tvOS 9.1 launches for new Apple TV with Siri search for Apple Music

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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited December 2015
The new fourth-generation Apple TV received a software update on Tuesday, with the tvOS 9.1 update giving users the ability to search for music with their voice and the Siri Remote.




tvOS 9.1 can be downloaded by opening the Apple TV Settings app, choosing System, and then Software Updates under the Maintenance subheading.

tvOS 9.1 adds support for Siri searches in the Apple Music service. Release notes for tvOS updates are not provided by Apple, making the extensive list of improvements and changes unknown.

Digging around in the tvOS code, developers have also found evidence of support for app folders. As of yet, folders are not available in tvOS 9.1.

A total of three betas for tvOS 9.1 were issued before Tuesday's public release. It also launches alongside iOS 9.2 and OS X 10.11.2.

tvOS 9.1 is the second update for the fourth-generation Apple TV, which launched in late October. The previous update, tvOS 9.0.1, debuted in November with minor bug fixes.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    bdkennedy1002bdkennedy1002 Posts: 543member
    Now why would they release an extensive list of fixes for iOS and not TVOS?
  • Reply 2 of 11
    postulantpostulant Posts: 1,272member
    I just discovered that the remote app now works with the 4th gen appletv!! Yes!!
  • Reply 3 of 11
    6toecat6toecat Posts: 51member
    Limited searching works in my movie library using Siri! The movie you want better be shown on the screen however, so it's still a FAIL for Apple.
    edited December 2015 brometheus
  • Reply 4 of 11
    nolamacguynolamacguy Posts: 4,758member
    so does this mean all the whining haters who pretended they returned theirs due to lack of Remote app will now pretend to buy them again?
    edited December 2015 brianprince1lostkiwi
  • Reply 5 of 11
    yoyo2222yoyo2222 Posts: 144member
    6toecat said:
    Limited searching works in my movie library using Siri! The movie you want better be shown on the screen however, so it's still a FAIL for Apple.
    Can you be more specific? Are you really saying Siri will only find something in my linked computer's iTunes movie library only if it is visible at the time on the ATV screen?
  • Reply 6 of 11
    6toecat6toecat Posts: 51member
    yoyo2222 said:
    6toecat said:
    Limited searching works in my movie library using Siri! The movie you want better be shown on the screen however, so it's still a FAIL for Apple.
    Can you be more specific? Are you really saying Siri will only find something in my linked computer's iTunes movie library only if it is visible at the time on the ATV screen?
    That is correct.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    orion32773orion32773 Posts: 1member
    I would like to see something as simple as showing the last movie I was watching in my iTunes library (home sharing) like it was with the last apple TV. As of the current update I have to scroll back down inside the library (Computers) to find my movie I was watching. Apparently they believe you are supposed to finish every movie you start. Have i been missing something or do others have the same frustration?
    simonmtl
  • Reply 8 of 11
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    No Siri on Apple TV 4 period in my country.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    zroger73zroger73 Posts: 787member
    AND... tvOS 9.1 broke my volume control over HDMI.

    Out of the box, my ATV4 controlled my receiver's volume over HDMI perfectly. Since updating to 9.1 this evening, the ATV4 now controls the volume of the TV via IR. I can force it to control the receiver over IR, but I can no longer control either device's volume over HDMI. I've tried all combinations of settings under Settings > Remotes and Devices > Home Theater Control.

    UPDATE: After power-cycling all components, control of my receiver's volume over HDMI is now working again.
    edited December 2015 simonmtl
  • Reply 10 of 11
    lolliverlolliver Posts: 494member
    Music search is working well for me. Haven't figured out a way to have Siri play the music video instead of just the song which would be handy. I usually only use my TV for music when I'm watching music videos.

    Other commands like adding a song to up next and shuffling a playlist work great though. 
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