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.

[Saint1976]

@nst discontinued from May 27th. It's currently April!

[gavs82008]

@nst 

Whilst I agree that the NOW app on Apple TV but not all other devices that support Boost and 5.1

The Player for PC/laptop for instance, which of course can be hooked up to a TV.

https://help.nowtv.com/article/what-is-now-boost

No. Boost isn't available on any of the following devices that you can watch NOW on:

• PC/Mac
• iOS or Android mobile devices 
• Roku devices other than Roku Express or Roku Streaming Stick
• Apple TV 2nd or 3rd generation
• Chromecast 1st or 2nd generation.

[nst]

oops, @Duncaw67 @Saint1976 @Mark_Weinreb 

.. and whoever else will point out my stupidity!

Yes you are right.  my brain saw 27th and I assumed it was today - wouldn't have put it past them.

I stopped using that app a long time ago and in fact have stopped using appleTV until they sort 5.1 although reading their 'help' it does again emphatically state the new App on the AppleTV is NOT 5.1.

why....?  why????? why???????????????? how hard can it be?!?!!

[nst]

@gavs82008 

These devices are hardly comparable to a current generation (popular?!) set top box solution.

They are old, and not supported - and PCs and iOS/mobile devices hardly need boost and 5.1

I remain aghast at the omission and the fact that they seem content to leave 5.1 off a platform that is more than capable and have left this unfixed for coming up to 6 months now.

I am VERY happy to see the TV app integration and that's made a significant change to the usefulness of the service to me... far easier to keep track of a watch list when its unified in the TV app... but I still have to resort to the fire stick to actually watch the content (in 5.1)

[gavs82008]

@nst 

Totally take your point, a very large majority of people will have a current model of TV or set up box capable of running the NOW and all it’s Boost features.

That being said, I do know some folk that prefer using their laptop/pc hooked up via HDMI to the TV and streaming everything from there. 

Have to admit I did find it very odd with the introduction of Boost on Apple TV but somehow not including 5.1, definitely defeated the purpose to get 1080p but no 5.1! 

Rumours flying around the place that Apple TV is going to be added to Sky Q but no date confirmed assuming talks are still ongoing. Can only assume when that is official we can only hope that Apple TV’s will get the fully functioning NOW app with ALL features! 

[Anonymous User]

There is no way I am using the new app when the old app remains superior in
terms of having Picture in Picture, an easy way to scrub backwards and
forwards by 10 seconds (with the Apple TV touch pad) and voice search.

It’s Kodi time for me then. At least NOW TV have got me adjusted to stereo
sound and a murky a 720p picture, and in most cases no subtitles.

[gavs82008]

@Anonymous User 

You are aware that the old NOW app will be removed on the 27th May? 

[Anonymous User]

I know, Which is why I have just cancelled my now TV cinema pass (I had 5
months left for £5.99) and I gave NowTV the below reason for leaving.

“ Because you are getting rid of the old NOW TV app on the Apple 4K box.
This old app has support for Picture in Picture, an easy way to skip
Backwards and forwards on the Apple TV trackpad and Voice search support.


I simply do not want to use the new app as all the above features are
missing from it. It is time now for me to get my content via Kodi unless
the new app has native support for the Apple TV user interface. Thankfully
NowTV has got me accustomed to poor sound & poor picture quality So I doubt
I will notice the difference.

[Anonymous User]

I completely agree with you, I will probably be cancelling my sub too. The new app is unusable as it is... 😞

[AlexB83]

I think unusable is going a bit overboard, I use it everyday just fine. Also I think now we have seen integration with the Apple TV app they are almost certainly working on the features people want and they will be introduced soon