Apple TV and other devices

Luckycharms_74 · 07-12-2022 12:42PM #1

Hi There

Just got Apple TV and have noticed a problem I'm having with it. When I try to play say marvel movie through apple tv it will auto-switch to Disney and play the movie with no problem (on an IOS device). The issue is when I try to play through Apple TV on firestick or PS5 it comes up with a message "how to watch" or something like that. It seems to be the issue with 3rd party devices running ATV.

Gregor Samsa · 07-12-2022 02:15PM

The integration between the Apple TV app and Disney+ is a feature of the Apple TV device's OS - it's controlled by a setting in tvOS (Settings > TV > Connect to TV)

On the Firestick and PS5, Apple have no mechanism to link the two apps together.

iniall · 08-12-2022 01:20PM

Wait, are you talking about the Apple TV hardware or the Apple TV+ app and/or streaming service?

Luckycharms_74 · 08-12-2022 01:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119970752#Comment_119970752

I should have clarified. Its the Apple TV+ app I'm using on various devices.

iniall · 08-12-2022 01:51PM

I think the TV+ app is limited on third party devices. I have it on my Samsung TV, but I only ever watch Apple TV+ content or stuff from my iTunes library on it. Disney+ and Primevideo, etc I watch on their own apps. Without tvOS, you're relying on whatever way Amazon or Sony's OS's handle the app.

lertsnim · 06-01-2023 03:12PM

Yeah its availability is limited. I have the Apple TV+ app on Android TV but it isn't available on my Android phone.

chalkitdown1 · 14-01-2023 12:43AM

I just got Sky and 6 months free AppleTV+ with it but there doesn't seem to be any AppleTV+ app on the SkyQ box itself. It has every other streaming service, but no Apple. A bit of Googling reveals that it should be on there. Is it just Ireland where it's not available?

Very odd, if so.

Apple TV and other devices

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