Amazon has refreshed its Fire TV HDMI dingle, adding support for 4K resolutions, the Dolby Atmos surround sound and three major HDR video formats: HDR10, HDR+ and Dolby Vision.
With just weeks to go before the official tvOS 12 release, Dolby Atmos support begins arriving for certain iTunes movie titles for beta testers to enjoy.
Support for the Dolby Atmos sound is coming to an Apple TV 4K near you thanks to the new tvOS 12 software update releasing this fall. If you’re wondering why you should care, here’s a little backgrounder on what Dolby Atmos is and why it’s superior to other surround sound technologies.
tvOS will bring the Dolby Atmos surround sound to your Apple TV, make Single Sign-On even more seamless with Zero Sign-On, take your breath away with a new screen saver shot by astronauts aboard the ISS, and more.
Support for Dolby’s object-based surround sound technology is coming to Apple TV 4K by way of a tvOS software update.
