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Introduction Apple’s AVPlayer is the core of media playback on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. On Apple TV, most developers start with AVPlayerViewController for its built-in controls, subtitles, and “Up Next.” But when you need custom branding, interactive overlays, or advanced analytics, its limitations quickly appear. That’s when...
As an Apple TV developer, I have a major challenge to work with Focus Engine. So basically, Focus engine is used to navigate or redirect your focus to one to another. The Focus Engine works seamlessly with Siri Remote actions such as up, down, left, and right. The main challenge, however, lies in navigating focus to non-directional...
Introduction SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is an open-source video transport protocol developed by Haivision Systems Inc. in 2013. It’s designed to optimize video streaming performance across unpredictable networks, ensuring secure and reliable delivery of high-quality, low-latency streams. SRT was born to solve the "Live over...
In 2007, Apple Inc. launched the Apple TV for a new age of content consumers, with an interactive user interface, easy-to-use navigation by Siri Remote, and an introduction to a theatre-like experience at home. What is tvOS? Apple Inc. has designed and developed a new operating system, called TVOS, especially for Apple TV. TVOS uses the...
Introduction to Fairplay DRM "Fairplay DRM" is basically Apple's Digital rights management technology. Fairplay is also known as Fairplay Streaming (FPS), whose main role is securely delivering the encrypted contents through HTTP Live Streaming Protocol. It prevents video download as well as ensures screen recording protection when...