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Apple Seeds First tvOS 18 Public Beta

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Apple today released the first public beta of tvOS 18, giving the general public a chance to try out the new features ahead of the software's fall launch.

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Public beta testers can download the tvOS 18 beta by opening up the Settings app on Apple TV, choosing the Software Updates section under System, and then toggling on the Get Public Beta Updates option. Signing up on Apple's public beta website is required to get the option to show up.

tvOS 18 isn't as feature rich as some of Apple's other updates, but it brings a new InSight feature to the ‌Apple TV‌ app. InSight is similar to Amazon X-Ray, providing real-time information about actors, music, and more in ‌Apple TV‌+ shows and movies.

The Enhanced Dialogue feature uses computational audio and machine learning to better boost vocal clarity over background noise and music, plus it works with built-in TV speakers, AirPods, and other Bluetooth devices. Subtitles have been tweaked to show up automatically when relevant, such as when the TV is muted.

Apple added new screen savers and made it easier to swap between them, plus there's 21:9 aspect ratio support for projectors and an option for Live Captions during FaceTime calls.

tvOS 18 is limited to public beta testers and developers right now, but it will see a public launch this fall.

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HobeSoundDarryl Avatar
HobeSoundDarryl
22 months ago

Will Apple ever fix the library? Movies and TV shows rarely display the artwork, or take a long time to do so, or only some are shown
I presume you mean within the AppleTV app. Try the often overlooked "Computers" app. It is ideal for anyones downloaded/ripped library and general access to all media types at home.

Focus of AppleTV app is rent/buy. Focus of Computers app is enjoying the media one has/owns. All the marketing is in the former. All of the easy usage is in the latter.
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robfoll
22 months ago
The enhanced dialogue function is fantastic. I can now turn off subtitles most of the time
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sinfulta
22 months ago
I really miss my old movies section. I need my total movie count I own displayed again and wish list back. I have only updated 1 of my 4 Apple TVs because of this reason. Because I don’t want to lose my movie count or Apple Wish List. It’s insane this was removed. It cost them nothing to have this and it was just removed a year ago. The wish list hurts them with me because I’m less enticed to buy more movies.

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Avenged110
22 months ago

Then they deal with whatever app shortcomings that come with “the cloud” services. OP seemed unhappy with the AppleTV apps less-than-ideal “library’ implementation. If OP has a local library, Computers (app) is a tangible alternative for them that might resolve some of their issues.
Can confirm: "Computers" application for Home Sharing is underrated. Quite nice to have authority over my local files.
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HobeSoundDarryl
22 months ago

Not everyone wants to download every movie and TV show they’ve ever purchased onto their Mac (if they even own one)
Then they deal with whatever app shortcomings that come with “the cloud” services. OP seemed unhappy with the AppleTV apps less-than-ideal “library’ implementation. If OP has a local library, Computers (app) is a tangible alternative for them that might resolve some of their issues.
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