Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of tvOS 10.1 to Developers

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming tvOS 10.1 update to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the third tvOS 10.1 beta and more than a month after launching tvOS 10.

Designed for the fourth-generation Apple TV, tvOS 10.1 beta 4 can be obtained by connecting the Apple TV to a computer with a USB-C to USB-A cable, downloading and installing the software from a registered developer account via iTunes or Apple Configurator. Once a beta profile has been installed on the device through iTunes, new beta updates will be available over the air.

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Many Apple TV owners have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a promised Single Sign-On feature that will allow Apple TV users to sign in once with their cable credentials to access all available live cable content, and the feature was introduced in the first tvOS 10.1 beta. Single Sign-On is currently available for DirecTV, Dish, GVTC Communications, Hotwire, and Sling TV.

Shortly after the release of the third beta, Apple unlocked the new "TV" app, which is designed to make it easier for users to discover new content across the dozens of television and movie apps that are available.

It serves as a sort of Apple-designed television guide, giving customers a way to find and watch TV and movies across multiple devices. It features a dedicated store, recommended content, and cross-device syncing.


tvOS 10, for those unfamiliar with the operating system, brings features like improved search, expanded Siri capabilities, a dark mode, a Continuity option for using the iPhone for text input, automatic app downloads, quicker access to live TV, and more.

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Top Rated Comments

delonholmes Avatar
111 months ago
I miss the days when you didn't have to update the software on your TV/watch/phone...
As a former Android user (Note 7) I don't miss those days :rolleyes:
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cariacou Avatar
111 months ago
not gonna lie, that TV app is a POS
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
freediverx Avatar
111 months ago
not gonna lie, that TV app is a POS
Agreed. Utterly useless.

Apple you had one job!

What we wanted:
A place to track all the shows I WATCH, and only those I watch, so I can easily see when new episodes are available and watch them with a single click, without having to parse through a bunch of unwanted and annoying promotional content.

What we got:
A place where I can track shows I watch, provided I don't watch any shows on Netflix, HBO Go, or any of the countless other networks that aren't supported, and assuming I'm ok having to navigate through a ton of promotional garbage that feels like my old cable box interface I abandoned years ago.

Instantly deleted.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ATL0921 Avatar
111 months ago
Has anyone else been having issues with the Sling TV app in the latest beta updates? Every time I open the Sling app and select a channel to watch, the app crashes. I've reached out to Sling support and they tell me to delete the app, hard reset the device and reinstall to clear the cache, but this isn't working either...Just curious if anyone else was having a similar issue
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ryanwarsaw Avatar
111 months ago
I miss the days when you didn't have to update the software on your TV/watch/phone...
Did you somehow think you were typing on Facebook when you posted this gem?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nightowl Avatar
111 months ago
Agreed. Utterly useless.

Apple you had one job!

What we wanted:
A place to track all the shows I WATCH, and only those I watch, so I can easily see when new episodes are available and watch them with a single click, without having to parse through a bunch of unwanted and annoying promotional content.

Agreed. I want a single place to see all of the shows I want to watch, and what episodes I still need to watch. Add in a way to set up a movie watchlist or library, so that I can see, at a glance, all of the movies I've tagged as favorites are available, wheither that's from my iTunes collection, HBO, or other service.

If WatchAid can do this in their app, why can't Apple do it, but better?

It would also be awesome to have profiles or iCloud family sharing enabled so that each person in the family can have their own list of shows and movies, to truly offer a unique experience no matter who is in control of the TV.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)