The Apple TV app remains to be very recent to Android gadgets because it lastly grew to become accessible in February this yr to non-iOS customers, and simply after a mere two months the Android app is getting its first notable replace that packs two options that would actually enhance your streaming expertise.
Version 1.1 dropped yesterday (April 7) and 9to5Google was the primary to leap on the information, revealing that the brand new replace has added preview clips that play robotically within the app’s most important carousel. In a approach, they will additionally operate as mini trailers that preview one of the best Apple TV+ motion pictures and finest Apple TV+ reveals in its library.
But the second, and arguably extra fascinating new characteristic, is the introduction of recent automated subtitle settings. There are two new controls, ‘Show on Muted’ and ‘Show on Skip Back’, and each sound moderately useful.
When you allow the ‘Show on Muted’ management this can robotically present subtitles when the amount of the Apple TV+ film or present you’re watching is turned proper down manually or muted. On the opposite hand, enabling the ‘Show on Skip Back’ setting will present subtitles briefly if you rewind as much as 30 seconds – excellent for should you get distracted and miss an vital on-screen second.
Topping issues off, the Apple TV Android app has launched an auto-play setting that can play advisable content material as soon as a film, present, or perhaps a sporting occasion has completed – very like YouTube’s approach of auto-playing associated movies, maintaining your streaming expertise on a continuum.
For its first main replace, it has typically happy Android customers with its handy new additions, however for many who are ready for his or her iTunes motion pictures and reveals to indicate up, there’s nonetheless a spot for enchancment.
Where’s my iTunes purchases and new episode updates?
As it’s for a majority of one of the best streaming companies, they’re nice for supplying you with reminders of recent episodes to your favourite reveals, or when a highly-anticipated film you’ve been ready for is lastly launched.
As it stands, it is a minor characteristic that’s lacking from Apple TV’s app on Android, and it’s not clear as to when – or if – this can ever be built-in. One different factor that loyal Apple TV+ subscribers are nonetheless ready for is permission emigrate bought content material on iTunes, which was phased out of macOS in 2019.
Long earlier than Apple TV+ made waves as one of many main streaming companies, iTunes was the place to go to buy motion pictures and TV reveals, in addition to songs and music movies. Thanks to Apple Music, subscribers can entry its countless library of music with out the fuss of getting to depend on iTunes, however those that have bought visible media via iTunes are nonetheless ready for the day they will migrate these purchases to their Apple TV app accounts on Android gadgets.
