Last September Tim Cookunveiled the fourth - contemporaries Apple TVand told us : “ The future tense of television is apps . ” The panel ’s still out on that one , but in the eight calendar month since then we ’ve seen a ton of tvOS - compatible apps hit the App Store . Here are five that we conceive are dead made for enjoying on a full-grown screen .
Obviously your telly screen is best beseem for videos , but rather than just listingNetflix , Hulu , YouTube , HBO Go and so on , we ’ve tried to pick from a salmagundi of categories so there ’s something for everyone . commend any app purchases you ’ve already made on iOS go for to the Apple TV too .
1) Streaks Workout
If you do n’t have time to make it to the gymnasium thenStreaks Workoutmakes full manipulation of the Apple TV ’s redundant screen door distance to bring physical exertion sessions right into your livelihood room . There are different exercises to pick from that do n’t require any additional equipment .
Streaks Workout then takes on the job of keeping your turn varied and organized , so you may look back on retiring weeks and month and see how you ’re doing ( the name of the app come from the approximation of keeping your streak going to better motivation ) .
The Apple boob tube app does n’t technically do anything dissimilar to the one you’re able to get for your iPhone , but of path if you ’re halfway through a series of bicycle compaction then it ’s much easier to keep an center on the television receiver screen than it is to shore your iPhone up somewhere .
2) Storehouse
A lot of developer will simply adjust their mobile apps for a bigger screen , butStorehouseactually does something unlike . By using the Apple TV app together with the iOS app , it ’s possible to build up a collage of photos and video on your television ’s display .
What makes it shape as well as it does is the good sense of coaction , because anyone with an iPhone can get involved ( it may not work so well if all your friends are on Android ) . Pictures and clip can be taken there and then or loaded from the Camera Roll .
It ’s a perfect alternative to the Apple TV ’s native photo capabilities , because you do n’t necessarily want every photo you ’ve ever withdraw to be exhibit for the world to see — and Storehouse manages to strike the right balance between simplicity and interaction .
3) Kitchen Stories
Maybe your Apple TV is n’t installed in the living elbow room , possibly it ’s in the kitchen — and if that ’s the cause then theKitchen Storiesapp is well deserving a download . The app is attractively laid out and packed with all sort of formula , with new ones added every week .
The photos and videos in Kitchen Stories await better than ever when passed through the Apple TV and of course the bigger the presentation , the easy it is to follow teaching for a winning garlic sauce or a homemade sponge cake .
For the most part the app sticks to the basics for its tutorial and recipes — if you do n’t be intimate how to hack an onion , this is for you — but there ’s enough variety here to pursuit cooks of all ages and experience levels , and there ’s no need to enter or register to get get .
4) Alto’s Adventure
There are plenteousness of salutary games out there now for the Apple TV , from the Wii - esqueBeat Sportsto the multiplayer - enabledCrossy Road . However , for this list we ’re going to pickAlto ’s Adventure , which await even more gorgeous when play up on a big screen .
You may well have come across this “ endless snowboarding odyssey ” before , as it ’s been out for a while on both iOS and Android , but it translates very well to the Apple TV user interface and the Siri Remote shit controlling your roomer even more visceral .
This is no average eternal runner ( or snowboarder ): you have to navigate exchange weather conditions , rock-and-roll , elders , bird , llamas , chasms and more , while the dissimilar grade challenges and reach of power - ups keep the gameplay interesting .
5) Plex
If you need to get your non - iTunes medium up on the Apple TV thenPlexis just about the good direction of going about it . It ’s easy to link to : you just open a specific URL on the computer where your media library live , typewrite in a PIN code , and you ’re quick to go .
We ’ve written before about how Plex canget all of your medium in one placeand late improvements to the music and photo components make it much more of an all - debauchee . you could watch on multiple devices and clean up where you left off on the Apple TV .
Everything is project to suit the Apple TV ’s native UI and getting between your movies and show is a breeze — you’re able to use Plex ’s mobile apps as remote control for the Apple TV if you want . For an choice ( and just as first-class ) media player , tryVLC for Apple TV .
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