Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the fifth beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming almost two weeks after the fourth beta came out.

Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required.

tvOS 18 adds an InSight feature to the TV app, and it is able to provide real-time information about actors, music, and more in Apple TV+ shows and music. Enhanced Dialogue has been refined with machine learning and computational audio so it is better able to boost vocal clarity over background noise and music, plus it is now available on built-in TV speakers, AirPods, and other Bluetooth devices.

Subtitles will now show up automatically when relevant, such as when the TV's volume is muted, a show or movie is rewound, or when the language of a show doesn't match the device language.

Other new features coming in the tvOS 18 update include 21:9 aspect ratio support for projectors, new screen savers and improved controls for swapping screen savers, and support for Live Captions during FaceTime calls through an iPhone or iPad.

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[bigpoppa]

Rock solid for me!

 

[adammusic]

I can’t login to the MLB.tv app on either of my Apple TVS, both on beta. Hopefully this fixes it

 

[Biro]

I can’t login to the MLB.tv app on either of my Apple TVS, both on beta. Hopefully this fixes it

Oh crap. I’m not going to update until I know for a fact this has been corrected.

 

[adammusic]

It’s fixed, i can log in.
Yay

 

[Stuartglossop]

Thinking of trying this latest beta. How stable is it? Running betas on phone, iPad and watch and they are okay

 

[srbNYC]

If Apple offers what’s probably the most expensive streaming device, why does Google’s interface sound richer?

On the software side, Google is tapping Gemini to provide viewers with “full summaries, reviews, and season-by-season breakdowns of content” as you browse. Otherwise, it’s the same Google TV interface as before, which already provided personalized recommendations and helpful context like Rotten Tomatoes scores for movies, so the new AI features aren’t exactly game-changing.​

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