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2020-03-12T14:12:00Z

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The Apple App Store has a vast variety of apps available for download on your Apple TV. 

However, the App Store is only available on the Apple TV 4K or HD models. The Apple TV version 3 and earlier are limited to pre-installed apps. 

Here’s how to access the app store on your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD.

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How to get to the App Store on an Apple TV

On Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, the App store should appear in its standard position on the top bar of the home screen. It is a blue rectangle with three white lines in the shape of an “A.”

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The App store can be moved by holding the Selection button on your remote while hovering over the App Store icon. The app will begin to vibrate, allowing you to move it to wherever you wish on your Home screen.

When the App store icon is vibrating, hitting the play/pause button on your remote will also allow you to move it to the Utilities folder.

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If your App store is not in the top toolbar, it may have been inadvertently moved. You can find it by searching through the apps on your Home screen.

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[UPDATE: Since first publishing this article, the Apple TV app has become available on the Amazon Fire TV Cube. I have thus amended the story below accordingly.]

In the ultimate sign of how the once pretty icy relationship between Apple and Amazon has thawed, it’s been announced today that the Apple TV app is being made available from today on a wide range of Amazon Fire TV devices.

This is no limited roll out of the Apple TV app, either; it’s going to appear on multiple Fire TV devices in more than 60 countries around the world. Specifically it’s available from today to owners of Fire TV Stick 2nd Gen and Fire TV Stick 4K devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and India, as well as owners of Fire TV Basic Edition customers in more than 50 other countries including Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Brail, Ireland and Mexico. 

The Apple App has come to Fire TV Cube devices since I first published this story, too, and is expected soon on the third-gen (pendant design) Fire TV; the Toshiba and Insignia Fire TV Edition smart TVs; and the Nebula soundbar. 

The only Fire TV devices that are not compatible with the Apple TV app are the first and second generation Fire TVs, and the first-generation Fire TV Stick.

Apple TV App is now available on many Fire TV devices in more than 60 countries.

Photo: Apple TV on Fire TV (Amazon)

Apple has, of course, got a very vested interest these days in spreading its Apple TV app love, with the Apple TV+ service (which can be watched through the Apple TV app) set to launch in just a week’s time. But it’s still good to see the Fire TV/Apple TV App connection now formally up and running. 

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Naturally the Apple TV app will provide access to all of the Apple iTunes library of films and TV shows. However, while the app supports 4K and HDR10, it will not currently support Dolby Vision HDR or Dolby Atmos sound, even on Fire TV devices such as the Fire Stick 4K that can support both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos from other apps. Amazon tells me that it’s “working with Apple to add additional support for this type of content in the future.”  

To get the Apple TV app on your Fire TV, just search for ‘Apple TV’ using text input or an Alexa Voice Remote/paired Echo device, and add the app to your collection.

The arrival of the Apple TV app on Amazon Fire devices raises more questions on the future of Apple’s own Apple TV hardware. Could it be that the lack of support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on the Fire TV Apple TV app is a deliberate move to give people a reason to still by Apple TV 4K hardware? Will we get some really high-performance new Apple TV box – maybe with…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2019/10/24/apple-tv-app-comes-to-amazon-fire-devicesbut-theres-a-catch/
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The Apple Watch Series 6 is the best smartwatch you can buy. Now in its sixth iteration, the wearable category king has spoiled users with buttery smooth performance, velvety haptics and trouble-free setup. Everything about the Apple Watch experience is almost obnoxiously seamless, and that’s a big reason why it owns nearly half the market.

So what’s new? The Apple Watch 6 offers blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring for the first time, a brighter always-on display, an always-on altimeter and a faster chip. Rival smartwatch manufacturers seem to be taking larger leaps forward with their products, while Apple sticks to its incremental process (and it’s 18-hour battery life).

Apple Watch 6 quick specs

Starting price: $399 (GPS), $499 (GPS + Cellular)
Sizes: 40mm, 44mm
Battery life: 18 hours
Water resistance: Up to 50 meters
Music storage: 36GB
Sensors: ECG, SpO2, heart rate, altimeter

The watchOS 7 software update brings some useful tools, too, including Apple Watch sleep tracking. There’s also a slew of new watch faces and watch bands. So long as you’re jumping to the Apple Watch 6 from the Series 4 or older, the combination of refreshed hardware, software and accessories supplies a more significant upgrade. 

This Apple Watch 6 review explains how Apple continues to keep its edge, and justify the $399 starting price. Be sure to check our Apple Watch 7 coverage for the latest intel on the Apple Watch 6 successor, too.

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Apple Watch 6 review: What I like

• Blood Oxygen app: I’m happy to report both that I received 99% blood oxygen levels readings (above 95% is considered normal, although my father, a former EMT, says he wouldn’t want to see me below 98%), and that the Blood Oxygen app is pretty thorough. It offers a brief blood oxygen synopsis and walks users through taking on-demand readings.
• Brighter always-on display: Indoors, it’s obvious that the Apple Watch 6’s display is brighter than the Apple Watch 5’s, as advertised. Outside, in direct sunlight, the difference is less noticeable. However, when I looked back at some side-by-side images it seemed the Apple Watch 6’s screen in fact shined brighter.
• New watch faces and third-party complications: Apple launched all-new watch faces that will actually make you ditch Infographic. I’m a fan of the Typograph face’s bold design, although the Stripes, Memoji and Artist options are great for showing off your personality, too. The good ‘old modular faces are better than ever thanks to added support for third-party complications, though.

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Apple Watch 6 review: What I don’t like 

• Same battery life: The Apple Watch 6 is rated for 18 hours, just like the Apple Watch 5, and Apple Watch 4, and Apple Watch 3. Maybe we’ll get to ditch the daily charge on the Series 7?
• Solo…

https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/apple-watch-6
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Sign-Up for Hulu Now

Offering a library of thousands of different TV shows and movies, the Hulu app has been a go-to for at-home entertainment. When it launched in 2007, the app had a limited selection of home media, but its library has expanded quite a bit since. The VOD streaming service includes access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and original productions available only on the Hulu app and website. To reach a broad audience, Hulu is available on many devices, including the Apple TV media player.

Apple’s media software allows instant access to Hulu and its collection of original movies and TV series, classic shows, and films recently pulled from theaters. The streaming service features movies and TV series from every genre, from indie thrillers to the most popular reality programs. Hulu is owned by The Walt Disney Company, but its library expands beyond Disney’s collection of production studios for a viewing experience that will cater to many different tastes.

Sorted for convenient viewing, Hulu’s app is user-friendly so you’re not scrolling an abundance of titles to find what you’re looking for. A search feature and offline viewing of saved content creates a viewing experience worth having downloaded on your Apple TV. Hulu also features trailers and full descriptions so viewers know exactly what they’re going to watch.

The ever-changing library is available to subscribers with Hulu’s ad-free service and basic streaming option with commercial breaks. Owners of Apple TV will be able to easily download, install, and sign up for the Hulu streaming service to access its thousands of entertaining titles. See the movies you missed in theaters, brush up on older seasons of your favorite shows, or add on premium networks with Hulu’s video streaming service.

Is Hulu Available to Stream on Apple TV?

Yes, there is a dedicated Hulu app that comes preinstalled on most Apple TVs.

Hulu is also available on your Fire Sticks, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Android, iOS, Samsung TV, and more. Believe it or not, you can even watch Hulu on the Nintendo Switch.

How to Stream Hulu on Apple TV

Hulu’s classic app comes pre-installed on all 2nd and 3rd-generation Apple TVs and offers fewer features. For newer models, the app can be downloaded separately through the Apple TV App Store. Installing the Hulu app on Apple TV is a simple process. Once downloaded, the app offers viewers access to Hulu’s complete library of movies and TV shows.

For instructions on how to get the Hulu app on your Apple TV, follow the steps below.

1. Sign up for Hulu
2. Turn on your television
3. Ensure your Apple TV is connected to the Internet
4. Open the “App Store”
5. Select “Search” from the home screen
6. Type in “Hulu”
7. Select the “Hulu App” when it comes up
8. Press “Get” and enter your Apple ID password (if requested)

Now, every time you boot up your Apple TV, Hulu will be ready and available from…

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Thanks to TidBITS readers who alerted us that Apple last week updated third-generation Apple TVs with Apple TV Software Update 7.6, which advertises itself only as providing “general performance and stability improvements.” Unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true.

Earlier in the year, third-generation Apple TVs had been having problems playing YouTube videos. Those problems may have been the result of the Apple TV Software Update 7.5, or they may have been related to changes at YouTube, but regardless, Google made a change that seemed to fix them.

Third-generation Apple TV users are now experiencing crashes when pausing YouTube videos, and others are having intermittent AirPlay problems that include freezing and audio-only over a blank screen. The only workarounds are to wait 90 seconds for the Apple TV to time out and reload the Home screen, or to restart the Apple TV either by pressing the Menu and Down buttons on the remote simultaneously or by power-cycling the unit. There are also problems with loading Apple TV+ shows promoted in the What to Watch area at the top of the Home screen, though they load fine when accessed from within the Apple TV app.

It’s apparently possible to downgrade a third-generation Apple TV, but it requires some potentially iffy software downloads and connecting the Apple TV to your Mac. Regardless of whether you want to color outside the lines with an unsupported downgrade, we recommend submitting feedback to Apple and calling Apple support to make sure the support reps are aware of the problem. Otherwise, it’s unlikely Apple will learn of these concerns.

Situations like this are frustrating. On the one hand, it’s great that Apple continues to update an obsolete product like the third-generation Apple TV that hasn’t been on the market for almost four years. But on the other hand, if you’re going to release an update to old hardware, Apple, make sure you get it right and pay attention afterward!

https://tidbits.com/2020/09/28/third-generation-apple-tvs-suffering-from-apple-tv-software-update-7-6/
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Home Hardware Own a Jailbroken Apple TV 2? Secure or Unplug That Huge F*c%ing Security Threat Immediately

The jailbroken Apple TV 2 was once the most popular device for Kodi. It’s now outdated, and poses a huge security threat to your entire network. Jailbreaking the Apple TV 2 preinstalls OpenSSH and leaves the default SSH password as: alpine. This huge security flaw puts millions of Kodi users at risk of having their Kodi box used to: send spam, DDoS, distribute malware or even something as disgusting as child pornography!

While everyone’s running around talking about Russia, the smaller security threats are disregarded by most. We’re here to tell you that if you own a jailbroken Apple TV 2 box, there’s a 99.99% chance that you have a huge security threat sitting in the middle of your living room. Jailbreaks are known to open additional security flaws in devices, however this flaw is far more egregious than others.

What puts Jailbroken Apple TV 2 owners at imminent risk of being hacked is the fact that this specific jailbreak comes with OpenSSH installed by default. Even worse, almost no one changes their root password on these devices from the default: alpine. This means that if you have a jalbroken Apple TV 2 device connected to electricity in your home, there’s a huge chance that you might have already had your security compromised.

Once an Apple TV 2 is jailbroken, OpenSSH is what allows the user to login using command prompt (or nito Installer) in order to install Kodi as well as other Apple TV 2 compatible apps such as nitoTV. As soon as you jailbreak the device and connect it to the internet, you’re left with a mini Linux computer that’s wide open and can be used by anyone on the internet who stumbles upon your IP address.

Under normal circumstances, most people are aware of the need to set a strong password on their computer. However, in this circumstance, most users aren’t aware that their jailbroken Apple TV 2 is a computer that can be programmed for any purpose. Anyone who gains access to your insecured jailbroken Apple TV 2 device could run code to do things like send spam, DDoS, or even infiltrate your phone and personal computer.

It’s important to understand that your overall digital security is online as good as your weakest link. It is becoming increasingly popular for hackers to use internet connected devices as part of botnets. Botnets are basically masses of infected devices used for a collective purpose like spamming, DDoS attacking, or fraud. Hackers could even turn your insecure jailbroken Apple TV 2 into a server, hosting all kinds of undesirable content.

Who’s to blame? We hate to say it, but the company behind the popular Seas0npass jailbreak for Apple TV 2 should have known better. For years Firecore distributed what was the only method…

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