, it wants to charge me right away without showing me what I'm buying.

How can I view movies from the Apple store and see the full movie information including resolution and surround/HDR versions before buying it?

It'd be nice if the "Store" tab in the TV app had it's own search instead of the app's universal search.

I noticed the same thing last night. We shouldn't have to consult a Mac to see what resolution Apple is offering a t.v. show or movie.

 

[jaw04005]

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[Shanghaichica]

Yes they have butchered the whole buying experience. I can’t even make out what is for sale and what comes from steaming. Apps on the Apple TV+ apps. Also when o search for some movies or TV shows that I’ve actually purchased and are available in my library it only brings up the steaming options. It’s an absolute shambles.

 

[Eric Idle]

Yes they have butchered the whole buying experience. I can’t even make out what is for sale and what comes from steaming. Apps on the Apple TV+ apps. Also when o search for some movies or TV shows that I’ve actually purchased and are available in my library it only brings up the steaming options. It’s an absolute shambles.

100% agree.

That pretty much describes the whole Apple TV experience in a nutshell: an absolutely shambles.

 

[JeffPerrin]

Agree as well. Discovered this while looking trying to find "Die Hard". (For a family Christmas movie night, of course! 😁)

 

[srgjhtyd]

Thanks !!