Sunday, 7 May 2017

How to take screenshots on the Apple TV 4

Whether to show someone your last score on that fun game on Apple TV, or to refer some tvOS advice to a friend, you can share screenshots from your TV.

In this article we'll explain how you can capture an image of your fourth-generation Apple TV.

Apple TV

The Apple TV 4 has a USB-C port that will allow you to connect the device to a Mac to run iTunes. Next we will use it to allow Xcode or QuickTime to facilitate our capture of images.

How to capture a fourth generation Apple TV screen

In case you are using a Mac in any of its variants, you will need a USB-A to USB-C cable. In Amazon there are some available for $ 11 so you will have no problem getting it.

1. Connect your Apple TV to your PC / Mac.

2. Sign up for the Apple Developer Center.

3. Download and install Xcode.

4. Start Xcode.

5. Open the "Window" option.

6. Select "Devices".

7. If all goes well, you will notice how the fourth generation Apple TV appears on the next screen. Click on it to access all the information besides showing the button "Take Screenshot".

Apple TV

Unfortunately Xcode will not offer you an image preview of the screenshot on your PC / Mac but you will hear the typical camera sound when performing the screenshot.

Alternatively, you can also use QuickTime. From File> New Video Recording and selecting the fourth generation Apple TV. QuickTime can be used for both video recording and audio recording.

In conclusion, taking a screenshot on the Apple TV is not so difficult if you follow these steps to the letter. However, the process is somewhat convoluted. Hopefully Apple will, in the near future, upgrade the tvOS software to allow users to take screenshots with a simple tap or tactile gesture of the Siri Remote.

At the beginning of February, a Facebook application was announced for the fourth generation Apple TV platform TVOS.

Well, finally is here, is now available for download on the Apple TV App Store. This is a video content app that will display all the news feed news and the pages in a row.

Facebook for apple tv

The application is simply called Facebook. And its icon presents the Facebook logo along with the text "Video". The new social network app for tvOS will also be released tomorrow on certain Samsung smart TVs.

Facebook offers a new way to enjoy video content from TV

The truth is that the new Facebook application for Apple TV has arrived quite late, but it is never late if the happiness is good, and adapting the social network app to the current needs of users is not bad.

The application has a very well organized user interface and the videos, of course, offer support for Siri voice commands.

Facebook for apple tv

This is how Facebook describes its application in the App Store of tvOS:

Sit back, relax, and enjoy Facebook videos on your TV.
Watch the videos shared by your friends and the pages you follow.
Discover the most popular live videos and other recommendations.
Re-watch your saved videos or visit your favorites again.
The new Facebook ** application ** can be downloaded from the fourth-generation TVOS App Store for iPhone and now for free. What do you think about this new video content application? Have you had a chance to try it already? We found it lovely! Let us know what you think of her in the comment section.
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