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Still no TV app on iPhone (Canada)
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This article states that it hasn’t rolled out to everyone. http://iphone.appleinsider.com/arti...ustralia-canada-ahead-of-ios-11-tvos-11-debut
Same. GM on mine. Can’t buy/rent content from videos app. Says need TV app but cannot download. Can’t find on App Store.
Tried uninstalling Videos app by any chance? I want to try but worried I won’t be able to download neither after.
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Haven’t tried that but I will. I actually just installed the video app to see if it would trigger the tv app to install lol
It's just called TV. It's intended to be a one stop shop for all the apps that have TV/Movies content (that opt in to the system. Most US TV channels seem to) so that you can search, say, "Fight Club" and it will return the results of every app that currently has Fight Club available, with the associated cost. It prioritises the cheapest/free ones too, even if the content is in the iTunes Store for money. One you've selected your result you tap, pay if necessary, and it plays. Basically it emulates the same search functionality thats available on Apple TV 4.
I just decided to do a full restore with the iOS 11 IPSW file. Just wondering if there is a difference at all from the final public beta to the release on September 19th. Reason is that I was using the beta, my wife wasn't and I updated her phone last night (iPhone 6s). The TV app is on her phone and works but not on mine.
It works pretty well. I searched for Blacklist, got the result I wanted and tapped for a list of my options. It prioritized NBC as that's one option for me to play it for free (or more accurately, having paid Sony for Vue!)
Anyway, sorry, derailing thread.
On topic, I do understand why Apple has to do things by region sometimes but I don't understand how they manage to flub rollout so badly, seemingly every damn time.
Hey, so for everyone in Canada who was running the beta, looks like you'll need to download the IPSW file and do a restore. I did just now, restored from my morning iCloud backup and there was the TV app. Not sure what Apple is doing but seems odd that you can't download it while running the beta.
Someone wrote, on a similar thread, that the TV App rolled out on release day, in Canada. Makes sense to reinstall with the IPSW.
I was able to get it by doing "Reset Home Screen Layout". Interesting. Lost all my folders and app placements but better than full restore.
Try it and report back.
edit: it didn't stick. Rebooted and Videos app is back. Called apple support and while they are aware of this issue, they have no fix other than to restore.
Try it and report back.
edit: it didn't stick. Rebooted and Videos app is back. Called apple support and while they are aware of this issue, they have no fix other than to restore.
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I restoring my iPad right now so can't wait to see if its working.
But I have a question regarding the TV app. When I have a TV series in Next section, when I'm up to date and have to wait to the next week episode, the series is no longer in the next section? I found it to be very annoying and just because of that, I found the app to not be as useful as I though.
Can you add shows on your favorites?
But I have a question regarding the TV app. When I have a TV series in Next section, when I'm up to date and have to wait to the next week episode, the series is no longer in the next section? I found it to be very annoying and just because of that, I found the app to not be as useful as I though.
Can you add shows on your favorites?
