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mikejharris48

Q: can i download any other apps such as virgin anywhere or i player to the apple tv. i already have these on my iphone

Can i download other apps to the apple TV such as virginmedia player or BBC iplayer?

iPhone 5

Posted on Jan 25, 2014 6:54 AM

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Q: can i download any other apps such as virgin anywhere or i player to the apple tv. i already have these on my iphone

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  • by Alley_Cat,

    Alley_Cat Alley_Cat Jan 25, 2014 7:01 AM in response to mikejharris48
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    Jan 25, 2014 7:01 AM in response to mikejharris48

    No, the 'apps' available on the unit are determined for each country.

     

    With Smart TVs etc I think Apple are a little slow at getting some obvious candidates for particular countrries (eg iPlayer for UK).

     

    The only thing you can do is to choose to display or hide some apps via Settings>General>Restrictions

     

    iPlayer on iPhone should allow Airplay to the AppleTV - you'd have to check with the Virgin player as many media streaming apps do not allow Airplay for silly reasons.

     

    AC