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Apple Adds 'Genius Browse' Movie and TV Recommendations to Apple TV in tvOS 26.4

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tvOS 26.4 includes a new Genius Browse section in the Apple TV app, which gives recommendations for TV shows and movies across multiple suggested categories.

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Suggestions vary based on your content preferences, and the categories are updated regularly. Some example categories include Upbeat Workplace Comedies, Tense Psychological Thrillers, History Gets Hilarious, Breathtaking Nature Docs, Thrilling Blockbusters, Bittersweet Family Dramas, and Fun for the Whole Family.

Selecting one of the categories provides a list of relevant content suggestions, which can be further explored with For You, TV Shows and Movies, and Genres sections. When browsing through the suggested movies and TV shows, tvOS 26.4 also provides titles related to the one that's highlighted.

Genius Browse suggestions are not static and will continually show new content categories. The content that Apple suggests is not limited to shows and movies on the ‌Apple TV‌ service, though those are included. Apple suggests titles from other streaming services like HBO Max and Amazon Prime. As with other ‌Apple TV‌ app suggestions, Netflix content is not included.

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Apple is limiting Genius Browse to tvOS 26.4, and you won't find the option in iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, or macOS 26.4.

tvOS 26.4 also phases out the dedicated iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Show apps, plus it improves ‌Apple TV‌ Audio Format settings and adds more easily accessible customization options for subtitles.

We're expecting tvOS 26.4 to be released as soon as next week.

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CarAnalogy
1 hour ago at 04:33 pm
For gods' sakes, the Apple TV app needs one change and one change only and it will be perfect forever:

Continue Watching as a tab. Just give me one clean screen where I can find what the f*ck I've been watching and leave me alone.

If they would just do that I would be fine with them shoving as much crap as they want into the Home screen and everywhere else.

Just stop leading the ******tification charge and let me continue watching.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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turbineseaplane
1 hour ago at 04:36 pm

Netflix is the Apple of the streaming world, which is ironic because Apple is trying to be the Apple of the streaming world and Netflix is out-Appling them at it.

Netflix doesn't cooperate, it dictates terms and only does what benefits them. Of course it's technically easy and what people want. But technical possibilties and user satisfaction have not been a consideration at corporate software companies for decades now.
This is so true.
With Apple, we got rope-a-doped by thinking Tim cared about "customer sat"

When what he actually cares about is "Shareholder sat"
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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turbineseaplane
2 hours ago at 04:17 pm
I hope this always stays in the Apple TV App only.

I really worry that the Apple TV as a junk free streaming box is eventually going to get ruined by Apple trying to jam their AI and Services into all of its nooks and corners.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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philpalmiero
1 hour ago at 04:34 pm
I don't need Apple pushing what it wants me to watch. Thank you.

And quit burying my Library down three layers deep.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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CarAnalogy
1 hour ago at 04:35 pm

Great to read that it'll suggest across multiple services. Prime Video's first party interface is getting more user hostile and I'd love to just skip it. Really sad Netflix is still ignoring this, especially after they "accidentally" supported it briefly a while back, so we all know it would be easy to do.
Netflix is the Apple of the streaming world, which is ironic because Apple is trying to be the Apple of the streaming world and Netflix is out-Appling them at it.

Netflix doesn't cooperate, it dictates terms and only does what benefits them. Of course it's technically easy and what people want. But technical possibilties and user satisfaction have not been a consideration at corporate software companies for decades now.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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anthonymoody
1 hour ago at 04:43 pm
Hey Siri show me some stuff I'd like to watch.

Shows me stuff I've already watched and hated.

Sounds about right.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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