WHAT IS APPLE TV PLUS?
Apple TV Plus is a video subscription service that will feature
Apple’s growing list of original TV shows and movies. When it launches
this fall, Apple TV Plus will be the exclusive way to watch that
content. And Apple has poured money into forming a star-studded roster
of talent working to produce programming that can hopefully stand
equal with Netflix’s best shows.
The service will be ad-free (since you’ll be paying for it) and Apple
plans to launch in over 100 countries.
WHAT IS THE APPLE TV APP?
The Apple TV app was first announced in October 2016 and launched on
the fourth-generation Apple TV and iOS devices at the time. It is now
a preinstalled app on all iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices.
Apple positioned the app as a modernized TV guide: it’s an all-in-one
hub for finding recommendations on shows to watch. The “Watch Now” tab
offers personalized picks suited to your own tastes and pulls from
many different popular video subscription apps.
The Apple TV app also has a sports component, offering live scores and
notifications for close games. And lastly, it provides easy access to
your iTunes TV show and movie purchases or rentals. Beginning in May,
the TV app will become the place to go for those same movie and TV
show digital purchases on Apple TV.
DOES THE APPLE TV APP COST MONEY TO USE?
No. Unless you’re paying for Apple TV Plus or an Apple TV Channel
subscription (and neither of those are available yet), the TV app
itself is completely free to use.
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