Apple unveils single sign-on for Apple TV, more Siri

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Apple unveils single sign-on for Apple TV, more Siri

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced new Siri capabilities and single sign-on for Apple TV, available for Apple TV users in 12 countries. The new Siri features and functionalities include searching for films and YouTube by topic or theme, Live tune-in whereby users can ask Siri to go directly to a live channel inside a supported app such as “Watch CBS News” or “Watch ESPN, and Manage HomeKit accessories. These will give Apple TV users the ability to ask Siri to “Turn on the lights” or “Set the temperature to 70 degrees.” Users will be able to control HomeKit accessories when away from home or use it for home automation with the Home app on their iOS device.

With Single Sign-on for Pay-TV Apps, customers will be able to access the over 6000 apps for Apple TV, including over 1,300 video channels, after signing in only once. During the single sign-on process, customers can view a page of all the authenticated apps that a pay-TV provider offers to more easily discover, download and watch favourite video channels. Single sign-on will be available on both Apple TV and iOS.

Apple also introduced some new tvOS APIs and tools for developers, including a ReplayKit so that they can record and live broadcast from their apps, and PhotoKit, which allows third-party app access to photos and videos in iCloud Photo Library and iCloud Shared Stream. Developers can use HomeKit to create apps to control HomeKit devices from Apple TV and check out app badging on the Home screen, which will make it easier for users to know something new for them is available inside an app.

Finally, Apple introduced Game Center enhancements and support for up to four game controllers at a time.

There are also additional Apple TV features and updates: iOS users can now download the new Apple TV Remote app with touch navigation, Siri and game play support; Apple Music has been redesigned to make search simpler and more clear; photos for Apple TV now supports the new Memories feature; the Apple TV interface can now be set up with a dark background, as well as the bright interface; universal apps will now automatically download on Apple TV and show up on the Home screen when an app has been added to a user’s iOS device; and when a keyboard appears on Apple TV, one will also appear on nearby iOS devices that are logged into the same iCloud account, making entering text more convenient.

The tvOS developer preview is available immediately for Developer Program members at developer.apple.com. The new tvOS will be available this fall as a free software update for Apple TV.

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