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Apple announced on Wednesday that its Apple TV application, including its Apple TV+ transmission service and the MLS season season, is reaching Android devices. While the company previously offered a version From its application for Google TV, the recently released application will admit a broader range of Android -based devices, including phones, tablets and even folding. In addition, Google customers in the living room and mobile platforms can now subscribe to Apple TV+ and the MLS season pass through Google Play’s billing.
Before, Google TV users would have to have an existing Apple TV+ account before using the application. Now, users can create an Apple account on their device and pay the service as they do on Apple devices. The price will remain the same at $ 9.99 per month.
The expansion of the TV application will allow the Apple transmission service to reach a broader user base, particularly in non -American markets where Android devices are used more.
Apple’s TV+ service brings with it a series of main programs, such as “Severance”, “Slow horses”, “The Morning Show”, “Smart Innocent”, “Shming up”, “Kidnapping”, “Botín”, “Palm Royale” , “Masters of the Air” and “Ted Lasso”, among others. Original Apple films such as “Wolfs”, “The Instigators”, “The Family Plan”, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, “Coda” and more are also included.
The Android version of the TV application will also offer access to commonly used features, such as out -of -line downloads, saved observation lists and a “continue seeing” function that synchronizes the history of your clock on all devices. The latter will work even if you use a mixture of devices in your home, such as an Android phone or tablet combined with an Apple TV transmission box, for example.
Android TV applications users can also see when new episodes or TV seasons fall. However, the application does not yet offer native notifications to alert users of updates and newcomers. As users navigate the TV+ content, some of the TV+ contents will be indicated rather received and popular, which can add to their observation list or transmit instantly.
Friday Night Baseball Sports Live transmission is also available for Android users.
The MLS season pass is available as an optional complement ($ 12.99/month or $ 79/season), with 30 ml clubs available from the weekend of February 22. Users can follow their favorite teams for personalized recommendations, including those of a “dedicated section of followers in the application.
A key difference between Android and Apple versions of the application is that Android users will not have access to the store in the application, where users can rent and buy movies and programs.
Optimized for Android, the new application uses the principles of Android material, including adaptive designs that fit different screen sizes such as telephones, tablets and folding.
The application arrives five years after the technological giant launched Apple TV+ Worldwide, its first foray into the original transmission content.
Apple’s premium transmission service has gained a reputation of having high quality content, particularly in categories such as drama and science fiction. He is the first streamer to obtain an academy award for the best film with his 2022 victory for “Coda” and more recently saw his original shows nominated for 2024 Emmy in All main categoriespulling In 10 victories (including creative arts awards).
Apple TV for Android is being implemented with Google Play users from Wednesday.
