Apple releases an Apple TV app for Android phones and tablets, limited to TV+, MLS Season Pass, and MLB Friday Night Baseball; the app doesn't support casting

The Apple TV app is finally making its way to Android users. The app is now available in the Google Play Store for Android phones and tablets.

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@viticci.macstories.net Federico Viticci on bluesky
Great to see Apple TV finally arrive on Android. It's always been odd to me that a service Apple has invested so much on wasn't available with a native app on the platform. — Details and some screenshots from my Android media tablet: www.macstories.net/news/apples- ... [image…
@lelonstoldt Lelon Stoldt on bluesky
It is directionally true that “content is king” but at a certain point you fall so behind on features that it matters. Apple TV is putting out a lot of great shows that many people simply can't watch. [embedded post]
@dcseifert Dan Seifert on bluesky
thrilled to see Apple TV land on Android devices today! it's an excellent Android citizen too: themeable app icon: ✅ PIP support: ✅ offline downloads: ✅ foldable posture support: ✅
@robklacy Rob Lacy on threads
Apple TV is finally on Android, and yet they still don't let you access movies or shows that you purchased in the app. Some of us use both Apple and Android devices, and we should be able to access content that we paid for in any version of the app.
@amir Amir Efrati on x
hell hath frozen [image]
@tvgrimreaper @tvgrimreaper on x
Unlikely to help Apple TV+'s tiny viewing, which was just a 0.33% share of US TV viewing in December. (The Gauge information below is TV viewing only). ~15% of Apple TV+ viewing in 3Q24 was on computers and mobile devices, ~85% was on TVs. [image]
@bzamayo Benjamin Mayo on x
Apple begging Google to reset its star ratings rn (these reviews originate from the Android TV app which is buggy/required Apple device to login/etc) [Screenshot from TV+ app in Play Store: 1.6 stars, 50M downloads]
@parkerortolani Parker Ortolani on x
the most shocking thing here is that Apple used modern nice-looking Android devices for the promo images
@drbarnard David Barnard on x
It's amusing seeing an Apple paywall with a Play Store payment. Hope they are paying the full 15% (and Google 30% on their iOS apps). [Apple, you know who to call if you run into any issues with payments on Android 😉] [image]
@andrewjclare Andrew Clare on x
Apple TV app for Android 😏 Now Apple just has to create an android app for Apple Notes and Apple Podcasts‼️ [image]
@brandonbutch Brandon Butch on x
5+ years later, Apple TV+ is now officially available on Android! [image]
@maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x
Apple TV+ on Android is huge! I'm a little biased because I have a lot of really cool Android phones I'm testing right now, but I'm really excited to start having better access to Apple TV+! Severance tomorrow on an Android phone perhaps...
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
NEW: Apple will launch Apple TV+ for Android as early as today, a key expansion as it looks to boost subscribers. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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