Apps for the Apple TV have become a reality and developers are jumping on the idea. All the media streaming apps that we all love to use on iOS are starting to announce that their apps will be making the jump to Apple TV and your big screen too. We have already heard that Plex will get its very own Apple TV app, and today we are delighted to report that VLC is also going to be made available on the new Apple TV 4.
The news was announced via a blog post, but VLC for Apple TV 4 doesn’t have a release date yet. We are also aware that the VLC development cycle is still in its early days, but the team behind the app have confirmed that it is already capable of playback. With the core functionality already there, and the Apple TV not yet available to buy, we can only hope that development of this app will speed up in order to have the VLC available on the TV OS App Store when the new Apple TV releases.
VLC is created by VideoLAN and is a free media player and streamer that has been around for a long time. It is available on all platforms and is often touted as the best media player available. It’s also free which makes it one of the first apps that people think of when looking for a media player. The personal media player Plex has already confirmed they will be on the TV OS App Store and with VLC in development, the Apple TV will be set to compete on a level playing field with the likes of the Amazon Fire Stick and the Roku.
The Apple TV 4 box will be available next month and the base costs for this new TV box will start at $149 for a 32GB model, increasing to $199 for a 64GB model. The new device features a newly designed OS, TV OS, with a dedicated App Store and Siri integration. It also comes with 2GB of RAM, improved WiFi, a new remote with a trackpad and motion tracking, and support for third-party Bluetooth game controllers. All in all, it sounds very exciting and we can’t wait to get our hands on it and test it out. What about you, what are you most looking forward to with the new Apple TV 4?
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