“What can I help you with?” - Siri asks, but she herself does not understand that she is powerless in the Russian expanses, because the voice assistant is still in a cut-out state. It’s a pity, because Apple put a lot of effort into training the digital assistant in the just released tvOS 10. However, even without Siri, there is something to look at in the anniversary firmware for Apple TV 4G.
Dark theme
Switching to darker tones will be a lifesaver for those who like to watch TV without ambient light sources (and who doesn't?). The dark gray interface, which turns on both on the main screen and in applications, will not be too hard on the eyes and, moreover, will add variety to the operation of the TV set-top box. To enable new topic design, just move the switch in the settings.
Apple Music Makeover
In fact, an update music service is no different from that on iOS 10. The update is provided by a bright welcome screen and a search tab.
Keyboard recognition
The remote control is a good thing, however, if you are too lazy to go for it, you can use an iOS device to enter text: Apple TV 4G will instantly detect the device and apply the necessary information. The trick will work even without the Remote application - you just need to be nearby and use an identical iCloud account.
Photo app with memories
Photos in tvOS 10 are now sorted by similar places and dates, scattered across the screen in a pretty neat way that's perfect for TVs.
Automatic application downloads
Everyone knows that on iOS you can use the function of automatically downloading applications to all supported devices. For example, if you buy Lara Croft GO (currently on discount, by the way) on Mac, the toy will appear on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Now Apple TV 4G has learned this too.
For developers
Perhaps the biggest piece of the pie went to those who develop software. tvOS 10 includes:
- ReplayKit, which allows developers to record or livestream their apps.
- PhotoKit opening third party applications access to iCloud Gallery and iCloud Photo Stream.
- HomeKit - for controlling HomeKit-enabled devices via Apple TV.
- Badges on application icons.
- Simultaneous support for up to four controllers in Game Center.
One authorization for all times (will arrive later)
Almost the most anticipated feature App Store promises to arrive on both platforms a little later. It will allow you to log in to the system once, and then access to channels and services will be provided without entering the necessary data.
Good luck to Siri
Despite the fact that Siri is blocked on Apple TV 4G intended for the Russian Federation, it is still worth talking about the achievements of the voice assistant. Let's start with the global pumping of convolutions, thanks to which it is enough to say, for example, “Show me movies about politics” to see all political films. This innovation is in perfect harmony with connecting YouTube to search, that is, you can insert “...YouTube for...” to display results on a popular video hosting site. In addition, Siri has improved the control of devices with HomeKit on board - now even more “people” can put things in order at home.
Along with other changes and improvements, the second beta version of the upcoming iOS firmware 8.3 Siri was added with support for several new languages, including Russian.
A voice assistant called appeared in mobile devices Apple back in 2011 with the iPhone 4S, but initially this personal assistant could only communicate in English, German, Japanese and French. Later, Apple taught Siri to communicate in several more languages, including Chinese, Italian, Korean and Spanish, but over the past four years, the voice assistant has not learned to speak Russian.
Since then, information has periodically appeared on the network that Apple continues to improve Siri, including working on teaching it to other languages of the world, and promises to add support for them in the near future. As they say, they wait three years for what was promised, but you and I had to wait a year longer, and yesterday what Russian-speaking users have been waiting for so long finally happened - one of the innovations of which was the Russian Siri.
How to enable Siri in Russian
1. Go to the menu “Settings” -> “General” -> “Siri” and turn on the voice assistant.
2. Now go to the “Language” menu and select Russian.
3. In the menu "Siri" you can also choose which voice Siri will use to communicate with you, female or male.
4. If Siri does not speak Russian, go to the menu “Settings” -> “General” -> “Reset” and select "Reset all settings". This will reset the device to initial settings(will be deleted Wi-Fi passwords, alarm clocks, etc.), but the information and media files will remain.
Unfortunately, currently install on your iOS devices 8.3 Beta 2 is available only to developers, as well as owners of an iPhone or iPad whose unique identifier (UDID) is included in the developer account. Everyone else has to wait for the official release, which is unlikely to take place before April or even May. If you can’t wait and want to chat with Siri in Russian right now, find out how to add your device to your developer account using .
Voice assistant Siri, known to users iPhone, also available on 4th generation Apple TV set-top boxes. Thanks to its use, you can control your voice when launching audio and video content, search the service Apple Music, receive the necessary information (for example, about the weather). The functionality is very extensive, so it’s worth using it.
True, there is one limitation here. The fact is that this function is not available in all countries and regions of the world. Currently the list of countries served includes:
Spain; France; Germany; Japan; USA; Canada; United Kingdom; Australia;
Is it possible to bypass these restrictions? Apple7day specialists We decided to check this possibility, and were convinced that it was real and not at all difficult. Unless there is no support for the Russian language. But, if you speak conversational and basic English, this is not a problem.
So, if you are a resident of Russia or one of the CIS countries, you can access convenient options.
Activating Siri in our country
You need to have an AppStore (American) account. Here's what you should do to bypass the restrictions:
— Turn on Apple console TV;
— Go to the main settings;
— We look for “language and region” and select there English language;
— Go to Preferences and look for the Location item there. It needs to be changed to one of the countries where the service is supported (listed above);
— Now go to settings – accounts – iTunes & App Store;
Now press the Siri button on the remote control, say the command and release. You can press the button silently. If you did everything correctly, you will receive a voice prompt. Please note that everything works only when the set-top box is connected to the Internet.
Sometimes Siri doesn't turn on automatically. Then go to the main settings and turn it on yourself. After this (if it doesn’t help, or just in case) we reboot the Apple TV.
Yesterday Apple held a very rich event with new products. Here you have two iPhones with screens of 4.7 and 5.5 inches, and iPad Pro huge sizes, the stylus that Jobs hated so much, and even the reinvented Apple TV. The latter has obvious similarities with a development from Google called Nexus Player presented a few months earlier. This small device in a black casing is also capable of attracting owners with its gaming potential and, importantly, an affordable price. Development from a “good company” costs as much as $50 less.
But there is still gunpowder in the flasks. So, in addition to technical bells and whistles, the TV set-top box from Cupertino received software updates. For example, from now on, users will not have to strain after a hard day and choose a movie for the evening; they will have a personal assistant who knows the answers to almost all questions. The Siri voice assistant, which first debuted in 2011 with the iPhone 4S, has now migrated to . Ask a virtual girl what movies are trending now, she will definitely tell you and make your life a little easier and more comfortable. But there is one small problem. Although, no matter what, this is a huge problem. Many will call it a real disaster, erasing all the advantages of the new products presented.
The thing is that Apple, as always, is “slow” with the widespread organization of digital services. We have already encountered a similar situation after the announcement of our own payment system Apple Pay, a similar incident occurred with the Passbook electronic ticket purchasing system (Aeroexpress is fine, but plane boarding passes still need to be printed), even 3D maps - and those were fully functional only in the States. No, of course, no one argues that organizing stable operation of services around the globe requires enormous effort and money, but this is clearly not a problem for consumers. But with Apple TV, the Cupertino team simply spat in the souls of most of their fans. Thanks to Western journalists, it became known that Siri will fully work only in 8 countries out of 80 where the console will be sold. Russia and the CIS countries, of course, do not fall into this insignificant “eight”.
Interesting fact, found in the depths of the program code operating system tvOS: There are actually two versions of the Apple TV planned to ship - and I'm not talking about the 32GB and 64GB versions. One of the modifications is equipped with the so-called new system“Siri Remote”, and the other will be content with “Apple TV Remote”. Consumers in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Spain and the UK will receive the first version with assistant. Everyone else will get a simplified sample without a voice assistant for the same price. In general, the devices are completely identical, but the killer feature was Siri. Although there is one more small difference - a system with two microphones for high-quality recognition of speech commands. A very strange division, because Apple spent a lot on tutors to teach its virtual employee different languages. And even though she hasn’t yet turned out to be a full-fledged polyglot, she can speak and understand, for example, Russian at the very least.
Another fact that the creators shared with us software for Apple TV, is Weight Limit applications that can be stored in internal memory device is only 200 MB. It will be possible to bypass such a ban by storing downloaded utilities in cloud storage, but this will bring additional problems for developers.
Included with set-top box Apple TV 4G An updated remote control has been introduced - Siri Remote. In addition to the obvious functions, the meaning of which is fully revealed by the icons on the buttons, the accessory is equipped with several more, which most users are unlikely to know about.
How to put your Apple TV to sleep mode
Firstly, using the remote control you can instantly send the set-top box to sleep mode. To do this, just hold down the “Home” button for a couple of seconds. The set-top box itself provides automatic switching to this mode and activating the mode by selecting a separate menu item.
In this case it is much easier to use the remote control.
How to Restart Apple TV
There are two ways to restart Apple TV: either through the menu or using a keyboard shortcut on the remote.
In particular, this can be achieved by pressing and holding the “Menu” and “Home” buttons on the remote control at the same time.
How to unload applications from the multitasking panel
You can also use Siri Remote to download individual applications running in the background. Moreover, this is done in the same way as on the iPhone and iPad. That is, you need to double-click on the “Home” button and in the menu that opens, swipe up from the bottom to select a program.
How to enable an animated screensaver on Apple TV
Double-clicking the “Menu” button activates the demonstration of animated screensavers.
How to Reset Apple TV's Siri Remote
If the remote control starts to malfunction, you can also reboot it. To do this, hold down the volume up button and the “Menu” button at the same time.
After rebooting, Siri Remote will not respond for some time, but then it will work.
