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Will the Apple TV App be updated, too, or is it completely separate from the other implementations?

accatyyc 13y ago
It will likely stay the same. I can't see what in the Apple TV app would use WebKit since it uses the exact same controls as the rest of the Apple TV. And honestly, I hope it stays the same because I think the ATV app is so much better than the Xbox/PS3/iPad apps... It's simple, doesn't bother me by autoplaying the next episode etc.
- smackfu 13y ago
  > It's simple, doesn't bother me by autoplaying the next episode etc. Amusing since that's generally the biggest complaint about the AppleTV version vs. the others.
  - freehunter 13y ago
    That's my complaint on Roku as well. When I'm doing housework, I like to have the TV on in the background. Having to stop every 22 minutes to play the next episode breaks my flow.
rsynnott 13y ago
The AppleTV app doesn't use webkit; it's the standard, very limited AppleTV UI kit. This is why it's less terrible than most Netflix clients; less rope to hang themselves. They did manage to make it slightly awful within the constraints of the model, though; see the mechanism used for moving between seasons of a TV show.
- MaxGabriel 13y ago
  Here's am article on the Apple TV UI framework. It's called Back Row
  - MaxGabriel 13y ago
    Whoops! Forgot the actual link. Shouldn't be commenting when I'm half asleep I guess http://nshipster.com/backrow/ http://nshipster.com/backrow/
- dubcanada 13y ago
  That and the size 10 pixel font they use for everything.
tnorthcutt 13y ago
No. The Apple TV will keep its current look and feature set http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5098224/netflix-introduces-one-unified-tv-interface-to-rule-them-all http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5098224/netflix-introduce...
- greg5green 13y ago
  Thank goodness. That autoplay an episode after the last one ends that is on the web client and 360 client is truly awful. The lack of that "feature" is part of why I bought a second AppleTV.

It will likely stay the same. I can't see what in the Apple TV app would use WebKit since it uses the exact same controls as the rest of the Apple TV. And honestly, I hope it stays the same because I think the ATV app is so much better than the Xbox/PS3/iPad apps... It's simple, doesn't bother me by autoplaying the next episode etc.

smackfu 13y ago
> It's simple, doesn't bother me by autoplaying the next episode etc. Amusing since that's generally the biggest complaint about the AppleTV version vs. the others.
- freehunter 13y ago
  That's my complaint on Roku as well. When I'm doing housework, I like to have the TV on in the background. Having to stop every 22 minutes to play the next episode breaks my flow.

rsynnott 13y ago

The AppleTV app doesn't use webkit; it's the standard, very limited AppleTV UI kit. This is why it's less terrible than most Netflix clients; less rope to hang themselves. They did manage to make it slightly awful within the constraints of the model, though; see the mechanism used for moving between seasons of a TV show.

MaxGabriel 13y ago
Here's am article on the Apple TV UI framework. It's called Back Row
- MaxGabriel 13y ago
  Whoops! Forgot the actual link. Shouldn't be commenting when I'm half asleep I guess http://nshipster.com/backrow/ http://nshipster.com/backrow/
dubcanada 13y ago
That and the size 10 pixel font they use for everything.

tnorthcutt 13y ago

No. The Apple TV will keep its current look and feature set http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5098224/netflix-introduces-one-unified-tv-interface-to-rule-them-all http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5098224/netflix-introduce...

greg5green 13y ago
Thank goodness. That autoplay an episode after the last one ends that is on the web client and 360 client is truly awful. The lack of that "feature" is part of why I bought a second AppleTV.