Apple announces tvOS 12, featuring Dolby Atmos support, new screensavers, and more
Apple unveiled tvOS 12 during its annual week long World Wide Developers Conference at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, introducing support for Dolby Atmos surround sound for the Apple TV 4K, new Aerial screensavers, “zero sign-on”, and more.
During the keynote Tim Cook revealed that Apple’s TV business has grown 50% year-over-year. According to Apple its upgraded audio experience will be coming to iTunes this fall and will be a free upgrade to applicable media.
Following the release of its single sign-on feature last year, Apple has announced “zero sign-on,” wherein the Apple TV detects the user’s broadband network and automatically signs them in to “all the supported apps they receive through their subscription – no typing required.”
The Apple TV team have partnered with the International Space Station to offer Apple TV users breath-taking Aerial screensavers taken by NASA astronauts and filmed in 4K HDR. – Apple is also making it easier for Apple TV viewers to find out exactly where their screensavers have been filmed, with users able to press a button on the Siri Remote to pull up location information and the ability to swipe-to-change the image shown on-screen.
Apple will release tvOS 12 for the 4th generation Apple TV and Apple TV 4K later this year.