Adam Kos The operating system for Apple TV, i.e. tvOS, is the one that not too many users (and not even Apple itself) care much about. We hear little about it, and it makes sense, because the Apple TV product is here, it has its history, but it is not a selling point. Even so, tvOS 17 brought interesting news.
You probably know about FaceTim on Apple TV. It was one of the more advanced functions after a long time. With the help of the camera in the iPhone or iPad, you can now make a video call right on your TV, so on a significantly larger screen than that offered by Apple's mobile device (with iOS 17 and iPadOS 17). With the Split View option, you can also place your FaceTime call on one side of the screen and a TV show or even a game on the other side, so you can share experiences better through the SharePlay function.
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But that's not all. There's also Apple Music Sing, a sort of karaoke equivalent that you can use with the Continuity Camera feature, so you can see yourself singing (and you can use numerous filters). Apple also gave owners of the second-generation Siri Remote the ability to use an iPhone to find a misplaced remote. Then there is also a whole range of new screensavers, which have also become so popular that Apple will add them to macOS Sonoma as well. However, your photos can also be a saver, i.e. Memories in the Photos application, which are played on the TV. Dolby Vision 8.1 and support for third-party VPN applications have also been added.
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But Apple also revised what we were waiting for in iOS 17. But when it was after WWDC23, it was clear to us that we would have to wait at least another year. It is the Control Center. The company has made it easy to access key settings and information without opening the Settings app itself. Here you can see not only the system status, but also the current time or the profile of the logged in person. You'll even find a sleep timer here, so you actually know how long it will take for the TV to turn off. You can also watch the video from home security cameras here. So if it looks like Apple is giving up on tvOS, that's definitely not the case.
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Still enjoying iOS? Of course, we do, and even more so when we know what Android looks like, or the individual superstructures of Android phones. But it is true that he has been the same for too long. We're certainly not calling for Apple to do something like iOS 7, but a slight visual change wouldn't hurt. But it's as if Apple doesn't want to risk too much in changing something so drastically. The number of iPhone users is skyrocketing, and perhaps this is what ties Apple's hands to a certain extent in making drastic decisions.
