Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the sixth beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the fifth 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 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.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers

 

[gaximus]

Does it have Snoopy screen saver?

 

[scouser75]

Guys I need a bit of help please.

I just updated to the latest OZ but now I'm unable to ply audio via my Onkyo AVR. It was all working well up until the update.

The settings are all as they were before, so no idea what's gone wrong.

Any tips please?

 

[no_idea]

Guys I need a bit of help please.

I just updated to the latest OZ but now I'm unable to ply audio via my Onkyo AVR. It was all working well up until the update.

The settings are all as they were before, so no idea what's gone wrong.

Any tips please?

Don’t use betas

 

[scouser75]

Don’t use betas

Absolutely agree. But I did wait till there seemed to be a stable version.

 

[scouser75]

All sorted. It wasn't the update. I just had to off and on it all 🤣

 

[scouser75]

All sorted. It wasn't the update. I just had to off and on it all 🤣

 

[JeffPerrin]

So far the public beta seems pretty solid as far as Atmos/surround support. I wouldn't ever recommend folks getting the developer beta unless, well, they're a developer. 😛

 

[armandxp]

Does it have Snoopy screen saver?

Nope.

 

[errol]

So far the public beta seems pretty solid as far as Atmos/surround support. I wouldn't ever recommend folks getting the developer beta unless, well, they're a developer. 😛

As in the same old Atmos or true-hd/passthrough?

 

[zapmymac]

Just over here wishing for pass through of 24/96+ audio bitrates….

 

[gimmesomemo]

All sorted. It wasn't the update. I just had to off and on it all 🤣

The answer to literally all receiver problems 🥴 (with some added cable unplug/replugs)

 

[gleepskip]

Nope.

They're holding out the only reason I care about the new OS. LOL

 

[BetaTester99]

Have they implemented the 21:9 support? I have gone through every beta they've released for TVOS 18 and have yet to see it (or I'm looking in the wrong place).

 

[scouser75]

Have they implemented the 21:9 support? I have gone through every beta they've released for TVOS 18 and have yet to see it (or I'm looking in the wrong place).

I was looking for this too but like you found nothing. Hopefully next week.

Do you have a 21:9 TV or projector? I'm hoping this option will work on TV's as I have a Phillips 9955 21:9 set.

 

[BetaTester99]

Yes, I have a projector with a scope screen. Having my ATV4K Gen3 display menus in 21:9 would be awesome.

 

[scouser75]

Yes, I have a projector with a scope screen. Having my ATV4K Gen3 display menus in 21:9 would be awesome.

Do you think this option would work on TVs too?

 

[BetaTester99]

Do you think this option would work on TVs too?

Yes, it should work on anything that has a 21:9(ish) screen.

21:9 is just an aspect ratio, so it should work on any device capable of displaying it. The thing is, they've never said "what" they mean by 21:9. Content that is in 21:9 (2.40:1, 2:39:1, 2.35:1, aka 'Scope') is distributed in a 16:9 wrapper that has black bars on the top and bottom so that it will be displayed correctly on most TVs (The same way "letterboxed" movies were distributed in a 4:3 wrapper before widescreen TVs were prominent). There are almost no native 21:9 projectors. The way it works is you use an anamorphic lens that sits in front of the projection lens to squeeze the projected image into the scope format (21:9). Obviously using an anamorphic lens will distort a non-scope image, so most projectors have anamorphic modes that compensate for this.

My hope is that what Apple means by 21:9 is twofold: 1. That all menus will be able to be displayed, unstretched and undistorted in 21:9. 2. That their software, once told that you are using a 21:9 screen, will be able to move any subtitles on 21:9 content out of the bottom black bar and into the displayed area. Both of these should be really easy for Apple to implement. My media player from Zidoo, a very small manufacturer with far fewer resources, has both of these capabilities already.

 

[scouser75]

I've had a 21:9 TV since around 2006 when Philips released the 9955 series. Unfortunately, there were no 4K 21:9s made.

Unfortunately also, on my TV as I use it in wide screen mode, the picture looks slightly stretched and a I lose a little bit of picture on the sides.

If I use 16:9, which is standard broadcast, I get the black bars on the left and right.

And if I use fit to fill, everything looks wrong.

But I absolutely love the TV and just can't bring myself to part with it for anything.