Apple Seeds tvOS 14.2 Release Candidate to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded release candidate version of an upcoming tvOS 14.2 update to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the fourth beta and more than a month after releasing the tvOS 14 update.

Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the tvOS 14.2 developer beta can be downloaded onto the ‌‌‌‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌‌‌‌ via a profile that's installed using Xcode.

tvOS updates other than new releases are typically minor in scale, focusing on under-the-hood bug fixes and improvements rather than major outward-facing changes. No new features or major changes were discovered in the first two betas of tvOS 14.2.

Though we don't often know what's new in tvOS during the beta testing process, we let MacRumors readers know when new updates are available so those who are developers can download it upon release.

Apple's tvOS 14 update brought expanded Picture in Picture support, new HomeKit integration with HomeKit Secure Video cameras, support for multiple Apple Arcade profiles, and more, with details available in our tvOS 14 roundup.

Article Link: Apple Seeds tvOS 14.2 Release Candidate to Developers

 

[machpost]

So does this mean they're skipping tvOS 14.1 altogether now? I believe it was released briefly weeks ago, but then pulled back almost immediately.

 

[catracho504]

HomePod and Apple TV finally working together as a home theater?

 

[mw360]

MR, please stop using the Mythic Quest image on these weekly TV OS beta stories. Save it for a special occasion, like ”Apple Shares Trailer for Mythic Quest Season 2”.

 

[schlitzz]

HomePod and Apple TV finally working together as a home theater?

Just need a bass and sound bar modules at this point. They work fine as a pair, with my Apple TV HD.

 

[GIZBUG]

HomePod and Apple TV finally working together as a home theater?

I've always been able to hit the HOME button on ATV, and select my 2 HomePods in the kitchen as additional speakers to my 5.1 stereo system..............

 

[B/D]

I've always been able to hit the HOME button on ATV, and select my 2 HomePods in the kitchen as additional speakers to my 5.1 stereo system..............

Excuse my English, but this is not the same thing at all. From the Changelog of IOS 14.2GM, released last Friday.

Ability to connect HomePod to Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio

It´s actually a new feature of IOS 14.2, called Home Theatre for Apple TV 4K. The Homepod -single unit or a stereo pair, NOT the upcoming Mini-, will support Dolby 5.1, 7.1 and Atmos audio streams from an Apple TV 4K (not the HD model), thank to its beamforming capabilities to produce directional, spatial sound, will allow to be set as a permanent audio output to the Apple TV, AND will be able to receive audio from every app of TVOS, including, menus, video games and IPTV.

To achieve this, you will need the final versions of TVOS 14.2, Homepod OS 14.2, and IOS 14.2, which will be available very soon .

 

[BWhaler]

For the love of Steve, please fix the AppleTV+ bugs, library won’t load large libraries, box sets don’t load properly, tons of latency in interface when pulling remote content, etc.

 

[FreeWoRLD83]

Anyone else unable to update?

EDIT: nevermind, it’s updating

 

[GIZBUG]

Excuse my English, but this is not the same thing at all. From the Changelog of IOS 14.2GM, released last Friday.

Ability to connect HomePod to Apple TV 4K for stereo, surround sound, and Dolby Atmos audio

It´s actually a new feature of IOS 14.2, called Home Theatre for Apple TV 4K. The Homepod -single unit or a stereo pair, NOT the upcoming Mini-, will support Dolby 5.1, 7.1 and Atmos audio streams from an Apple TV 4K (not the HD model), thank to its beamforming capabilities to produce directional, spatial sound, will allow to be set as a permanent audio output to the Apple TV, AND will be able to receive audio from every app of TVOS, including, menus, video games and IPTV.

To achieve this, you will need the final versions of TVOS 14.2, Homepod OS 14.2, and IOS 14.2, which will be available very soon .

Do not see that screen on any of my 14.2 devices...

 

[FreeWoRLD83]

Just FYI for all iPhone 12 HDR folks;

This release still does not allow you to airplay Dolby Vision videos from iPhone 12 series. They all play as SDR...

 

[dfs]

Just need a bass and sound bar modules at this point. They work fine as a pair, with my Apple TV HD.

Bass? Soundbar? Are you kidding?? Apple is waaay behind the curve on home theater, the idea of using a pair of Home Pods with Apple TV to give a half-assed and unconvincing rendition of Dolby Atmos (lossy) without offering a soundbar or subwoofer is a lame substitute for offering us a real home theater experience. It's as if they've given up and conceded the whole market to Sonos.

 

[B/D]

Do not see that screen on any of my 14.2 devices...

¿Your Homepod has 14.2 beta installed on it?

That screen appears on an Apple TV 4K paired with a Homepod (or a stereo pair). Keep in mind that both of them have to be in 14.2.


Just wait to the final release.

 

[B/D]

Bass? Soundbar? Are you kidding?? Apple is waaay behind the curve on home theater, the idea of using a pair of Home Pods with Apple TV to give a half-assed and unconvincing rendition of Dolby Atmos (lossy) without offering a soundbar or subwoofer is a lame substitute for offering us a real home theater experience. It's as if they've given up and conceded the whole market to Sonos.

How do you know that?. Atmos and 5.1 will be not be available until the final, public release, so we dont know how it sound yet. Given that the Homepod has beamforming capabilities, 8 tweeters, a woofer, and can detect its position in the room in relation to wall and near objects, it could be impressive. ¿Real Atmos?. Hell no. But a soundbar isn´t real Atmos either, and a few of them are impressive. Heck, a couple of stereo paired Amazon Echo Studio isnt real Atmos, and they ARE impressive.

 

[Makaus]

How do you know that?. Atmos and 5.1 will be not be available until the final, public release, so we dont know how it sound yet. Given that the Homepod has beamforming capabilities, 8 tweeters, a woofer, and can detect its position in the room in relation to wall and near objects, it could be impressive. ¿Real Atmos?. Hell no. But a soundbar isn´t real Atmos either, and a few of them are impressive. Heck, a couple of stereo paired Amazon Echo Studio isnt real Atmos, and they ARE impressive.

Hi, where have you seen that it's not available until the final public release?

 

[B/D]

Hi, where have you seen that it's not available until the final public release?

In the reports of everyone runing the latest betas. No 5.1 and Atmos yet, only stereo

 

[Makaus]

In the reports of everyone runing the latest betas. No 5.1 and Atmos yet, only stereo

I know, i was just curious about where you got that information, i haven't seen anywhere that its restricted to the very last public beta, that's why i'm asking.

Because i can't wait..

 

[srbNYC]

Spatial Audio for TV is just a hopeless dream, right?

 

[hancox]

Just FYI for all iPhone 12 HDR folks;

This release still does not allow you to airplay Dolby Vision videos from iPhone 12 series. They all play as SDR...

Sigh. Someone at the donut needs to focus on HDR and fix the #$5@%$5ing thing (no working HLG is getting beyond annoying).

 

[schlitzz]

Bass? Soundbar? Are you kidding?? Apple is waaay behind the curve on home theater, the idea of using a pair of Home Pods with Apple TV to give a half-assed and unconvincing rendition of Dolby Atmos (lossy) without offering a soundbar or subwoofer is a lame substitute for offering us a real home theater experience. It's as if they've given up and conceded the whole market to Sonos.

Yup, I WAS kidding.

 

[B/D]

I know, i was just curious about where you got that information, i haven't seen anywhere that its restricted to the very last public beta, that's why i'm asking.

Because i can't wait..

Neither can I. Of course it isn´t going to sound like a dedicated AVR+ properly placed and calibrated speakers, but considering what a pair of Amazon Echo Studio or a Sonos Arc can do with a good 5.1 or Dolby Atmos mix, I am looking forward to this. Maybe Apple can impress us.