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Just got an apple tv it won't update to 5.0
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IOS 5 for apple tv2 = non existent
IOS5= iPod touch 3g, iPod touch 4g, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3gs, iPhone4, iPhone 4s.
did you read https://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/18/apple-issues-bug-fix-with-apple-tv-4-4-1-software-update/ ?
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You're mixing up the Software version and the OS Version. The Apple TV is definitely on iOS 5. And its software version is 4.4. But the Software Version and the OS Version are two entirely different things.
If you click the select button when looking at the Settings showing the Software Version, it will switch to show you the OS Version and you will see what I'm talking about.
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Incorrect. The Apple TV runs iOS 5 same as all the other devices. Think of the front end of Apple TV (the GUI you see and interact with) as an app running on iOS 5. The app is version 4.4(.1), but it runs on top of iOS 5.
Guys I figured it out!
I had the same problem as y'all until 5min ago. Here's what you need to do to get it to work.
1.unplug the power cord from your Atv2(this must be unplugged or iTunes won't recognize your Atv!)
2. Using a microUSB cable, plug in to iTunes directly from your atv to computer
3.Your computer will display ur atv, click RESTORE(this will automatically download the new update even though it kept telling you it was already up to date.
4. You're done! Now in settings it'll say 4.4.1 and video mirroring will now be an option to select when u double click on the home button and scroll all the way to the left.
I had the same problem as y'all until 5min ago. Here's what you need to do to get it to work.
1.unplug the power cord from your Atv2(this must be unplugged or iTunes won't recognize your Atv!)
2. Using a microUSB cable, plug in to iTunes directly from your atv to computer
3.Your computer will display ur atv, click RESTORE(this will automatically download the new update even though it kept telling you it was already up to date.
4. You're done! Now in settings it'll say 4.4.1 and video mirroring will now be an option to select when u double click on the home button and scroll all the way to the left.
I had the same problem as y'all until 5min ago. Here's what you need to do to get it to work.
1.unplug the power cord from your Atv2(this must be unplugged or iTunes won't recognize your Atv!)
2. Using a microUSB cable, plug in to iTunes directly from your atv to computer
3.Your computer will display ur atv, click RESTORE(this will automatically download the new update even though it kept telling you it was already up to date.
4. You're done! Now in settings it'll say 4.4.1 and video mirroring will now be an option to select when u double click on the home button and scroll all the way to the left.
That's exactly what I had to do tonight to update. ATV2 is a mess that the lowest workers on the apple food chain are working on. Pretty sad.
Do you have an ATV2? There most certainly is an update for. It. It dropped the same day as the other devices.
It added Wall Street Journal Live, Airplay Mirroring, Photostream, and a couple of other features.
So, that's probably the update he's referring to.
So, to the OP, if you have those options on the main screen, you have the latest version.
Make sense?