NEW Apple TV, HomePod & Home Features with tvOS 18 

Getting my first ever Apple TV this month… can’t wait to connect it to my projector and HomePod mini. So hyped!

Multi HomePods for Atmos would be a killer feature. Spatial audio with two speakers is a compromise.

Got a second HomePod arriving tomorrow, looking forward to using them as a stereo pair for my bedroom Apple TV

All I want is to be able to use my homepods as microphones during a FaceTime call. THATS IT!

Thanks for the info, and for not being an AI voiceover bot 👍

Any idea when the next Apple TV is rumoured to come out?

Unrelated to this video, but I thought of you yesterday when I saw a VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT on my echo show… i immediately unplugged all of them

Did they fix the low audio quality / volume issues the Apple TV continues to have? Just compare any Atmos movie back to back on an Apple TV 4k and an Apple TV App ( say on the PS5), you would realize what I am talking about. The audio would sound muffled and will lack the dynamic range compared to the PS5 App. ( this is mostly true in a Home theater setup)

No Enhanced Dialogue on my Apple TV as the option is missing from the list on my tvOS 18.0. Weird.

Thank you, Question is there any use for older Apple TV? For example can you connect to an iMac or MacBook and gain anything?

My Apple TV won’t update 🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

Great Video! I tried to rewind RU-vid to see if Subtitles would turn on 😂 it didn’t work with YT yet 😅

Great update. As a big Apple Home user, the ability to select my hub is huge. Now the hub is finally set it and forget it.

any new apps added ?

This is why Apple beats Amazon in the smartphone streaming boxes world.

I have Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS), but it doesn’t seem to have the three dots on the remote. Version 10.6.1 (21U580) I tried to install iPadOS 18 earlier in the week, but it said the update wasn’t available and now it’s simply not there. I updated to the highest iPadOS 17 though.

Craig, just and FYI, Enhanced Dialogue is not supported on the 2017 first generation Apple TV 4K. I think everything is, but not 100% sure. Also, some people were having issues being able to pick which device is their main hub, I still can’t pick mine. Great video, thanks.

Great review on the updates! Any word on when/if a brand new Apple TV will be coming out? I have the 1st gen 4k Apple TVs and want to upgrade but waiting for new ones to come out first.

Good video. Very informative. Thanks!

Hello, I have a Schlage Encode Plus that supports Homekey, how do I set up the ultra wide band to work on my lock, it works by touching the lock now, but I would like to open the lock by just walking up to the lock to open. Thanks, love your videos always great info, have been a longtime 77 year old fan that loves Home Automation

You do NOT need to go into the Audio Video settings to turn on enhanced audio. You can do it while watching... It's the middle selection, to the upper right of the play bar

Hey Craig, like always a great video. The one thing that I definitely love the most about Apple TV and iOS 18 is that we can actually select what Apple TV can be our home hub. In addition, one thing I would love to see that we don’t have yet is that we can use multiple language with our HomePods like we do and Alexa and Google .

I have to admit that o was surprised that the crown control of volume was available on Spotify before it was available for TV control

great update! now would like to see Apple update (or know when) the Apple TV hardware, as I'm wanting to pick up 2 new ones

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Thanks Craig.

I’m looking forward to Craig turning on Apple like he did Amazon.

I’ve signed up to the Beta update programmes for iOS, iPad OS, Watch OS & TV OS. I like taking an early look at what’s coming