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Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers

Apple today seeded the seventh beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the sixth beta came out.

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Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required.

tvOS 18 adds an InSight feature to the TV app, and it is able to provide real-time information about actors, music, and more in ‌Apple TV‌+ shows and music. Enhanced Dialogue has been refined with machine learning and computational audio so it is better able to boost vocal clarity over background noise and music, plus it is now available on built-in TV speakers, AirPods, and other Bluetooth devices.

Subtitles will now show up automatically when relevant, such as when the TV's volume is muted, a show or movie is rewound, or when the language of a show doesn't match the device language.

Other new features include 21:9 aspect ratio support for projectors, new screen savers and improved controls for swapping screen savers, and support for Live Captions during FaceTime calls through an iPhone or iPad.

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srbNYC Avatar
26 months ago
Still amazed how far behind Google we are.

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/07/google-tv-streamer-announced/



The Google TV Streamer provides access to over 700,000 movies and shows through popular streaming apps like YouTube TV, Netflix, Disney+, and ‌Apple TV‌, as well as live TV with over 800 free channels. One of the standout features is the AI-powered content recommendation system, which uses Google's Gemini technology to curate personalized watchlists and provide detailed summaries, reviews, and season-by-season breakdowns of content.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tkrsh Avatar
26 months ago
Can we please get bitstream dolby digital true hd atmos passthrough for the love of god. It will make every other streaming device obsolete.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MrWeenus Avatar
26 months ago
No, for real now. Does anyone know when the Snoopy screensaver will get added? I'm thinking that it may not make its way into 18.0 RTM?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Victor Mortimer Avatar
26 months ago
Another nothing tvOS update.

It needs a web browser.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago

Another nothing tvOS update.

It needs a web browser.
Good lord, why? What would a locally installed web browser do better than screen sharing your phone or Mac browser? I can hardly stand typing in email/password prompts, much less an url without using my phone "keyboard".
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
Day 35 of asking for Bitstream Audio Support.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)