That happened to me too. Only it was $19.99! Come to find out it was an App I had purchased not too long ago that took it's time going through. Somehow, signing up for the Apple TV+ triggers something and it looks like they are charging you for it but in reality it's for another item. Weird.
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Yes, exactly what happened to me. Turned out it was a movie... and was same $4.99... and the charge notification came through literals the second after I double-clicked to confirm AppleTV+. So triggered so to speak. I've always been a little annoyed that charges for iTunes purchases take several days to post to my Apple Pay card and receive a notification. Everything else I buy I get an instant notification.
GAH! I know what you mean. I hate how long it takes for iTunes charges to go through. By the time they appear, I've already forgotten about it and when I get the charge I'm like "What the heck, I didn't buy anything today". So annoying.
The Morning Show got ripped to shreds, yikes. The last line of the review says: "Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low."
www.bbc.co.uk
The Morning Show: Will Gompertz reviews Aniston and Witherspoon's Apple TV drama ★★☆☆☆
"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly."
www.bbc.co.uk
I won't be continuing after the trial. It's a bunch of garbage. With Apple's billions, you'd think they could pay for quality shows.
After watching 2.5 episodes, I concur. It isn’t good. Hollow acting with shallow characters locked in bad cliche writing. There is no depth. There is no real meaning outside of which character can say the F word the most.The Morning Show got ripped to shreds, yikes. The last line of the review says: "Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low."
The Morning Show: Will Gompertz reviews Aniston and Witherspoon's Apple TV drama ★★☆☆☆
"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly."
Expensive crap.
It’s out on MediaBox HD.
They need to improve their DRM as this is getting out of hand, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Sky etc are going to suffer well most of them only got themselves to blame, increasing prices forcing users to have multiple services because your favourite stuff ia not on one but one is on Netflix and the other Now and the other god knows.
They need to improve their DRM as this is getting out of hand, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Sky etc are going to suffer well most of them only got themselves to blame, increasing prices forcing users to have multiple services because your favourite stuff ia not on one but one is on Netflix and the other Now and the other god knows.
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Apple TV+ is basically a turing test to see how far you've been indoctrinated into their cult. If you get through the trial, they know you'll buy anything.
So far Apple are 0 for 2 with their new services, + and Arcade. Not what I expected at all when they announced the services months ago.
Why wouldn't you expect it? Since when has Apple been an expert in entertainment media? When they announced it, it reeked of desperation. They have always been an expert at making refined consumer hardware. But now that's not as profitable. So they are trying to jump into other industries in a scatter brained fashion, without any focus (something Steve Jobs brought to the table). It's embarrassing.
Naive optimism. I'm resisting the realization that the Apple has gone rotten.
The Morning Show got ripped to shreds, yikes. The last line of the review says: "Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low."
The Morning Show: Will Gompertz reviews Aniston and Witherspoon's Apple TV drama ★★☆☆☆
"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly."
I happen to like it, but I guess my personal preference bears no weight to a third party review.
The Morning Show got ripped to shreds, yikes. The last line of the review says: "Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low."
The Morning Show: Will Gompertz reviews Aniston and Witherspoon's Apple TV drama ★★☆☆☆
"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly."
Guess it’s not Yikes after all then? 😙 (see how useless reviews are)
The Morning Show review – Jennifer Aniston returns in a masterwork for the #MeToo era
”The Morning Show is a slick, sophisticated venture stuffed with powerhouse performances”
The Morning Show review – Jennifer Aniston returns in a masterwork for the #MeToo era
Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell match the Friends star stride for stride in this funny, fearless drama from Apple TV+
Huh? I watched several episodes on my Apple TV and subtitles worked fine. What’s the difference between SDH and CC?
Start here:
SDH Subtitles: Guide to Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Additional searches on subject will shed even more info.
According to that site, SDH is sort of a combination of of both CC and standard subtitles, and based on the descriptions, I believe the Apple TV displays SDH, so why do you need CC?
Edit: Actually, I just checked For All ManKind on my Apple TV and there are about a million options for subtitles, including both SDH and CC, so yeah, not something to worry about.
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liked it as well.I happen to like it, but I guess my personal preference bears no weight to a third party review.
And it is excellent to boot! It's been a pleasant surprise.
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I like the content (so far - Dickinson is great), but have to agree on the GUI. I'm not sure I would go so far as "awful", but it could sure stand with some improvement. Some of what is needed is basic human interface standards 101. Apple can (and should) do better.
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She gets much better (we are 7 episodes in, we love the show). Her role is not that large, though. Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Hunt, Anna Baryshnikov are very good in it - and Toby Huss is always good in whatever he plays in, this being no exception.
My wife and I are boomers, we don't usually go for shows targeted at tweens and YA, but we find this one to be fresh, original, well-written and well-played. I recommend you stick with it a bit longer.
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It works with Roku, Firestick 4k - each of which can be had for $40 or less.
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Not true, not even close. You can get the app on a Firestick 4k or a Roku (and probably other devices, those are the two I know of for sure).
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Not for you, then. My wife and I love that show. We've watched 7 eps in 3 nights. We will probably finish this evening.
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Nah, Apple is often slow with that - it's not a trigger associated with TV+ or with anything in particular. It's happened to me numerous times over the past few years. Since I'm anal about that stuff, I often check and it is nearly always a transaction I had "completed" days earlier. This is nothing new for Apple.
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The Morning Show got ripped to shreds, yikes. The last line of the review says: "Apple TV+ has raised writing to a new low."
The Morning Show: Will Gompertz reviews Aniston and Witherspoon's Apple TV drama ★★☆☆☆
"The opening episode is as bad as anything I've seen since we entered this golden age of telly."
95% positive user reviews on RT. For what that's worth... I do tend to be more considering of user opinions than of critic opinions.
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I could be wrong, but I seem to recall I had the option to set the CC before starting the download (?). So perhaps that is why? Or not ... (will have to check that again, next time I download an ATV+ title to the iPad).
It’s not like making tv shows is rocket science. Big wallet. Hired the people to do it. I’m sure Apple will eventually get a hit just like Netflix, amazon, and others. It’d be kind of crazy if they didn’t.
But there’s no money or profits in this. Ask Netflix the junk bond company. Ask AT&T as they keep shuffling things around. Ask Sony who can’t find anyone to buy Vue.
The only thing it really does for Apple is make a desperate attempt to remain relevant in selling video, in the living room (because Apple TV alone is pretty pathetic marketshare) and keeps hope alive to somehow leverage its iOS users to buy channels. Plus it gives its services a face even if atv+ has nothing to do with services growth. A good distraction.
I did go back and finish the Pilot, and while I am less sour on it now, I am still pretty confused about the show. It's very weird tonally and the decisions that are made are super strange
How in the name of god could you possibly think any of this is “brainwashing”? Some of the nonsense Americans seem to believe today is staggering.