Monthly archives: September, 2015

Apple TV 4th Generation Teardown

The team at iFixit.com got their hands on the new ATV4 and decided to open it up and break it down to a 1000 pieces. This way they can gauge the “repairability” of the device. Well the new Apple device passed with flying colors – Repairability: 8 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).

Watch the operation here.

Source: iFixit



Apple TV 4 In-Depth Unboxing Feature Overview Video

Check out the extremely detailed and in-depth video at 9to5mac.com

Side note: It was also revealed that the ATV 4 will support Bluetooth headphone, speakers and keyboards. Unlike the Apple TV 3 which just supports Bluetooth keyboards. Check out the video below.

Source: 9to5mac.com



Apple TV 4 on Sale Before Official Release Date

If you are looking to get your hands on the newest Apple TV, you might want to head over to Ebay. Lucky developers are selling their Dev Kit ATV4. If you are interested click the link below but be warned it will not be at the quoted 149$ or 199$ suggested retail price.

Source: Ebay



VLC and Plex Coming to Apple TV 4

Mac Rumors reports that the extremely popular media players VLC and Plex are coming to the Apple TV 4.

VLC

VLC which is a free and open source multimedia player. It allows your device to play virtually any multimedia file. Extremely useful when importing your own content.

VLC is a simple, fast and powerful media player that plays most codecs with no codec packs needed. Also it runs on all platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix).

Check it out here.

Plex

Plex creates a personal server for all your media then sends it to the device of your choice. Extremely user friendly, Plex is packed with features designed getting to your stuff as easy as possible.

Plex takes your content and delivers it no matter where you are.

Sign up to Plex today.

Read the rest of the article here.

Source Mac Rumors



Kodi (XBMC) Potentially Sideloaded With No Jailbreak

AFTV or Amazon Fire TV reports that a need for a jailbreak may not be needed. The process could be difficult as it would require you to compile an .ipa file yourself but the future’s very bright for everyone looking forward to adding Kodi (XBMC) on their shiny new Apple TV.

Read the rest of the article here.

Source: AFTV



Welcome to Apple TV 4 Jailbreak

Welcome to Apple TV 4 Jailbreak
Apple TV 4 Jailbreak is a community that regroups all the latest info on the 4th Generation of the Apple TV (ATV4) following it’s unveiling at Apple’s  September 9 event. Also we will cover it’s potential (and widely anticipated) jailbreak for the ATV4.

Since the 2nd generation Apple TV was discontinued in March of 2012, a simple iOS or Apple solution to get XBMC (now Kodi) was a difficult task. (since the Apple TV 3 was not “jailbreak-able”). But with the possibility of applications or apps on the new ATV4 there is now a new glimmer of hope.

Stay tuned as we keep you covered on any NEW “Apple TV 4 jailbreak”-ing developments.



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