I presume you mean adding the ability to select what shows and does not show would be a nice feature. I agree. I have no interest in the sports selections. Also, why show streaming services that you don't subscribe to and don't plan to? OK advertising is great, but shutting off so you don't see it any more is greater
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tvOS 17.2 Complaints
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LOL. this again. May I remind you, that Apple is one of the most successful companies in history. That is his job and Job well done.
exactly.
Certainly dont include an option for services you dont subscribe to - such as the MLS pass.
But also allow you tho choose the ones you do, and want to see.
This side bar menu needs to be customisable.
Its actually a GOOD think to get visibility of one service in its own menu now whereas before it was all over the place.
It does make me wish that NETFLIX played nice.
First, I do prefer the old interface better, but I hardly think the new one is as bad as apparently some do. In fact the new interface is more in line with Prime, Max and other service, still like old interface better.
My pet peeve is more addressed at apps that aren't updated with a proper set of features. One example:
There is a tap to zoom feature under video. Turn it on and a double tap on remote zooms AppleTv 16:9 videos to show on full screen. Netflix and Max do not support this feature - boo. Instead, I have to use vertical zoom on my TV, which does not have a per app setting, so it is a pain. But why have a 4k TV and only use a portion of it? Some apps like Max do not support the standard video positioning scroll on the bottom of the screen. I'm OK if they had something better, but their selection is terrible. it does not support Info, it does not support subtitling and audio selections, like enhanced dialog and reduce loud sounds. So worse, time to upgrade your software Max.
Finally, as a total great suggestion across all apps, how about video profiles to change color, contrast, zoom, detail, etc, like smart TVs? Same for audio profiles. Only settings currently are enhanced dialog and reduce loud sounds. How about EQ profiles including movie genre? I know people have been asking for this for awhile - it remains a good request.
Sorry folks, just trying to remain positive, it feels better when I do
My pet peeve is more addressed at apps that aren't updated with a proper set of features. One example:
There is a tap to zoom feature under video. Turn it on and a double tap on remote zooms AppleTv 16:9 videos to show on full screen. Netflix and Max do not support this feature - boo. Instead, I have to use vertical zoom on my TV, which does not have a per app setting, so it is a pain. But why have a 4k TV and only use a portion of it? Some apps like Max do not support the standard video positioning scroll on the bottom of the screen. I'm OK if they had something better, but their selection is terrible. it does not support Info, it does not support subtitling and audio selections, like enhanced dialog and reduce loud sounds. So worse, time to upgrade your software Max.
Finally, as a total great suggestion across all apps, how about video profiles to change color, contrast, zoom, detail, etc, like smart TVs? Same for audio profiles. Only settings currently are enhanced dialog and reduce loud sounds. How about EQ profiles including movie genre? I know people have been asking for this for awhile - it remains a good request.
Sorry folks, just trying to remain positive, it feels better when I do
iTunes is still a much better program than the new ones for buying music, movies and TV shows. I have a 2012 Mac mini running High Sierra, and I use its iTunes for all purchases.
there used to be a time with the older Apple TV (up to third get) that we were able to hide single system apps....not to delete them, but at least to hide them.
Unfortunately right now we are stuck with them either we use them or not :/
Same here. I normally update my software as soon as I see it announced on MacRumors, but I intentionally avoided this one. All auto updates are off on my Apple devices, and yet each of them has told me that a new update is available.
When I turned on the Apple TV box this morning, there was a big disclaimer asking me to install the update now or later, with no “never” option. I hope the “later” option can mean never if we want.
Apple must really want to shut down those iTunes storefronts ASAP. Not if I can help delay it, though. I really don’t like the TV app on Apple TV. The TV app has been the way to access your library for a while on mobile devices, but on Apple TV, I much prefer to access my library through the iTunes storefront apps. If the interface in the TV app was better, I wouldn’t mind this change at all, though.
put them at the bottom of your screen, and don’t scroll to the bottom - cos you don’t need to anyway
The stock market and shareholders would differ.
I remember when Apple was know for innovative technology that just worked. Now all that anyone cares about is a stock price. Microsoft is up huge this year too. Apple is nothing different, nothing special anymore. I would fire Tim Cook in a heartbeat. He's the Steve Ballmer of Apple.
The steaming pile of crap that is Siri suggests otherwise.
I just updated and I think I’m the Outlier. I only use the Apple TV app to navigate to the movies I “own” in iTunes. So to me instead of navigating at the top, it’s now on the left hand side. And the movie tiles are now smaller. Only change ive noticed.
i also rip all my Blu-ray’s to my NAS. And Infuse looks the same, so that’s good I guess.
i also rip all my Blu-ray’s to my NAS. And Infuse looks the same, so that’s good I guess.
I wouldn’t fire him in a heartbeat, but I’d say it’s time for someone new with fresh ideas to step in at this point. Obviously Tim Cook is keeping the business very successful financially with brilliant ideas like removing the charging block from the iPhone box and explaining that it’s for the environment. Apple’s spin department is top notch, and people still love their products and software because the alternatives suck by comparison.
Ezy pezy, standing on the shoulders of a giant: ”Jobs well done”, hehe. Cook's an abacus master, nothing more. The market and shareholders may be satisfied, but I'm not. We'll see if Apple's saga will continue. Or if it will go Nokia some day.
OnT, I haven't used the TV app, didn't like the integration of apps even from the start.
I hope people are using the below as well, as just complaining on here won't do ****, though Apple likely won't do anything to be fair.
Feedback - Apple TV
Apple wants to hear from you. Send us your comments and feedback about Apple TV.
www.apple.com
For the most part true. This is just retoreical but when does it become gross capitalism?
Clearly the CEO's primary responsibility is to the shareholders... however, product innovation and meeting the needs of the customer are equally important. Without the widgets that consumers want to own, market share drops, stock price drops and the shareholders are not well served. A successful company will create widgets that consumers want and are willing to pay for, which causes market share and profits to rise. The question is one of "the chicken or the egg". Build widgets, manage the financial end and the rest takes care of itself... trying to manage a company solely from the shareholder perspective cannot be successful, as the stable of products shrink, innovation dies and all of that affects sales which affects market share, profits and stock pricing.
Apple has always been very good selling hype. Jobs was the master of creating hype around innovative products that made everyone want one. Cook is not so much about creating innovative products as much as just rehashing old products and trying the spin them as innovative. Buzzwords like "amazing" ring hollow more often than not.
In my experience with Apple, I see technology that no longer "just works". Apple continues to focus on "services" that are workable, but certainly not innovative (how many companies have products for streaming video and music, or offer online storage options)... and Apple has a recent propensity to raise prices for those "services" without increasing the value of same.
I wish I could sort movies like I can do on the Mac: by release year (descending) and title.
it’s insane that there is only “recent purchased” and “alphabetical”…
(I don’t count the “genres“ since their are so broken).
it’s insane that there is only “recent purchased” and “alphabetical”…
(I don’t count the “genres“ since their are so broken).
I just submitted feedback after trying the new TVOS 17.2 and new AppleTV app for a couple days. I hate it. TVOS was never perfect but now it just makes me mad. And it seems like it has to be rebooted nearly every day because it fails to load content. https://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-tv/I hope people are using the below as well, as just complaining on here won't do ****, though Apple likely won't do anything to be fair.
Feedback - Apple TV
Apple wants to hear from you. Send us your comments and feedback about Apple TV.www.apple.com
I'm just annoyed that the home button now changed...and I have no idea how it is supposed to work now. If you are in the TV app...it opens a side menu...sometimes? And that menu has your "apps" but within the TV app. Hit the home button again to actually go home.
What is the point of the side menu?
What is the point of the side menu?