News & Reviews:   tvOS

As we’ve reported previously, Netflix is launching an ad-supported subscription tier this month and today, it is already live in certain parts of the world. However, there are some technical difficulties with its launch, whereby those that subscribe to the plan could not access it if they’re using Apple TV.

Apple has finally released the highly anticipated iPadOS 16 update for supported iPads which brings with it many new features and improvements from the previous version. Since the initial release was skipped last month, the update comes in the form of iPadOS 16.1 and is rolling out at the same time as iOS 16.1. watchOS 9.1 and tvOS 16.1.

The Facebook Watch app which allows users to watch Facebook livestreams and videos on Apple TV is reportedly no longer working. Furthermore, it looks like the tvOS app itself has been discontinued by Facebook.

It's that time of the year again for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which the company will host an online event starting from the 6th until the 10th of June 2022. Besides showcasing what's new in the upcoming iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, Apple is also hosting the Swift Student Challenge for everyone from around the world. 

It's been a while since SharePlay was made available for Apple devices via the latest software updates. Today, Apple announced that there are plans for more apps to be integrated into the function and it will be included in iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and macOS in the future.

Today, Apple has officially announced that the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held from the 7th until the 11th of June 2021. As expected, it will be a livestream event and it's free for all developers. Like every WWDC, we shall be expecting news about iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS.