Apple Releases tvOS 15.2 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K

[zapmymac]

Update: Seems that updating my access points did help. One is still running slower speed tests than expected, but is usable.

Have you run Speed test tvOS app on all three checking the ping/jitter and making sure your connecting to a close server cross checking your router dns? If so, I’d wipe and restore one of them immediately. Set up as new, then turn on the setting to save your settings to iCloud, then wipe and restore the other 2 and restore them with the newly setup iCloud prefs: that way you don’t have to manually set up the other two.

Hope your work it out though 🎯

 

[krisP1]

Updated to tvos 15.2, updated to latest HULU version. now HULU no longer works. opens for 5 seconds, and crashes.
Apple has become a joke!!

 

[BWhaler]

Library tab in AppleTV app still can’t load large libraries.

Been busted for years. and only on apple’s hardware.

does anyone at apple care about customers or test their software?

 

[ThatGuyInLa]

Actually they never mentioned 120 Hz at the presentation. Those were just rumors based on strings that were found in beta releases of tvOS.

Also, what do you mean by "4K+"? The Apple TV hardware does not support a "+", nor was that ever promised.

4K+ is my “shortcut” way of saying 4K HDR/DVision and HFR. Also HFR was mentioned in the video. April 2021 show. Right around 14:49 in the video she calls out 4k HDR HFR.

Especially when they mention it’s HDMI 2.1 support. It’s not a great leap to hear those two features and have a reasonable assumption that it meant up to 120. When in reality, Apple was using the term, but only for 60fps playback. Which is a bit bizarre since it already could do 60fps playback. Which further made many of us assume they meant up to 120. As that, yes, would be what is expected of the HFR protocol.

Then later Apple made a public comment saying, no, “it’s not 120. Yet.” But now we know the chipset isn’t full 2.1 so the 120 capability won’t be possible.

To further confuse and make a mess of things. The HDMI consortium just announced that manufactures can now claim 2.1 even though their product may not have all features supported by 2.1.

It just keeps getting better by the minute.

 

[BaggieBoy]

Checked my ATV 4K, it's on 15.0 and says there is no update.

 

[mucki_1]

I have a firestick, and there is one thing I like about the Firestick over the Apple TV, Browser capability. Other than that, yeah the Firestick is not good.

+ the FireTV stick came with the actual Netflix app while the Apple TV version is old and lacks of long established features….

 

[davemchine]

I don't recall as I don't really use the Library tab on the TV app but iTunes Movies app instead as I find it more reliable. My fear is that they will eventually retired the iTunes Movie app and make it in one with the TV app. But if that were to be the case, I hope they sorted this issue out by then.

I switched to Plex and I couldn't be happier and no more worries about Apple and what they will do with iTunes.

 

[Rigby]

Especially when they mention it’s HDMI 2.1 support. It’s not a great leap to hear those two features and have a reasonable assumption that it meant up to 120. When in reality, Apple was using the term, but only for 60fps playback. Which is a bit bizarre since it already could do 60fps playback.

Support for 60 Hz with Dolby Vision HDR is new, that's what they were referring to in the presentation.

But I don't really get why you'd assume (or even want) 120 Hz. There is no video content with more than 60 Hz on the ATV, and I doubt that the hardware has enough performance to run games at such a high frame rate.

To further confuse and make a mess of things. The HDMI consortium just announced that manufactures can now claim 2.1 even though their product may not have all features supported by 2.1.

That was always the case. It would be complete nonsense to demand that every device with an HDMI 2.1 port has to support the highest possible modes enabled by 2.1. By that logic, every TV, Blu-ray player or streaming box with an HDMI 2.1 port would have to support 8K, no matter if the rest of the hardware can handle it.

The port on the 2nd gen ATV4K can be legitimately called HDMI 2.1 because it supports eARC.

 

[BWhaler]

I'm sure we won't lose our access to our purchases, but with the TV app being broken as it is right now, accessing to some titles will be challenging. I have some movies that I bought long time ago and then somewhere down the road the content owner added iTunes Extras or modify the listing. The movie is still in my library but when you search for the movie in the store, you're presented with a buy button instead of Play. Oh well...

Agreed. This is why I think we’ll lose access to puchases. Media companies like to play games like this, and clearly Apple doesn’t care about fixing the bug and taking care of its best customers since this has been an issue for years.

The irony is clearly the code exists to make it work since library loads properly on the Mac and in the Apple TV app when used on non-Apple hardware. It’s just that Apple can’t be bothered to fix it on their own hardware. (So much for Hardware+Software+Services)

 

[Spindel]

Well the update fixed an issue I had from 15.1 that I wrote about in this thread

 

[Mudhen]

Apple today released tvOS 15.2, the second major update to the tvOS operating system that first launched in September 2021. tvOS 15.2 comes more than a month after the launch of tvOS 15.1, an update that introduced SharePlay support.

tvOS 15.2 can be downloaded over the air on the Apple TV through the Settings app by going to System > Software Update. ‌‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌‌ owners who have automatic software updates enabled will be upgraded to tvOS 15.2 automatically.

Apple's tvOS updates are typically minor in scale, focusing on under-the-hood bug fixes, performance updates, and small tweaks rather than major outward-facing changes. We found no new features in tvOS 15.2 during the beta testing process, so it's not yet clear what's included in the update.

Apple does not provide detailed release notes for its tvOS updates, but it does offer some tvOS details through its tvOS support document.

Article Link: Apple Releases tvOS 15.2 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K

Not really impressed with this update. Previously it was easy to use it as a portal to access NETXFLIX, HULU, etc. Now the Home Screen is a mess. Does anyone think through these updates?

 

[Mudhen]

My AppleTV updated last night. The Home Screen is a jumbled mess. Does anyone think these updates through? It’s a real step backwards to me. We used our Apple TV as a portal for Netflix, Hulu, YouTub, etc. Now all the icons are hiding somewhere and it’s full of suggestions & ads for things I frankly couldn’t give a flick about. Really poor update.

 

[adampk17]

My AppleTV updated last night. The Home Screen is a jumbled mess. Does anyone think these updates through? It’s a real step backwards to me. We used our Apple TV as a portal for Netflix, Hulu, YouTub, etc. Now all the icons are hiding somewhere and it’s full of suggestions & ads for things I frankly couldn’t give a flick about. Really poor update.

I’ve literally never had an update change anything regarding the icons or their layout. And… ads? You sure your not using a fireTV? lol

 

[mucki_1]

100% talking about fireTV.
Changed Homescreen? Ads?? What the hell???

 

[Mudhen]

I’ve literally never had an update change anything regarding the icons or their layout. And… ads? You sure your not using a fireTV? lol

Except I don’t own a fireTV. I also can’t access my personal movie collection that I’ve accumulated. Guess I’ll just use my Synology App from now on. Frankly there’s no reason to buy a standalone AppleTV device in the future. Just use the App on my Smart TV from now on. Honestly they might as well just stop making them.