Apps for Apple TV - where can I find them?
If the range of apps on your Apple TV is too small for you, you can add more or less apps depending on the Apple TV. In this practical tip, we will show you how to do it.
Update: App variety for the 4th generation Apple TV
- The 4th generation Apple TV has been available since the end of 2015. A lot has happened here compared to its predecessors, including in the area of apps.
- As on the iPhone and iPad, there is now an App Store on the Apple TV. Here you can select one of the numerous apps and download it free of charge or against payment.
- Depending on the model, the current Apple TV has 32 or 64 gigabytes of internal memory. So there is enough space for games in both versions.
Apps for Apple TV - where can I find them?
- The apps on the older generation of Apple TV are very limited, unlike on the mobile Apple devices. Officially, only the apps that are already installed on the Apple TV can be used.
- Apple keeps distributing updates for its Apple TV, which mostly also have new apps on board. The last update was released in June 2013 and brought with it the apps HBO GO, WatchESPN, SkyNews, Crunchyroll and Qello.
- For media law reasons, however, there are far fewer apps available in Germany than in the USA. The Weather Channel, Smithsonian, Disney Channel and Disney XD channels had already been made available to users there some time ago. Some apps appear later in Germany, others are never published for German users.
- If you want to extend your Apple TV with other apps such as the Xbox Media Center, this is only possible via a jailbreak. But be careful: a jailbreak poses dangers and ends the manufacturer's guarantee!
The next practical tip will show you how to hide the unused apps on your Apple TV.