Apple updates AppleTV to version 2.4
<p>Apple has released an update for their AppleTV home media devices. This update adds the ability to search Flickr, new browse and view options, and the ability to control the AppleTV with an iPhone or iPod Touch.</p>
Apple has released an update for their AppleTV home media devices. This update adds the ability to search Flickr, new browse and view options, and the ability to control the AppleTV with an iPhone or iPod Touch.
The full list of new features since Update 2.3.1 are the following:
- Remote app directional control
Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0. - Flickr search
Search Flickr photo tags to find recently updated photos of interest. Save searches to quickly find new photos or use as a screen saver for Apple TV. - New view options
View movies By Genre, By Movie, or Unwatched. View TV Shows and Podcasts By Date, By Show, or Unwatched. - Updated transport and chapter modes
During video playback, click right or left to fast forward or rewind. Additional clicks increase the speed. Click down to show chapter markers.
The update should be available through the AppleTV either by waiting for the automatically scheduled software update check, or by going to the Settings >> General >> About >> Software Update section of the device settings and manually starting the update process.
If you have troubles with this update, try doing a factory restore of the AppleTV and then update to version 2.4 again. A few users have had success with this both in this update and in previous versions.
Be sure to back up all your AppleTV data to iTunes before updating the AppleTV software.
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