Update Now TV app for apple TV

[Anonymous User]

Will the Now TV app for Apple TV ever get an update?

The current version is complete rubbish and makes me regret ever getting a Now TV pass.

Unless there is an update my Now TV experience will be very short indeed.

[Enapace]

@Anonymous User 

I am very happy this beta has not been abandoned had been getting worried we have waited a long time but so has rest of the community. NowTV i think is becoming a stronger platform this year though for certain. 

[MrZippy]

I don’t think so, they are bumped to no4 in streaming market. Sky are becoming irrelevant, I cut the cord 10 years ago and haven’t looked back. NowTV fills in the odd good show they have rights to. If they cared NowTV would have 4k and a good Apple TV app. Actually it’s 1080p if you pay extra and a rubbish NowTV app, that doesn’t support 1080p new or old version.

90% of my TV viewing is Netflix.

[Anonymous User]

I think it is and the new app makes it so much easier to navigate, I use it more now than I ever did.

[MrZippy]

Yes I agree, I’ve always said the old app made my subscription poor value as very hard to find new content and track what you are watching. The new app is much better, and yes I have watched more. Although continue watching isn’t 100%, it’s better than none at all.

[Enapace]

@MrZippy 

What is wrong with continue watching genuine question as it has seemed perfectly fine to me and been able to easily continue my boxsets unlike Beta 1.

[nst]

I must say, everyone taking about the swipe / Fast forward thing is something ive been meaning to mention myself - you are all totally right.

This is currently functionally a big let down - in that most (not all!) apps on the AppleTV allow you to click on the remote, and then scrub right and left for FF/RW.  However the BEST of these also give you a thumbnail view of what you are scrubbing to - and thats so handy.

Some dont give a thumbnail and thats less useful but still OK ish.

The trouble with NowTV is that the interface they have chosen in the beta anyways is the same as other platforms - this works fine when the remote has a dedicated FF/RW buttons but as the AppleTV doesnt, it needs to allow for that and therefore work in the 'standard' apple TV method of slick swipe for scrubbing.

The way it is currently, is very cumbersome indeed.

I do hope they address it - we shall see.  I suspect however that they might not - even at the sacrifice of usability - to have the interface "standard" across platforms - but it does make it hard to use when we dont have a FF/RW button.

[Enapace]

@nst 

It was something I mentioned in the survey we did months ago hopefully they took it on board because it is really annoying I understand why they have done it but effects the overall experience of the app when watching boxsets.

[MrZippy]

@Enapace

Continue watching has disappeared a few times, plus viewed episodes are not always marked. Compared to the 1st beta it’s better as it always played first episode then, despite showing correct next episode, now assuming it’s there it plays the correct episode.

[MrZippy]

Regarding fast forward and rewind, I don’t recall the last time I ever needed to do it. Kids use all the time. 

[Enapace]

@MrZippy 

Interesting i've never seen it missing on mine always had it showing the current episodes for me had big issues with it in beta 1. I've had a odd issue with live tv not working after i switched channels a couple of times reported that.

[Anonymous User]

9 days to go till it expires, let’s see if they release build 3 before it does, or date I say it a full public release.

[MrZippy]

I just think I saw a pig flying. Lol.

[Anonymous User]

Haha stranger things can happen lol

[Enapace]

@Anonymous User 

I don't think it is that unlikely a build 3 could be ready in 9 days time. They have had 3 months since the last build was released think we all know they haven't been doing nothing in that time.

[Anonymous User]

I think personally we are going to see a build 3 and it will have a few things changed to test, anyways that’s just my opinion

[nst]

or, if you really want to by cynical....

ive no idea how the release system works on test flight... but presumably they could just re-release the exact same build over again to reset the 3 month countdown.

There was apparently a lot to fix.... and so we can hope that there is a genuine build 3... however to say its coming down to the wire is an understatement.

[dr_necessitor]

@nst said:

”ive no idea how the release system works on test flight... but presumably they could just re-release the exact same build over again to reset the 3 month countdown.”

My recollection is hazy, as this has been dragging on for so long now, but I’m fairly sure this *has* happened once along the way!

[MrZippy]

I imagine so, they rereleased them same version of the public app before due to expiring certificates.

[nst]

well lets hope thats not the case - they've had almost 3 months on the current build.

Given that it works "OK" I do wonder what they are doing with it.  Its not exactly riddled with bugs!

[MrZippy]

And as I’ve said before they released an older buggier build to Ireland, so I’m not sure they care too much about bugs!

This app I believe is stable enough to be released, it could do with some improvements and additions. But aside from the lack of touchpad and remote app support everything else is improved over the current released app.

[Anonymous User]

I would be more than happy for this app to be released as it is, can’t bare the thought of going back to the old app.