How to get Disney Plus on Apple TV

You can AirPlay Disney+ content to your Apple TV.

You don't seem to understand that it would be up to Disney to design the software for the Apple TV, AT3 3 are 8 year old technology. Tell me one technology company that would develop software for something 8 years old which is an antique in technology. Not that Apple TV 3 aren't perfectly functional for what they were originally designed for but they are 8 years old. You got your money's worth out of it, maybe it's time to upgrade.

Hello,

Disney+ requires an Apple TV (4th generation).

4th gen or later.

https://help.disneyplus.com/csp?id=csp_article_content_international&sys_kb_id=eac89167db3048900a2af56e0f96193b

it is 100% accurate.

iOS ver 4-7 (apple tv version of iOS)

Gen2 has not had an update since 6.2.1 September 14, 2014

iOS Ver 7 or 8 on 3rd Gen (apple tv version of iOS)

regular updates for bug fixes and "app" updates from 2014 to 2015 then nothing until...

7.2.1 released on February 25, 2016 - bug fixes

then no updates until....

7.2.2 released on December 6, 2017 - Amazon Prime added

then no updates until....

7.3 released on May 13, 2019 - Apple TV+ added

Apple shows the 3rd Gen as discontinued since 2016. End of Support is going to happen eventually.

Tonight I tried to watch through Airplay from my Macbook pro to my AppleTv 3rd gen. and I got Code error 83 the moment I put my book on airplay....So I guess Appletv 3rd gen. is not compatible to play Disney+ not even with Airplay

Maybe try setting your tv picture setting to “scan” if available. Also, instead of screen mirroring, you can just tap the little airplay icon (like the picture below) when the video starts, then choose your Apple TV from there. You will need to keep the device unlocked so I suggest you plug it in and change the device screen settings to never turn off when plugged in.

That's pretty much the same way I look at this situation. It would be great if we could get Disney+ natively on our 3rd generation boxes, but considering they took the three Disney channels (Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior), it was a long shot that we'd be getting the Disney+. It's Disney's choice, not Apple's.

We were fortunate that Amazon gave us Prime Video on our Apple TV 3s.

Thistledowne wrote:

This answer is misleading. Apple pushes app updates even though there's no "App Store". 3rd Gen didn't have an Amazon Prime app.... until it did. Apple -can- decide to just push a Disney+ app as an update (as they have countless others)... The just presently haven't chosen to do so or those doing the dev haven't succeeded or haven't done the dev on a Gen3 compatible app.

Apple did it because Amazon wanted them to. Apple can't force Disney to do the same.

it might work over air play from iOS to Apple TV Gen 3. I'll give it one shot when I get home and then I'm firing up my xbox.

Pls Read the post above

when you open it on the iPhone or iPad

it gives you the option to allow SOME D+ content on the Apple TV 3

Fair enough and I understand, please enjoy Disney + on your Apple TV 4K.

I have a similar configuration as yours, 4 Apple TVs but only 1 is a 4K, the others are 3rd generation devices. If you want to consider upgrading one (or more) of the 3rd generations, the 4K and HD models show up from time to time on Apple's refurbished store.

Apple and Disney *could* make this work as a channel on 3rd generation Apple TVs, but there is no immediate incentive not to... Apple would rather sell new devices than fix the old ones. This line of thinking is why I have moved away from Apple entirely.

Jsst36 wrote:

I am very disappointed disney plus does not work on Apple TV gen 3. Why do I feel I am yet again being nickel and dimed by Apple?

I don't know. Several people have reported it works on the ATV 3. But, even if it doesn't, it's up to Disney to make it work

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