Apple tvOS 17.2 has a redesigned TV experience and no iTunes Movies or TV Shows apps

Alongside iOS, iPadOS and watchOS updates, Apple has rolled out the most recent model of tvOS. The primary change this time round is a redesign of the core Apple TV app.
You'll now see a sidebar that blends content material from Apple's personal companies (equivalent to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass and a Retailer the place customers can purchase and hire fashionable films) with entry to third-party channels and apps equivalent to Disney+ and Max. Evidently Apple is aiming to enhance navigation and discoverability with out straying too removed from the business normal tile shopping format on the homepage.
On lounge units (i.e. Apple TV {hardware} and the eponymous app on sensible TVs and different units), the sidebar will embody profiles. Apple says this may help you swiftly change between customers for extra customized suggestions throughout the app and within the Up Subsequent part. In the meantime, Watch Now has been rebranded as House.
The Apple TV app's Retailer tab is the place you'll need to go to purchase or hire films and TV reveals. Beginning right this moment, the iTunes Motion pictures and TV Reveals apps on Apple TV 4K and HD units will redirect customers to the Apple TV app's Retailer tab to seek out and handle their purchases. The identical goes for the iTunes Retailer app on iPhone and iPad.
In the meantime, you'll now be capable of reply FaceTime calls instantly on Apple TV 4K units. Apple has added assist for FaceTime audio calls as nicely.
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