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Introduction In Apple TV, the centre of user interaction is the focus engine. Apple TV does not use the touchscreen like iPhones and iPads, where one taps everything directly on the screen, but uses the remote control to navigate among the elements. This is to say that the usability of your app largely relies on the ease and...
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...
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...
In my first blog, I talked about how to create client-server based application in tvOS using TVML and TVJS. So, to get started, you can take reference from it. Today, I am talking about how to send/retrieve information from remote server, so our mobile app will show us always updated results. To retrieve any information from server...
In September 2015 at WWDC event, Apple introduced the most powerful and advanced updates to the Apple TV set-up box. It provides simple, most effective and handy user interfaces to the users for navigating and viewing video content. It also supports other third-party applications and games named as tvOS applications. Apple's 4th...