
Meanwhile Samsung TVs don't support Dolby Vision at all. Other apps on those devices, for example Vudu or Movies Anywhere, might stream the same content in Dolby Vision or Atmos however.
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On the other hand no other current devices that support Dolby Vision and Atmos - including Roku TVs like the TCL 6-Series, certain Amazon Fire TV Edition sets from Toshiba and the 2019 Amazon Fire TV Cube and the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K - will stream content, including iTunes movies, in those formats via the Apple TV app. Dolby Vision HDR video and Dolby Atmos object-based surround audio, two of the most advanced AV formats, are only available via the Apple TV App if you use an Apple TV 4K. Wait, only Apple gets Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos? Viewers can use their iPhones and iPads to turn their SmartCast TVs on or off from the Home app, change volume and switch inputs, and ask Siri via the iPhone and iPad to play movies, TV shows or music with AirPlay 2. The HomeKit integration lets users control the TV and their other smart home products using Apple's Home app or by talking to Apple's Siri digital assistant. LG, Sony and Vizio TVs (but not Samsung) also have HomeKit support. That's not the case for Roku and Fire TV devices.
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In addition to the Apple TV box, select smart TVs from LG, Samsung, Sony and Vizio also support Apple's AirPlay 2 standard, allowing users to control video and music using their iPhone, iPad or Mac devices. 2OO22CDN43- David Katzmaier OctoSo what's this about AirPlay and HomeKit? With Fire TV, you have to purchase iTunes stuff elsewhere. You can browse to Handmaid's Tale from within the Apple TV app, for example, but when you select it the Hulu app will launch to actually play the episode.īig difference between Apple TV app on Fire TV (left) and Roku (right): Only Roku lets you buy/rent new movies/TV shows from iTunes from within the app. And for many major providers like Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, you still need to bounce out of the Apple TV app to actually watch anything. It's missing Netflix and YouTube, so you'll need to hop to those apps no matter what. It's a powerful promise, but in practice it doesn't always deliver. It lets you browse their TV shows and movies in one place, without having to hop from app to app to find what you want. It gathers a bunch of TV services together, including names like Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, ESPN, PlayStation Vue and Apple's own iTunes. If you have an iPhone or an Apple TV box, the TV app is basically a big streaming content aggregator. Integrate non-Channels content (Hulu, ESPN, Prime video, etc.) Watch iTunes purchased content, Apple TV Channelsīuy or rent iTunes movies and TV, subscribe to Apple TV Channels
