After at the beginning of February the Facebook company made public its intentions to launch a new application for the apple set - top - box, last night Facebook has officially launched a video-centric app for the fourth generation of Apple TV.
Facebook presents this new application as a main source to access the latest video content, and its launch for tvOS occurs just one day after its landing on certain Samsung smart TVs, which suggests that everything was perfectly calculated .
Facebook makes its debut on the fourth-generation Apple TV
El Fourth generation Apple TV has changed the way we watch television. With its tvOS operating system, its application and game store, and the arrival of some streaming services, we now enjoy much more and better watching TV. But it is obvious that the possibility of apps does not imply a simple repetition of what we have in iOS. Duplicating Facebook or Twitter, for example, as we know them, to Apple TV 4, sounds a bit absurd. This is NOT what we want on television, at least not like this, and these giants know it. Video is the star content in the digital age and therefore, it is this facet that Facebook now brings to Apple TV 4.
Facebook has just launched a video application for the fourth generation Apple TV. Thanks to this new app, users of the largest social network in the world will now be able to enjoy a wide variety of content, including the advantages and comfort provided by the big screen of their television, from now on. videos shared by friends and followed pages by the user, Live video from around the world and recommended audiovisual content based on your own viewing history. In addition, it is also possible to access a viewing history to easily find the videos that have been watched and whose title, perhaps, you do not remember.
Enjoy Facebook videos on your TV screen. Watch videos from friends and pages you follow, live videos and recommended videos, or check the favorites you have seen or shared on Facebook.
- Sit back, relax and enjoy Facebook videos on TV
- Stay up to date on videos shared by your friends and people and Pages you follow
- Tune in to popular videos live
- Discover new videos with recommendations based on your interests
- PCatch up on saved videos or revisit favorites you've watched or shared
Facebook first announced its intentions to launch a Facebook Video app just a couple of weeks ago, explaining that the new app would provide users with a new way to enjoy Facebook videos on a bigger screen. Before the Facebook application was launched, the service focused on promoting the use of AirPlay from users' iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) as the best way to view the videos of the social network service in the Apple TV, a system, in this case, also valid for the Apple TV of previous generations. However now lhe new application offers a true integrated solutiona for users of the fourth generation of Apple TV.
This launch also coincides with certain rumors that point in the direction that Facebook is in negotiations to broadcast at least one Baseball League game a week, something that has not been officially confirmed.
The new Facebook Video application for the Apple TV 4 can now be downloaded totally free from the tvOS app store. It seems that at the moment it is still being deployed so, if it does not appear on your device, you will have to wait a little longer.
What do you think of the arrival of Facebook on Apple TV 4? Is it something you were looking forward to or just passing by?