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NOW TV app - finally updated to use Apple's native player.
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Yep, had it update over the weekend here in the UK.
It's also fixed the issue where HomePods would lose audio when they would go to the adverts while watching Sky Sports, due to the lack of 5,1 integration.
Now if they could fix their Sky Sports streams so they don't have the horrible camouflage effect over them, that would be great!
It's also fixed the issue where HomePods would lose audio when they would go to the adverts while watching Sky Sports, due to the lack of 5,1 integration.
Now if they could fix their Sky Sports streams so they don't have the horrible camouflage effect over them, that would be great!
Only recently started using Now this past weekend and I’ve just found that not all shows via Now get added to the AppleTVs Up Next or appear in your watch history.
For some odd reason when you play The Flash it doesn’t show in Up Next or your watch history.
When you search via the ATV App it doesn’t even show that it’s available via Now.
For some odd reason when you play The Flash it doesn’t show in Up Next or your watch history.
When you search via the ATV App it doesn’t even show that it’s available via Now.
It looks the same as when bringing up the play bar when playing purchased/rented movies & tv shows, ATV+, Netflix etc
The play bar now has scroll wheel functionality.
Can you scroll between channels like you did before, using the “up” and “down” button of the remote?
Now's content, for a while, has integrated with the AppleTV up next feature. This started a fair while ago.
However, its not flawless (no surprise there) - and interesting you mentioned the Flash, as I watch that too and completely missed the fact that season 9 had started because it didnt appear on my up next as usual.
Whats most interesting about this is that when you use AppleTV TV app to search for the Flash, season 9 is completely missing even though we are 10 episodes into it now.
Really frustrating and I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. The new app is great... but fortunately the omission of the Flash season 9 from up next predates the new app so its not a 'new' problem.
Out of interest I reported the missing season to NOW and they said they would pass it on. However that was weeks ago and as there are only a few more episodes of the Flash remaining before it finishes, I suspect that it wont be fixed. That said it's still annoying as I still find myself forgetting that its on a Tuesday. I dont use individual app's watch lists instead I rely on AppleTV's aggregated one. Yes, Netflix are VERY annoying for not playing ball here too.
That’s because as I mentioned The Flash via NOW doesn’t link to the ATV app, what you’re seeing is the store listing.
You won’t see Season 9 appear in there until either the broadcast run has ended and available for sale or Sky make it so it links to the ATV app.
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yes but thats not how it usually works.
Everything else is fine - just the flash season 9. Weird.
Yes I noticed this. It was constantly dropping out during live Sky sports stream but the update seems to have fixed that.
Its supposed to be released in germany early July. So i guess other european countrys might follow right away.
No but isn’t it easier just to download the Sky News app itself as using voice to open works fine that way.