Apple TV - Wikipedia. Apple TVApple TV 4. KManufacturer. Apple Inc. Foxconn (under contract)Pegatron (under contract)Type. Set- top box microconsole. Release date. 1st: January 9, 2. Learn how to check for updates or set Apple TV to automatically update the software for you.
![]() ![]() September 1, 2. 01. March 7, 2. 01. 2; 5 years ago (2. Rev A: January 2. October 3. 0, 2. 01. K): September 2. 2, 2. Introductory price. US$2. 99. 0. 0 (1st generation)[1]US$9. US$1. 49. 0. 0 (3. GB 4th generation) / US$1. GB 5th generation) / US$1. GB 4th and 5th generation)[2]Operating system. Apple TV software 3. Based on Mac OS X 1. Tiger. Released February 1. Apple TV software 6. Based on i. OS 7. Released June 3. 0, 2. Rev A: Apple TV software 7. Based on i. OS 8. Released December 1. OS 1. 1Based on i. OS 1. 1Released 2. CPUMemory. 1st and 2nd: 2. MB3rd and 3rd Rev A: 5. MB4th: 2 GB LPDDR3. SDRAMStorage. 1st: 4. GB2nd, 3rd, and 3rd Rev A: 8 GB (Not user- accessible, caching only)4th, 5th (4. K): 3. 2 or 6. 4 GBNAND Flash. Input. Connectivity. Online services. As of October 2. Dimensions. 1st: 2. Rev A: 2. 3 mm (0. K): 3. 3 mm (1. 3 in) (h)9. Weight. 1st: 2. 4 lb (1. Rev A: 0. 6 lb (0. K): 0. 9 lb (0. 4. Websitewww. apple. Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance and entertainment device that can receive digital data from a number of sources and stream it to a capable television. Apple TV is an HDMI- compliant source device. To use it for viewing, it has to be connected to an enhanced- definition or high- definitionwidescreen television via an HDMI cable. The device has no integrated controls and can only be controlled externally, either by an Apple Remote control device (with which it is shipped) using its infrared/bluetooth capability, by the Apple TV Remote app (downloadable from App Store) on i. OS devices, such as the i. Phone, i. Pod Touch, i. Pad, and Apple Watch, using its Wi- Fi capability, or by some third- party infrared remotes.[4]Its Wi- Fi capability is also used to receive digital content from various i. OS apps using Air. Play or directly from the i. Tunes Store, which is then streamed to the TV. It also plays digital content from the i. Tunes Store, Netflix, Hulu, Now TV (UK only), Sling. TV, Play. Station Vue, Amazon Prime Video, Direct. TV, You. Tube and Vevo along with HBO Now, Showtime Anytime, Starz and the TV Everywhere portals of several cable and broadcast networks, and the video subscription portals of three of the four major North American sports leagues: MLB. NBA League Pass and NHL. It plays content from any mac. OS or Windows computer running i. Tunes. Apple began to promote the Live Tune- In feature that allows the viewer to ask Siri to tune to live streams of CBS, ESPN, and Disney XD among many others that support Live Tune- In. History[edit]1st generation[edit]Apple TV was unveiled as a work in progress called "i. TV" on September 1. Front Row interface using the Apple Remote.[5][6] Apple started taking pre- orders for Apple TV on January 9, 2. The name "i. TV" was originally going to be used to keep it in line with the rest of their "i"- based products (i. Mac, i. Pod, etc.), but was not used because the British terrestrial broadcast network ITV holds the rights to the name in the UK and threatened to take legal action against Apple.[7]Apple TV started shipping on March 2. GBhard disk.[8] Apple released a 1. GB HDD model on May 3. GB HDD version on September 1. On January 1. 5, 2. Apple TV into a stand- alone device that no longer required a computer running i. Tunes on Mac OS X or Windows to stream or sync content to it, and making most of the Apple TV's hard disk redundant. The update allowed the device to rent and purchase content directly from i. Tunes Store, as well as download podcasts and stream photos from Mobile. Me (which was called . Mac at the time) and Flickr.[1. On July 1. 0, 2. 00. Apple released the i. Tunes Remote app on the App Store,[1. Apple TV 2. 1 software update that added recognition for the i. Phone and i. Pod Touch as remote control devices intended as a software alternative to the Apple Remote.[1. Later updates to the Apple TV, i. Tunes and Remote software added support for the i. Pad, and introduced support for new features as they were added to i. Tunes. On September 9, 2. Apple officially classified the first generation Apple TV as being obsolete/vintage which means that owners of first generation Apple TV will no longer be able to get service for their old devices after this date.[1. In September 2. 01. Tunes 1. 2. 7, it is no longer possible to sync and stream with the first generation Apple TV, although it is not listed in the i. Tunes update release notes.[citation needed]2nd and 3rd generation[edit]The second generation Apple TV was unveiled on September 1, 2. OS.[1. 4][1. 5][1. The device was now housed in a very small all- black case, one- quarter the size of the original. The new model did away with an internal hard drive and had 8 GB internal flash storage, enough local storage for buffering purposes; all media was now streamed, instead of synced.[1. The new device could also stream rented content from i. Tunes and video from computers or i. OS devices via Air. Play. All content is drawn from online or locally connected sources. In July 2. 01. 1, Apple discontinued the Front Row interface for Mac users. In the March 7, 2. Pad, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a third version of the Apple TV. The third generation Apple TV is externally identical to the second generation model and includes a single- core A5 processor. It also supports 1. Tunes and Netflix.[1. On January 2. 8, 2. Apple released a third generation "Rev A" which included component changes. On March 9, 2. 01. Apple reduced the price of the third generation (Rev A) Apple TV to $6. On October 4, 2. 01. Mac reported that Apple had phased out the Apple TV 3, with Apple Store employees instructed to pull all units and demo units from store shelves. Shortly afterwards, Apple took down the purchase page for the Apple TV 3 from its website, with the link redirecting to the purchase page for the Apple TV 4.[1. On September 9, 2. Apple announced the fourth generation Apple TV, to ship in October 2. It is the first major update to the platform since the release of the second generation Apple TV on September 1, 2. Tim Cook took the stage and said "The future of TV is apps". He also stated that the Apple TV needed a modern OS. While matching the form factor of the 2nd and 3rd generation models, it is significantly taller. Featuring a new touch remote allowing swipe- to- select functionality instead of the old remote's arrow button, with integrated Siri support with a built in microphone and an accelerometer (IMU). The Siri button on the remote allows several functions, including searching across providers for content, accessing additional metadata, and video/audio controls. The 4th generation also uses a new operating system, tv. OS, with an associated app store, allowing download of third- party apps for video, audio, games, and other content – initially from a limited range of providers on release, with others able to release further apps using new APIs allowing them to do so. A requirement of these apps and games is that they all must include interfacing with the new touchpad- enabled Siri remote.[2. Craig Federighi said that tv. OS is 9. 5% based on i. OS 9 with the interface and APIs being tweaked to support the big screen. Upon launch, there were several unexpected issues which included incompatibility with Apple's Remote app for i. OS and watch. OS,[2. Apple in December 2. As Amazon's Fire TV competes directly with the Apple TV, Amazon declined to develop an Amazon Video application for the Apple TV until late 2. Amazon declined to sell the 4th generation Apple TV, and removed all 3rd generation SKUs in late October.[2. NBCUniversal released a trio of applications to the tv. OS App Store on May 2. Syfy, E!, Telemundo and Bravo applications with their Apple TV. The NBCUniversal applications give access to full seasons of the networks' most popular series, with current and past episodes of all series. NBCUniversal previously made NBC, USA, NBC Sports, and CNBC applications available for download and with the addition of the four new channels, it brings seven of NBCUniversal's networks to Apple TV users.[2. On September 1. 3, 2. Apple released the tv. OS 1. 0 software update for the Apple TV, bringing an all new remote app, single- sign on, dark mode, Home. Kit support, and many more features to the 4th generation Apple TV. On September 1. 2, 2.
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