apple tv 4th generation started shipping in october 2015.
apple tv 4th generation started shipping in october 2015.
when did apple tv 4th generation start shipping?
october 2015
the 4th generation apple tv started shipping in october 2015. upon launch, there were several unexpected issues such as incompatibility with apple's own remote app for ios and watchos. these issues were fixed by apple on december 8, 2015 in tvos 9.1.









































amazon initially declined to develop an amazon video application for apple tv, and announced in october 2015 it would stop selling apple tvs, and removed 3rd generation skus. in late 2017 amazon reversed their stance and released an amazon video app, and resumed sales of apple tvs.
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4th generation apple tvs and newer can also stream content locally using third party apps such as plex and vlc media player.









































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apple tv natively supports the following audio, video, and picture formats (although with the 4th generation, apps may use alternative built-in software in order to play other codecs and formats, e.g. vlc media player):









































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bullet::::- hevc h.265 dolby vision (profile 5)/hdr10 (main 10 profile) up to 2160p at 60 frames per second (5th generation)









































bullet::::- hevc h.265 sdr up to 1080p at 30 frames per second (4th generation)
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