If you happen to have a fourth generation Apple TV, then there’s some good news: Apple’s “Live Tune-In” feature is officially live. This feature allows an Apple TV user to ask Siri to automatically transport them to the livestream of a tvOS app from the home screen, an idea that could go a long way in making the Apple TV’s app navigation less painful.
Apple is promoting three apps at the moment for use with the “Live Tune-In” feature: ESPN, Disney XD and CBS. While CBS doesn’t work for users without a CBS All Access subscription, by telling Siri to watch ESPN live for example, Siri will automatically open the app and start the live stream.
The “Live Tune-In” feature was officially part of the tvOS 9.2 update that Apple released in March. The update also brought Bluetooth keyboard support to the Apple TV, folders for apps, dictation and Siri support for searching through the tvOS store.
It’s up to third-party app developers to incorporate the “Live Tune-In” feature into their apps, so if your favorite media entertainment portal isn’t supporting the feature yet, consider leaving them a review or sending them an email to customer support. Better yet, tweet at them: it can only motivate them even more.
