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Apple TV 4 Deliveries Begin as Apple Releases Final tvOS Build and App Store Goes Live
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I am in the US and my apple TV status just changed to Shipped........ ETA tomorrow
Customers who pre-ordered the Apple TV and opted for one-day shipping have begun receiving their devices in New Zealand, where it is just after 9:00 a.m. local time. Deliveries will begin soon in Australia and countries in Asia, before expanding to Europe and the United States.
Those who pre-ordered their Apple TVs on Monday can expect to begin receiving them at the end of this week and the beginning of next week, as not choosing one-day shipping largely offered delivery estimates of November 2 to November 4.
Apple's retail stores will also begin selling the Apple TV on Friday, October 30. The first customers in Australia should be able to pick up an Apple TV in the next few hours.
As customers begin receiving their Apple TVs, Apple has officially launched the tvOS operating system for the device to allow those with developer and review units to update to the publicly released version. Following the update to the official tvOS software, users are able to access the App Store and search function to locate and install apps on the device.
The Apple TV is available for purchase from the Apple online store. It's priced at $149 for 32GB storage and $199 for 64GB storage.
(Thanks, Scott!)
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Just rebooted it. Only see Movies, TV Shows, Photos, Music Settings and computers.
If I go to System then Update Software it tells me its up to date.
And yes its a Dev unit. About shows tvOS 9.0 (13T5379f)
I reckon it will be just as big a hit as the last ATV3
Mainly to make Apple more money.
You have to be on the GM build (download from the dev center) and install via iTunes... i wonder how many "developers" really don't know how to update their dev kits...
Currently, nope. WebKit, UIWebView, etc aren't available in tvOS. You have to use private APIs to make it work, which would get the app rejected.
I think this will be a game changer as the ATVs have been.
Apps and games for $149!
I don't even really care to much about the games (other than I'm hoping for a multi user "You Don't Know Jack" game) but I think it'll open up the market for them.
Gary
Duh! That makes sense.
Maybe someone will make one and release the source so it can be compiled at home (for those with a SDK membership).
Gary
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Me too, but I'm not paying $269 just for that, I've got the Mac Mini hooked up to the TV and sound system for that, and I've got Windows 10 on it so I can download cheap games.Even though I know it won't happen, man do I wish Kodi was available in the App Store
I've also got the ATV3 hooked up, so I might wait till I go to Hawaii or Las Vegas and pick one up there after I see what people think about it.
Already available on GitHub: https://github.com/steventroughtonsmith/tvOSBrowser
Mine did not come with the USB-C Cable so kind of hard to do. It did all the updates on its own including adding test flight.
I'm not home yet, so I can't try, but people on the Apple tvOS dev forums say you can restore via iTunes without pointing to the IPSW and it'll restore and the App Store shows up.
Thought I'd try to tell my unit it was in New Zealand, but didn't work (wondered if it was timezone specific).
I preordered (US) mine Monday morning as well and it still says preparing for shipment. Little frustrating to know that people will be able to walk into an Apple store tomorrow (Friday) and buy one off the shelf. What's the point of preorders? Oh well, such is life.
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How did it not come with the cable? Did you not get it directly from Apple? If you did, call and request a cable.
I really want to upgrade - sick of Airplaying Amazon Prime to my ATV3 - however until i see confirmation that Amazon will actually launch such an app - im leaning towards the Fire TV. God what did i just say?
Honestly, FireTV isn't that bad and relatively speaking, Apple TV is not that much of a break through. I seriously doubt that Amazon will release their App on the Apple TV, they've just recently refuse to sell Apple TV on Amazon, so I don't think they are about to make an App for the Apple TV. They are basically doing whatever to stop people form buying the Apple TV.
The second batches of Dev units did not come with the cable. Yes got it directly from Apple.
I look forward to more apps that integrate live TV with an app interactive features (like the mlb or qvc) or an app that can grab broadcasts from a wifi antenna, or game apps that require all players to be looking at the big screen while interacting with their ios device, or other apps that are more TV-centric...as opposed to 'big screen' versions of common ios apps. I think these will differentiate the ATV once the development community grows and the app store flourishes...
Wtf? Mine still says preparing to ship. I ordered within 15 mins of it going live. It better be delivered tomorrow.
*EDIT* I just got my notification. Arrives tomorrow before 3PM. Woohoo!
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I'm pretty excited about this. I like my Apple TV 2nd Gen well enough, but it's been so slow and unreliable for years now. A meaningful update has been a very long time coming.
Any ideas if it will be in-store in Canada tomorrow? I will totally buy a second one so I don't have to wait until Monday...