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Apple TV App Available on Roku Starting Today

Roku today announced that the Apple TV app will be available on its platform starting today, allowing users to access their iTunes libraries of movies and TV shows, the Apple TV Channels feature, and soon Apple TV+.

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The Apple TV app can be downloaded from the Roku Channel Store on smart TVs that either have Roku preinstalled or have a Roku dongle connected, although select older Roku models are not supported.

The Apple TV app is available to Roku users in the United States, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

In addition to Roku, Apple TV+ will be available through the Apple TV app on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, select 2018 and newer Samsung smart TVs, and on select LG, Sony, and VIZIO smart TVs in the future. Apple TV+ will also be available on the web at tv.apple.com.

Apple TV+ launches November 1. ‌The subscription-based video service will be priced at $4.99 per month with a one-week free trial. Up to six family members can share a single ‌Apple TV‌+ subscription through Family Sharing.

Top Rated Comments

84 months ago
This is great. So does that mean you can get by without apple tv hardware?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
hagjohn Avatar
84 months ago
This is good. I like seeing Apple services on other hardware.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WannaGoMac Avatar
84 months ago
What about Apple Music on Roku?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
84 months ago
It’s now available from the Roku website. https://channelstore.roku.com/details/551012/apple-tv
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
84 months ago
Apple is coming out of the "Garden".
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ikramerica Avatar
84 months ago

The app is for Apple movie/TV purchases, Apple TV+, and Apple TV Channels.

If you want to stream from your computer, either hope Roku supports AirPlay in the future or purchase an Apple TV.
In March we heard how Roku was ready to rollout Airplay2. Instead we get this app, which only plays purchased content, no Airplay and apparently no local libraries.
Installed easily on my Sharp 50” Roku TV, but feel like there is no point if you don’t have iTunes store content.
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