Hands-on with the Apple TV 6.0 update
While you were out standing in line for an elusive gold iPhone 5s, Apple quietly rolled out the latest Apple TV update. Unlike previous updates that added new channels, version 6 of the Apple TV firmware goes under the hood, adding support for Apple’s iTunes Radio streaming service, allowing purchases from the iTunes music store, supporting podcast syncing, and providing access to shared iCloud Photo Streams. Additionally you can stream purchased iTunes content via iCloud to any Apple TV, even when it isn’t currently using your iTunes credentials.
iTunes Radio on Apple TV
The new iTunes Radio fills the fourth spot on the top row of Apple TV’s apps. Launch it, wait a while as it loads, and the iTunes Radio screen appears. Along the top are Stations, Add Station, Edit Stations, and History headings. Choose Stations and you’ll see a row of Apple’s preconfigured stations (playlists) and then the My Stations entries below. Just as with iOS 7’s Music app, you add stations by clicking an Add Station button. This produces the Add Station screen where you can select a genre and then sub-genre—Alternative > Indie Rock, for example, and highlight and click a plus (+) button to add the station.
Alternatively, on the Add a Station screen highlight and click Create a Station and in the resulting screen type in the name of an artist, song, or genre; select a matching station; select and click it to add the station; and start it playing.
Adding iTunes Radio stations on Apple TV.
On the Now Playing screen you can start and stop playback with the remote’s Play/Pause button. To see additional options, press and hold the remote’s Down button. Do this and you can access the Play More Like This, Never Play This Song, and New Station From Artist options.
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