how to watch disney plus on old apple tv

The others are right. With my imac I cannot access movies on the Disneyplus website using Safari. I have to use firefox brower on my imac and then mirror it via my AppleTV 2 to the TV. I can also use the disney plus app on my ipad and mirror that to the TV via the AppleTV 2. Such a hassle.

That’s great that it works but that doesn’t mean it’s entitled to infinite support nor access to new features or services, and while Netflix is still supported many others are pulling support so that statement is not entirely accurate. Roku devices released around the same time have also been left out so it’s hardly isolated to this device.

Didn’t really answer the question as to why the new Apple TV subscription app works on older devices but not Disney plus app? If Apple can run an update that added Apple TV then they surely can run an additional update for new Disney plus... , no? Is this Disney being a jerk and with holding the app, or Apple trying to push their own streaming avoiding competition? Because if I have to upgrade my hardware it will be a Firestick that purchase.

Yes it does. Apple created a server version of their TV app so that it could be pushed to the 3rd gen. Disney only has an app, and apps cannot run on that model. It would be up to Disney to create a server version. Since that model was discontinued Amazon has been the only other 3rd party provider to push out a server version, while many existing providers have stopped support.

You are free to get another device, though you will note that Apple is still supporting the 7 year old 3rd gen with updates, while Amazon has been known to drop support after only a few years.

The new Disney + (sucks) it isn't working on our equipment. I have an ATV 2 gen. Is that the problem? Once a movie starts, the audio continuse forever, no matter what you do. Leaving Disney and coming back only picks up where it left off. What's the fix?

Apologies. I have a 3rd generation AppleTV not a 2nd generation as I mistakenly thought. I think that is why I can mirror Disneyplus. However when I do mirror it, the video picture disappears from my iphone even though it plays perfectly fine on the TV.

Thank you for sharing this information about using the Firefox browser! I, too, was finally able to mirror Disney Plus from my MacBook to my TV by using the Firefox browser thru AirPlay. I had not been able to do it through Safari or Chrome and kept getting the Error Code 83 when mirroring Disney Plus only. I have a 1st generation Apple TV box and and five-year old LG TV. Both do not support Disney Plus. Thanks to your response, I will not need to buy a new Apple TV unit or a new television! I have learned my lesson. From now on, I will not buy TVs over a certain price point because I won't know what future apps it may not support in a few years. As for Apple TV, I read that Apple may phase out the Apple TV units in the near future since TV manufacturers are starting to equip TVs with Apple TV.

It seems like Apple and Disney teamed up to create all these issues. Cause for people to think they need to upgrade to the new Apple TV, boost their sales....and it creates for people to get crazed about getting Disney. Hype advertising

I ditched Disney + just due to the hassle, the iMac would not mirror, the only thing that did was the old iPad mini, and given that I have a house of techno Tards it just wasn't worth it. I've had Apple computers from when they first came out, they have been the best and the worst. Simply because of Apple's arrogance.

Sigh

Apple can easily add a Disney+ icon on the 3rd gen units with an update. Make it happen @apple!

I had issues mirroring mine; it stopped the playback, but as soon as I disconnected from AirPlay it worked just fine...any ideas?

Was this isolated to streaming via the Disney Plus app or was the issue encountered when using airplay/mirroring with other content as well?

Isolated to Disney Plus

Make sure the app is up to date. If it persists then I would reach out to their support as there have been issues occurring due to the very high demand upon launch.

I have 2 Nd gen and it won’t let me airplay from my Mac.