What if Apple TV+, what if Apple TV, what if Apple TV 4K, what if the TV app… at the AV level Apple has come a long way, but the bills of materials can confuse anyone just looking for something to watch after having dined.
That is why we are going to explain well what is Apple TV as a service included in its own application, because there is also life beyond Apple TV+ and its premieres. Let’s see everything in detail.
What is AppleTV
Apple TV is the Apple service that concentrates its offers of rental, purchase and subscriptions to video content. All these services are concentrated in a single application, TV, which is currently pre-installed on all Macs, iPhones, iPads and Apple TV 4K.
If you’ve been using a Mac for many years, I can also define Apple TV as what was once concentrated in the video section of iTunes and the iTunes Store for movies. The death of iTunes moved all of that to the TV app.
In this app, you can find two main sections in the bottom bar:
- shopfrom where to rent and/or buy films from the main distributors.
- Originalsfrom where you can access the Apple TV+ subscription catalog.
In addition, the “Watch now” section will recommend movies and series to watch if we are looking for something and the “Library” section will show us the content that we have downloaded, either by renting, buying or downloading from Apple TV+.
How to watch Apple TV on your devices
If you have an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV, you’ve already done everything: just open the TV application of these devices. If you have Windows, you also have the TV app available in the Windows Store, officially. On this same platform you also have iTunes, although it is recommended to stop using this application because Apple considers it obsolete.
If for some reason you deleted the TV app from your Apple device, don’t worry, you can download it again for free from the App Store. Its compatibility with iOS 10 ensures that it will work on the vast majority of devices even if they are already of a certain age.
If, on the other hand, you have a computer with Linux or an Android device, there is no problem either: you can access TV services through its official website. And if you want to watch it on your TV but don’t have an Apple TV 4K, don’t worry: the vast majority of modern Smart TVs have the TV App present on their own platforms as well.
What is the Apple TV Catalog
If we stick only to Apple TV+, we will only find the Apple’s own productions like ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Foundation’ or ‘Separation’. It is a limited catalog compared to that of other services of streamingsince it does not include films and series from other distributors.
where we are going to have content of almost all studies It’s in store to rent and buy, though it depends on the distributor that you can rent, buy, or do both with each film available.
- Hire a movie means you can download and watch it offline, but only for a period of 48 hours after you start watching it.
- Compare a film implies being able to download it, delete it and re-download it from the store as many times as you want. You would only lose it if the distributor removed it from the store, which happens in very few cases.
Price in USA of Apple TV
If you want to buy or rent a movie, the prices vary depending on the movie and if there are offers. A recent film will be more expensive (price varying between 14 and 16 dollars) while there are offers at only 3.99 dollars. The same goes for rentals: renting a first can cost you 4 or 5 dollars, while on the other hand there are rental offers for only 0.99 dollars.
Apple TV+, on the other hand, is a subscription to $6.99 per month which gives you unlimited access to its entire catalog of own productions. You can also opt for the annual subscription of 69.99 dollars to save money per month, or consider the Apple One plans which include Apple TV+ and the rest of the company’s services at a reduced price.
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