On November 1, 2019 Apple joined the ranks of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ with its personal unique streaming service. Apple TV+ includes a huge assortment of reveals and many extra within the pipeline funded by Apple’s mountainous money pile.
Under, you’ll discover a compendium of every thing we learn about Apple’s streaming platform.
Up to date August 21, 20253: Apple has in opposition to raised the worth for its streaming service. Apple TV+ now prices $12.99/£9.99, up from $9.99/£8.99.
How do I entry Apple TV+?
You possibly can enroll and watch Apple TV+ content material via the TV app, which is accessible on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac. It’s additionally out there on many recreation consoles, sensible TVs, Roku, and Fireplace TV units. You may also watch Apple TV+ on a browser at television.apple.com.
The expertise of the TV app, although, varies from gadget to gadget. On a Roku, sensible TV, recreation console, or in a browser, you’ll solely see Apple’s personal content material. That features Apple TV+ content material in addition to Apple TV Channels and any motion pictures or TV reveals you’ve bought via iTunes or the TV app.
On iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV {hardware}, you’ll additionally see reveals from different streaming providers like Hulu, Paramount Plus, HBO, or Amazon Prime. The TV app aggregates content material from supporting third-party apps working on the gadget. Netflix doesn’t assist the characteristic, sadly.
Can I watch Apple TV+ reveals on non-Apple units?
Sure! You possibly can watch Apple TV+ via the TV app, which is accessible on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac, in addition to many recreation consoles, sensible TVs, and different streaming units. When you’ve got a brand new set from Samsung, LG, Sony, or Vizio, you must also be capable to use AirPlay 2 to broadcast content material straight out of your iPhone or iPad to the set.
You may also watch on the internet utilizing Safari, Chrome, or Firefox by heading to television.apple.com. See: AirPlay suitable TVs which have Apple TV construct in: Information.
How a lot does Apple TV+ value?
Apple has raised the worth of Apple TV+ a number of occasions because it’s preliminary value of simply $4.99 a month. It at the moment prices $12.99/£9.99 a month. There should not a number of “tiers” of Apple TV+ subscriptions—you at all times get one of the best video and audio high quality, Household Sharing, and all options.
You possibly can renew your subscription for one yr for $99/£89, which basically offers you two months free every year. Alternatively, you may cancel at any time and simply pay for a month if you wish to watch a specific present.
Apple TV+ can also be included in all three tiers of the Apple One providers bundle, which ranges from $19.95/£18.95 per thirty days to $37.95/£36.95 per thirty days.
Does Apple TV+ have a free trial?
Sure, nevertheless it solely lasts for seven days, however there are methods to get an extended trial. Learn: Learn how to get Apple TV without cost.
The U.Ok. and South Africa are exceptions—Apple provides no free trial there.
Is something on Apple TV free?
Some individuals are understandably confused when having paid for an Apple TV+ subscription, or purchased an Apple TV set prime field, they discover that solely Apple unique reveals are included of their subscription. Apple showcasing reveals from different providers, and permitting leases and purchases of different reveals and flicks in all probability doesn’t assist this confusion.
There may be some content material you may watch without cost even with out an Apple TV+ subscription although. You possibly can watch the primary episodes of many reveals, which might a minimum of let you know whether or not or to not subscribe to finish the season. Typically Apple makes reveals out there without cost, for instance, sure Charlie Brown episodes and a few motion pictures.
Learn: What’s free on Apple TV+?
Do Apple TV+ reveals have advertisements?
No. Although you’ll usually see a trailer for one more Apple TV+ present earlier than the one you plan to observe. That is just like many different streaming providers, and it’s skippable.
What reveals and flicks can be found proper now?
Subscribing to Apple TV+ offers you entry to a library of unique content material, quite than entry to a giant back-catalog of TV reveals or motion pictures, so there’s not as a lot out there as on another providers. That stated, over time the content material has elevated.
We keep an in depth checklist of all of the at the moment out there content material Apple TV+.
What reveals and flicks are coming sooner or later?
Apple has nothing if not deep pockets and a want to win. The corporate has spent a small fortune buying unique reveals and flicks from different manufacturing firms and has even began its personal (Apple Studios) to supply its personal.
It’s secure to say there’s rather a lot on the way in which, however the tempo of recent releases pales compared to opponents like Netflix.
We keep a listing of all of the reveals, collection, and flicks coming to Apple TV+.
Does Apple launch episodes as soon as per week or drop total seasons directly?
Apple’s strategy varies. With brand-new reveals, Apple will usually launch the primary three episodes directly, with the remainder of the season coming at a charge of 1 episode per week. Second seasons and later could begin off at only one per week, and a few restricted collection (particularly documentary collection) make all of the episodes out there directly.
New releases to Apple TV+ usually occur on Friday at midnight (so you may watch the newest episode of Ted Lasso at 9pm on Thursday evening, Pacific Time).
Can I obtain reveals for offline viewing?
Sure, with a few caveats. Apple seems to position no limits on downloads of the identical content material throughout iPhones, iPads, and Macs owned by the identical account. For instance, we downloaded the identical episode of Servant on all three of those units via the TV app with no bother.
However that’s the place the liberty ends. Apple doesn’t assist you to obtain Apple TV+ content material on the Apple TV, nor does it permit for it on different streaming units, sensible TVs, or when watching reveals on a browser.
Reveals you obtain to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac will probably be out there for 30 days, after which your units will robotically take away them. You may also manually delete them via the TV app.
Does Apple TV+ permit simultaneous streaming?
Apple TV+ permits for six simultaneous streams directly, which is greater than you’ll get from another on-demand streaming service available on the market. A number of relations with Household Sharing can all stream their very own content material directly.
How do I alter the streaming high quality so I don’t burn via my knowledge?
A single episode of an Apple TV+ present like See can use over 2GB of your cellular knowledge. You possibly can forestall Apple’s service from hogging a lot knowledge in your iPhone or iPad by going to Settings > TV. You’ll see choices to make use of mobile knowledge or not, can change between Computerized and Excessive High quality streaming, and might change the standard of downloads over mobile.
Can you utilize Household Sharing with Apple TV+?
Sure. A single Apple TV+ subscription could be shared with as much as 5 extra relations.
Every member of the family has their very own watch historical past and proposals—it’s as if they’d their very own particular person subscription.
Are all Apple TV+ reveals out there in 4K?
Sure. Early on, Apple introduced that every one reveals could be out there in 4K HDR/Dolby Imaginative and prescient and that “most” reveals would have Dolby Atmos sound, nevertheless it didn’t say simply how good it could be. Based on
FlatplanelsHD’s Rasmus Larsen, Apple TV+ provides one of the best 4K streaming high quality of any service available on the market. It’s so good, in truth, that the 4K bitrates are higher than what you’ll see in some iTunes motion pictures.
When Larsen wrote his publish in November of 2019, See had the very best bitrate of any Apple TV+ present, with a mean bitrate of 29Mbps and a peak of 41Mbps. Snoopy in Area averaged 13Mbps, which is spectacular for a cartoon. Netflix’s 4K bitrates, by comparability, are likely to peak at round 16Mbps.
