Yeah I've thought about doing that as well. Just need to sit down and figure it out lol
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Apple TV to Support VPN Apps on tvOS 17
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i currently use controld to change my dns to get american content here in mexico, but unfortunately i still can’t get it to work w youtube tv. if this means i can use expressvpn i’d be thrilled!
VPNs have come a long way when it comes to speed.
However, they add latency and for gaming its not worth it.
Otherwise, I would probably have mine setup at the router.
Highly doubt your explanation is the reason Apple limits or prohibits a web browser.
With a web browser on AppleTV one can surf the web, email, online office or google docs, login into a remote computer, etc.
Apple does not want the end-user to have an affordable computer with AppleTV. MacMini or iPad is for you.
And as a bonus, it can actually send unmolested bitstream audio to a receiver.
Yes indeed, that is a valid point. Although of course it can be disabled on the router at any time.
Are you routing to the same city or area that you’re in?
Other than latency, the only other frustration with VPN is having search results that aren’t relevant to your location.
Wow, interesting. If you don’t mind answering I’d be really interested to understand the following:
1. Why are you doing this? What risks are you mitigating?
2. How do you achieve this technologically across all these devices?
You would set up your router to send everything over a VPN connection.
There’s no need to make any changes on other devices. Connect to your WiFi network like you usually do.
Waiting for all the people who've defended Netflix for their password sharing crack down because doing so is illegal and against their Terms of Use (and is the equivalent of theft 🤣) to tell us it's also wrong, illegal, and against their Terms of Use to use a VPN to access content in a country that isn't your primary residence.
4.3. You may access Netflix content primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in geographic locations where we offer your subscription plan and have licensed such content. The content that may be available will vary by geographic location and will change from time to time.
Yeah if i dont want anyone to see my personal data would have to get rid of my SS#. Oh you too huh!?
The Sad thing the VPN providers sell your location so they can advertise .
Based on that description from Apple, I would be really surprised if they approved that kind of VPN apps you’re thinking of. You could definitely use a standard VPN app (that’s made for connecting to a business or education center’s local network) to get around Geo location-based content, but I don’t think we’ll get something like Nord VPN. I hope I’m wrong.
My TV is on the other side of my desk, only seperated by a wall, so I just got a long 10mm drill bit and an HDMI to USB-C cable. Fits right through and whenever I move out, I can just patch it up.
Surprisingly, that HDMI cable is long enough for me to swiftly travel to Austria and still watch Formula 1 in my living room.
Also because you can AirPlay from any Mac, iPhone or iPad, and those all have working UI for using Safari (or whatever other browser).
If anyone needs a recommendation, I’ve been using SmartDNSProxy for years to access US content in the UK. I’ve created a US iTunes account to subscribe to Peacock and get a Sling account which is all paid for so as far as I’m concerned, I’m not breaking any laws!
I hope this really backfires on Netflix et al. Last time I was in-into Netflix and the likes, it was like a 30 day free trial then £5.99 a month. Now it's £10.99... And there's so much more fragmentation in the catalogue now. It seems everything I want to watch on Netflix (even things I first saw in the last ten years on there) isn't available anymore. It's like 5th or 6th movie idea they have.
More of a lost to you since you are on here complaining about something you don’t even own.