New Apple TV Rumored to Launch Next Year With These Features

[jwdsail]

Except the TV app is worse than the separate tv show and movie apps.

Yes, the AppleTV app sucks, I avoid it like the plague.

But the OS and hardware are the most leave it and forget it no "emergency" calls from family (or customers) when they can't watch their shows... The UI is clean and simple, the UI and hardware under it are quick and responsive... unlike Roku where I find that I hit a button twice because it didn't work the first time, only to have it register both presses about 3sec later....

(I still remember a Prime video update that caused one of my customers Amazon video purchases to stop showing closed captioning. (CC was working in every other way, but not the purchased items) A fun 10pm phone call. )

Yes, the app sucks.. The AppleTV app is the exact opposite experience from the hardware and OS? It's way too cluttered with stuff I don't want, don't already have/haven't paid for... It's a very... noisy UI... Would love to see a complete overhaul of the TV app... focus on simple, push all the selling stuff I don't have, and usually wouldn't buy if you had two shotguns aimed at my crotch, to a separate tab or something...

Show me what I own/am subscribed to first, then suggest stuff that may be of interest...

And be smart enough to know (after all these years) that I'm never paying to watch freakin soccer ffs...

But, without the solid hardware and OS, it wouldn't matter. At least it has that going for it.

 

[Applfan81]

As long as it does not support ad blocking and or apps like smart tube (android) I will stick to my Apple TV 4K.
I would like to get rid of my Android tv box, and have everything on Apple TV, but smart tube is a must for me.

 

[Infuspeur]

Find My remote with a voice command. Small speaker in the remote

 

[smulji]

If you want people to start utilizing gaming you'll need larger drive capacities alone and put in an AI capable M series processor or stop talking about the Apple Games on the AppleTV experience. So whatever the new AI enabled A series going into the iPhone SE must be the baseline for the AppleTV 2025.

No need for large drive capacities when the future of gaming, at least in the Apple ecosystem, is streaming.

 

[haragog]

Nah. Update the CPU and/or increase the storage, and drop the price.

Dunno what you need the storage for. Savvy users prefer better experience at a lower price over useless specs. CPU is debatable (as some have said, older models perform just fine, thats one of the beauties of iOS based systems), currently the only use cases are either improved gaming (not a thing) or Apple intelligence (most don’t want it, or probably better just get a next gen homepod).

 

[EugW]

Those screensavers take up a lot of space. They're sure beautiful to look at though.

We also have an Apple Arcade subscription. Besides our ancient Xbox 360, it's the only gaming system we have, until we get the Switch 2.

 

[Mundschutz]

The current Apple TV 4K was released more than two years ago, so the streaming device is becoming due for a hardware upgrade soon. Fortunately, it was recently rumored that a new when a when are we getting an real Apple TV will launch at some point next year.

Below, we recap rumors about the next-generation Apple TV.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last week reported that Apple has been working on its own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that will roll out in multiple devices next year, including new Apple TV and HomePod mini models. He said the chip will support Wi-Fi 6E, which would be an upgrade over the current Apple TV's standard Wi-Fi 6 support. Wi-Fi 6E extends the capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 to the 6 GHz band, enabling faster wireless speeds and reduced signal interference with a compatible device and router.

No major design changes have been rumored for the next Apple TV specifically, but Gurman said Apple has considered adding a built-in camera to a future model. tvOS 17 added a FaceTime app to the Apple TV, allowing for users to have video calls by using the rear camera on a connected iPhone or iPad. If the Apple TV gained a built-in camera, users would no longer need to rely on an external device for video calls on the TV.

Unsurprisingly, the next Apple TV is also expected to be equipped with a newer chip for faster performance. The current Apple TV is equipped with the A15 Bionic chip that debuted in the iPhone 13 models in 2021. Apple has released several newer A-series chips since then, including the A16 Bionic, A17 Pro, A18, and A18 Pro.

The next Apple TV could have lower pricing. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that the next model could have a sub-$100 starting price. In the U.S., the current Apple TV is available with 64GB or 128GB of storage for $129 and $149, respectively.

It is unclear exactly when in 2025 the new Apple TV would launch. Here is when the previous five Apple TV models were announced:

• Third-generation Apple TV 4K: October 2022
• Second-generation Apple TV 4K: April 2021
• First-generation Apple TV 4K: September 2017
• Apple TV HD: September 2015
• Third-generation Apple TV: March 2012

Read our Apple TV roundup for more details.

Article Link: New Apple TV Rumored to Launch Next Year With These Features

When are we getting a real Apple TV? Big screen, sharp, clear, great sound, all the gizmos, and only one remote for the whole shebang that is dead simple to use?