- Apple tvOS 16 beta.
I'm rocking it right now.
I'm gonna talk about what's hot right now,
what's not right now, and what you can expect
in the fall when all of the various
Apple OSs are released to the public.
So, all you cool streaming hepcats
get ready because your Apple TV experience is about to
get a whole lot gamier and family orientated...
Oriented.
Multi-user-er?
It's gonna get better!
Let's get into it.
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Now, if you have one of these Apple TVs,
you're in luck because your kit is
compatible with things to come.
That's gonna be the 4th Gen Apple TV,
Apple TV HD, Apple TV 4K, and my personal fave,
Apple TV 4K 2nd Generation.
- Engage.
Engage.
- Oh, okay. Okay.
Don't be so pushy, Picard.
One of my favorite aspects of being
engaged with Apple ecosystem is the way
it all generally just works together.
Text messages on my iPhone can be answered on
my iMac Pro or Apple Watch seamlessly,
responses and replies, synced across everything.
Apple Fitness+ on my watch connecting with
Apple Fitness+ on the TV, and allow me
to work out in front of that bigger screen.
Well, the tvOS this fall,
Apple's expanding those connections.
It says that you'll be able to, and I quote,
Integrate your tvOS app with your iOS, iPadOS,
or watchOS app to unlock new experiences for Apple TV.
For example, you can deliver more
personalized workouts on Apple TV
based on motion sensor data from Apple Watch,
display real time information on iPhone,
while media plays in your app on Apple TV
or include more screens for gameplay.
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Yeah, that was a lot of words.
What does that look like?
What does it actually mean?
Well, during a sporting event, you may
be able to watch on the TV, then on your iPad
have game stats and other relevant info display.
Or during gaming, like playing an RPG for example,
You'll be able to play the game on your TV,
then have tools like maps, equipment load outs,
and more display on your iPhone or iPad.
And speaking of gaming, Apple is upping
its support for more gaming controllers.
They specifically called out Nintendo,
which means you'll be able to get those
Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers
up and running with your favorite Apple arcade games.
I'm running tvOS 16, obviously, but didn't have
any Nintendo controllers to test this with.
It looks like, overall, these additions are
going to include the USB and Bluetooth controllers
supported by the Game Center framework that was
introduced with iOS 16 and macOS Ventura recently.
And with Apple expanding that, the hope is that
we'll be seeing more from Apple
with its set-top gaming options
in the future.
And not everyone likes to play the same game,
so you might have family members logging into
their various accounts on the same Apple TV.
Not an overly laborious process, but you still have
to log in and choose your profile
every time you log into the app.
Well, Apple says they're improving system integration
and they have for user profiles,
and they're introduced a shared Keychain.
This means that you'll now just be able to
choose your profile and keep it moving,
getting to your content faster.
And along with that improvement,
you'll also find that your Apple TV
as you can see right here, suggests other users
in the household to add to Control Center.
So, right now I'm the only one,
and I'm the primary, and you can see my wife and my sons
are actually suggested additions here
with the plus sign by their names.
So, when you do get your content
it'll look a whole lot better.
There are now these beautiful videos which play
in the background when you're looking
at Apple TV's original content now.
Just a little treat to help entice you
to check out the latest Apple TV hit.
I'm personally a big Ted Lasso, Foundation, and See fan,
and absolutely loved Mahershala Ali in Swan Song,
so I'm here for it.
And though Dolby Vision is my jam,
not everyone rocks with it.
So, Apple may be adding HDR10+ support
for those of you whose televisions
don't support Dolby Vision.
For those that don't know,
Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are different flavors
of high dynamic range or the HDR format
with differing requirements to achieve certification,
with Dolby Vision's being the most stringent.
Some manufacturers would rather do their own things,
so they go with HDR10+ instead of
worshiping at the altar of Dolby.
And with the arrival of fall and the new OS
we'll get Matter support.
What is that and why does it matter?
Right now, Apple TV supports Homekit
or as Apple is now calling just Home,
I mean, Apple Home.
Well, when the Internet of things,
unifying standard Matter launches this fall,
your Apple TV will be able to talk to and work with
not only Homekit certified smart home devices
but Matter supported devices, like
Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung Smart Things.
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- Learning.
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- This is actually a big deal outside
of Apple because when Matter launches,
we're hoping to see an easier to use,
less confusing Smart Home market
with greater cross device compatibility.
And last but not least, Apple Fitness+
call outs are going to be expanded.
Let me go ahead and connect up here, so we get into it.
We're already able to see our heart rate, time,
and other metrics on screen, but now
Apple's adding intensity call outs,
so you'll know which sections of a
particular fitness routine are easy, moderate, hard,
or if you're about to go all out.
Apple has been adding onto and building up
their Fitness+ app and content since day one,
and I'm really excited to see how this service
continues to progress and get more interactive.
I truly think it's one of the best on the market
for fitness interactivity and these trainer led classes,
and it's only getting better.
So, Apple TV users, what do you think?
Let me know in the comments below.
Are there things you wish Apple would've
improved instead of those outlined here,
other areas of the TV experience
they should have focused on?
Or did they hit the mark?
I'm Tshaka Armstrong for
reviews.org.
If there's any questions about anything
I talked about here, anything I didn't talk about,
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