TV

Samsung’s rotatable Sero TV finally gains AirPlay 2 compatibility with orientation support

Christian Zibreg ∙ March 2, 2021

Samsung at its virtual Unbox & Discover event showed off its 2021 lineup of TVs, monitors and soundbars, confirming that its rotatable Sero television set will soon pick up support for AirPlay, Apple's device-to-device media streaming protocol. Samsung's implementation of the feature is pretty interesting—When AirPlay 2 is used, switching between portrait and landscape on an iPhone or iPad will affect the orientation of your rotating Samsung screen.

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How to watch Apple Music TV on all your devices

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ October 28, 2020
Watch Live Apple Music TV on iPhone

Go back to the days of MTV and check out Apple Music TV. Launched on October 19, 2020, the new service offers everything music all day, every day. From music videos to interviews to events, you can catch up on what’s trending in the music world.

No matter which Apple devices you own (or don’t) you can watch Apple Music TV from anywhere, anytime, here’s how.

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How to manage 5G cellular data consumption on your iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 27, 2020

Apple allows you to control whether things like iOS software updates or TV shows and movies should take full advantage of 5G cellular data on the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Follow along with us as we show you how to control whether FaceTime, TV, Music and third-party apps should use more cellular data for enhanced experiences or reduce their cellular data consumption.

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How to change streaming and download quality in the TV app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated January 30, 2023
TV App iPhone Settings Quality

Gone are the days of having the same quality for all shows and movies you watch. With wonderful technological advances, you can choose the quality you want. So if you’re comfy on the couch with your Mac, you likely want the best quality available. But if you’re on an iPhone using cellular data instead of Wi-Fi, you might prefer a faster download over high quality.

Here, we’ll show you how to change the quality of streaming and downloading shows in the TV app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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TVLock13 gives jailbroken iPhones an old TV-inspired locking animation

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 29, 2020

Sometimes it’s the simpler things in life that give us the greatest satisfaction, and a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed TVLock13 by iOS developer Wes serves as a wonderful example of something so simple that can make your iPhone’s user experience better.

Just as the tweak’s name implies, TVLock13 introduces a classic television-inspired ‘off’ animation to your handset when you lock it, A.K.A put it to sleep. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably witnessed this animation previously since it has been particularly popular for jailbreakers over the years. The biggest change here is that this tweak brings the experience to pwned iOS 13 handsets, and at no cost.

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