NOW on Apple TV Finally Updated

[Mikeh_]

Finally the app uses the native Apple interface 🙂

[Mikeh_]

And it now supports Dolby 5.1 

[nst]

already discussed at length in another thread.

[Mikeh_]

Many thanks for pointing that out 

[expectingtofly]

Yes, indeed!

The three things that I've noticed have been fixed :

1. 5.1 surround now working on non-live content.
2. Standard apple controls available instead of the clunky method before
3. It now honours frame rate matching and switches to 50fps if you have a different default (I know everything on "Now" is 50fps, but before,  if you had a different default frame rate, it would output at the default instead of 50fps)

It would be nice for Now to provide details of whats been fixed.  I can't tell if pausing live content is supposed to work but is broken, or if its not meant to work.  you can kind of pause, but not for very long before restarting would return you to live.

[gavs82008]

@expectingtofly 

The Apple TV box isn’t listed as a supported device for live TV pause etc.

https://help.nowtv.com/article/now-features

[expectingtofly]

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@gavs82008 wrote:

@expectingtofly 

The Apple TV box isn’t listed as a supported device for live TV pause etc.

https://help.nowtv.com/article/now-features

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True, but the Apple TV box is also not listed as supporting Dolby Digital 5.1!  https://help.nowtv.com/article/what-is-now-boost

[gavs82008]

@expectingtofly 

Indeed. Hopefully something that will get fixed as I’ve highlighted it already. 

[gavs82008]

@expectingtofly 

Also that’s something I’ve never known as I only recently got my Apple TV box and only tested it with on demand content before the update to the new app haha.

[ScrumpyDaniel]

Yep, it’s a much better experience now!

HomePods no longer lose sound when going to an advert break when watching Sky Sports which is nice!

Now if they could fix their Sky Sports streams so they don’t have the camouflage effect over them that would be great!

[nst]

isn't it funny.

I, and many others in here have been complaining about the appalling app situation for literally years.

The release of the 'new' app over 2 years ago which several of us including me beta tested beforehand was a huge letdown when it arrived with no 5.1 support and a terrible interface.

This new version, which appeared completely out of the blue, solves almost all the issues that weve been talking about.

It's not just a tweak, it's a whole new app pretty much.  The version number jumped significantly too.  Yes the support pages need updating as the new features are not reflected there at all.

[Xtal]

Is ‘up next’ functionality broken now for anyone else?

[nst]

do you mean Apple's up next?

I haven't noticed but haven't had anything from NOW to watch lately.

On that subject, I watch 'the flash' and have noticed that season 9 is completely missing from the entire Apple TV app for some reason.  Never seen this happen before.

Ive raised this with NOW and they haven't done anything about it - but if you search for the Flash it stops at season 8.  We are already many episodes in and it's just not happening.  Annoying as I dont go into apps to use individual watchlists, I rely on the integration working correctly which Is why Netflix are so annoying for not supporting it.