What's the deal with this? I see the app in the app store but says ios only, not certified for mac. I also saw a thread listed above this post that Apple has added this to Apple TV. But I am not interested in paying for an Apple TV subscription just to access Xfinity stream. Is there a workaround? WTF?
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Xfinity and xfinity stream?
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I can stream in my browser at https://www.xfinity.com/stream/. I can't get it to work in Safari, but it works fine in Firefox.
I believe adding it to Apple TV means adding an App to the Apple TV device. You wouldn't need a subscription to Apple TV (the service).
It's so unfortunate that Apple use the name "Apple TV" to refer to three different things - the device, the subscription service, and the app (which runs on the device as well as some smart TVs).
I believe adding it to Apple TV means adding an App to the Apple TV device. You wouldn't need a subscription to Apple TV (the service).
It's so unfortunate that Apple use the name "Apple TV" to refer to three different things - the device, the subscription service, and the app (which runs on the device as well as some smart TVs).
I don't know when it happened, but Xfinity has released the "full" Xfinity Stream app for the Apple TV. It works on my Apple TV HD and I was able to install right from the Apple TV app store.
I installed the app. Upon first opening, you're greeted with the login page, which included a 3D barcode that took my iphone right to the Xfinity login page. About 10 seconds later, the XStream app on the aTV was fully logged in.
There was a disclaimer page saying that currently, Xfinity does not charge a fee for the use of the stream app, but they reserve the right to do so in the future. I believe this is boilerplate and recall that when the Roku version of the app was released a few years ago, they had the same notification.
As for the app, I have full access to Live TV via the grid. I also have access to recorded programs on my DVR. I have an older DVR that has on-board storage and I believe that this app can access those recordings. I don't think it has full access to On-Demand PPV content.
I installed the app. Upon first opening, you're greeted with the login page, which included a 3D barcode that took my iphone right to the Xfinity login page. About 10 seconds later, the XStream app on the aTV was fully logged in.
There was a disclaimer page saying that currently, Xfinity does not charge a fee for the use of the stream app, but they reserve the right to do so in the future. I believe this is boilerplate and recall that when the Roku version of the app was released a few years ago, they had the same notification.
As for the app, I have full access to Live TV via the grid. I also have access to recorded programs on my DVR. I have an older DVR that has on-board storage and I believe that this app can access those recordings. I don't think it has full access to On-Demand PPV content.
That sounds a lot like how Xfinity Stream works on my FireStick. The Xfinity app is "beta" but works fine. And no fee for that.
You could be right, but I do see some content that I would have to purchase. For example, I see the category "Now in theaters" which offers me paid content.
And when you are away from your home network ip address, like on a browser traveling, some channels and programs are not available, even live. I have run into that before on my Windows notebook. Some sort of contractual issue with the content owners I believe. But I have always been able to access my DVR'ed stuff.
Yeah, I noticed that. I was connected to a different router and the content wouldn't play, reporting that for licensing reasons I had to connect to my xfinity router using Wi-Fi.